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killeryoshis said:
Heavily doubt it's anything but the Atari mini. If Atari ever wanted to get back into the game. They need to have some successful games first as a 3rd party publisher. Otherwise another Atari system would bomb really fast.

This also need to launch near the beginning of the next gen.  Doing a console launch, now, just seems weird.  The PS4 is dominating the home console market, with at least 2 more years til its successor and Nintendo seems to have found success in the handheld one.  Where exactly would they fit in?  Really, this is either a mini or we have the 2nd coming of the Coleco Chameleon.  At best, it would be a Ouya 2.  A real attempt at a new gaming console that is doomed to fail.  Given the company making this, however, I think we can expect the worst.



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If a third 'PlayBox' console comes onto the market, is as strong if not stronger than them, and fails, will people stop wanting Nintendo to make a Playbox?



The Democratic Nintendo fan....is that a paradox? I'm fond of one of the more conservative companies in the industry, but I vote Liberally and view myself that way 90% of the time?

Would assume they are not planning to compete with ps4, switch or xbox head on they are probably looking at a niche product.

Could be a ouya type micro console but with Atari branding hoping to get more sales that way.

Could simply be the start of a kickstarter campaign where they milk retro gaming enthusiasts of money and deliver a or don't deliver a mediocre console.

Could be a very simple streaming device that costs very little money and you pay to stream games to it, i.e. remote processing.

If they are looking for developers they know they are only going to get small developers so I can't imagine this is any sort of powerhouse console.

Switch has sold very well with a low performance level maybe that is their motivation, they think they can achieve high sales with a console only really capable of playing indie games, low resolution cartoon graphics and retro style games.

There is just so many avenues for games nowadays, phones, tv's, tablets, laptops, desktop pc's, handheld and home consoles. Just sitting here I have about 10 devices I can play games on close to hand.

I've got to the point where I'm only really interested in gaming hardware that improves on what I have, I don't want to go backwards in performance so its not for me if it's a micro console /set top box something like amazon fire tv but with a decent controller and a wide range of retro games. It's unlikely to offer the amazing game experiences of a ps3 or 360 let alone ps4, xbone or modern pc.



If Atari do this with their limited budget, I expect them to be finally going out of business. they've been hanging on for the last few years.



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SuperBott said:
I would rather to buy atari box than ps4

Now that...that's dedication.



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Please stop abusing classic names just to cash in on the current retro craze. Atari is broke, they're not making a new console, unless backed by Chinese investors. I dont want to see another Android based console like the Ouya, pls dont ruin the Atari name, let it stay in the past and in our memories.

I expect the Atari logo in the new blade runner movie just to be a homage rather than a marketing campaign for a new console.



Turkish said:
Please stop abusing classic names just to cash in on the current retro craze. Atari is broke, they're not making a new console, unless backed by Chinese investors. I dont want to see another Android based console like the Ouya, pls dont ruin the Atari name, let it stay in the past and in our memories.

Instead of all the frantic speculation, let's wait till E3 and we'll know if this is something neat or something that isn't worth our attention.



Kyuu said:
SuperBott said:
I would rather to buy atari box than ps4

lol you're missing out.

nope but thanks for advice.



Seems strange, especially if its not a retro console.

Atari has next to no brand recognition with anyone under 30. The only franchise of theirs I could name is Driver, and Im pretty sure that got sold to Ubisoft and hasn't seen a release in years.

It would have to have some kind of novelty to set itself apart as it would be creamed by Microsoft and Sony if it went head-to-head with them. It also doesn't have the cast of characters to compete with Nintendo. People saying it will be like Ouya, didn't that crash and burn badly? What would Atari do to stop that happening to them if it was that type of console?



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