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Wman1996 on 08 September 2020

I understand they can't take the heavy losses like Sony and Microsoft. But $400 is an absolute joke. Should be $99.99-$149.99. There's no path to victory no matter how cheap it is though. This is not a mass market item. It will be lucky to crack a million units, and that's being very optimistic. 100k-250k is more likely.



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JWeinCom on 09 September 2020

This is a scam of some sort.



LivingMetal on 09 September 2020
dx11332sega said:
What I'm gonna say is off topic but. Angry video game nerd is 40 years old started gaming on NES.I can imagine Atari fanbase in 50's but IDK? can atari get this fanbase back?

Nope.  Because the Atari fanbase is smart.  That means I'm smart, and I'm not even in my 50s.  That means I'm a prodigy.



JRPGfan on 13 September 2020
shikamaru317 said:

I truly don’t understand how they thought that a console with a 2 core, 4 thread Ryzen CPU and a 400 gflop GPU, running on Linux with no exclusive games, could compete in a new console generation against the 8 core, 16 thread Zen 2 CPU and 10/12 tflop PS5 and XSX, especially at this price. It’s outclassed in specs by about 30x on the GPU front by Series X.

if it was a handheld, it could compete with the switch in terms of specs.
The issue is the games. People seem to forget, thats why we buy these systems, to game on.
Without something to draw you in, your console is near worthless.

Nintendo has a fantastic games library and so many strong 1st party IP.
Atari? lol.

Since its not a handheld, this Atari VCS shouldnt be more than 149$ or so (with its specs).
It probably didnt cost much in parts. Its obviously grossly overpriced for what is inside it.



Azzanation on 13 September 2020

This feels more like a collectors box rather than a mainstream product for the masses



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Immersiveunreality on 13 September 2020
dx11332sega said:
What I'm gonna say is off topic but. Angry video game nerd is 40 years old started gaming on NES.I can imagine Atari fanbase in 50's but IDK? can atari get this fanbase back?

It is not even closely related to Ataris fanbase , this is more a takeover and scam.



mutantsushi on 13 September 2020

When is this being added to VGChartz sales graph?



JEMC on 13 September 2020
mutantsushi said:
When is this being added to VGChartz sales graph?

I don't think the site is ready to track negative sales.



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JRPGfan on 13 September 2020
mutantsushi said:
When is this being added to VGChartz sales graph?

You think this sells more or less than the Ouya?

Ouya sold like 1m? units.
And its most popular and probably best game (towerfall), sold around 7000 units.

Most people just converted it to a emulator machine, and used it to play snes/ps1/n64 games.



Conina on 15 December 2020

https://www.reddit.com/r/AtariVCS/comments/kdhnk2/i_finally_got_my_atari_vcs_console_review/