ab7f7f No.14889399
http://archive.is/nwDNJ
This thing apparently smashed through 700k within minutes of its campaign going up. It's currently sitting at a little over 2.25 million as of me writing this.
System apparently comes bundled with 100+ classic Atari games so at its price I guess buyfags are looking at it like a SNES Mini for Atari games.
But it will play modern PC games as well, and they're saying it has the same specs as a mid-tier PC.
Will it be any good bros?
7d6cfb No.14889404
Hipster leftists are the dumbest and most gullible retards on the planet.
4e9587 No.14889407
>>14889399
Fools,money etc.
d00ec0 No.14889409
8c4322 No.14889411
Ouya 2: Electric Boogaloo.
ad11b5 No.14889413
>>14889399
Ouya 2?
Were people just eagerly refreshing the page to see it go live or what?
2b1f53 No.14889422
>>14889399
>System apparently comes bundled with 100+ classic Atari games so at its price I guess buyfags are looking at it like a SNES Mini for Atari games.
>These fucks have never played an Atari game other than Pong
At least they got some nice looking plastic there.
7d6cfb No.14889428
>>14889422
I bet you it will be an over-engineered piece of shit like that juice pressing machine and cost four times what it ought and still run like shit. Also, while I appreciate retro gaming in general I am not enough of a poser to pretend the early days of gaming are worth going back to.
287e98 No.14889429
>>14889399
>4gb ram
>bristol ridge apu
>mid-tier PC
What are you trying to pull?
cc36c4 No.14889441
>>14889399
Looking forward to mock these people after it fails.
ab7f7f No.14889442
>>14889404
>Implying tree-hugging leftists wouldn't hate it for using real wood front panels
025bd6 No.14889444
>>14889399
>not even released yet
>already outdated crap
Sad.
f1c1a8 No.14889448
Atari was never good.
It was only successful because it was the only thing at the market at that moment.
2b1f53 No.14889458
>>14889428
I get a feeling they will screw up even emulation ofthe games, they should also get the King of Kong to shill for it.
>>14889411
>>14889413
>>14889438
Don't see this as the next Ouya, which was shilled to heaven as the next great thing in gaming, this is just hipster nostalgiabaiting cred for faggots.
cd037e No.14889464
This is literally the Ouya Twoya and the people that funded it are assfuckingly retarded.
If you're truly desperate for a stream box that plays Atari games, here's the Atari VCS™: Non Retarded Edition, which comes with a much larger storage device, no pre-installed bastardized version of Linux, and the ability to just download goddamn Retroarch and save yourself the embarrassment of owning a piece of hardware that's bound to fail after release:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2fQbLJ
506bc6 No.14889480
>>14889399
PCplebs and consolecucks on suicide watch.
55bc43 No.14889484
>>14889399
>300 dollaridoos for those specs
>it's coming out in 2019
I guess it's nice that there's no subscription needed, but really what is it going to offer that any other console can't?
ced696 No.14889491
>>14889407
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db0032 No.14889493
>>14889484
What does any console offer these days that a PC can't?
d00ec0 No.14889501
>>14889493
>this post kills the consolefags
55bc43 No.14889502
>>14889493
A handful of exclusives, if that. That's not my point though.
025bd6 No.14889504
ad11b5 No.14889508
>>14889504
At least it's linux and not fucking Android
55bc43 No.14889510
>>14889491
I really want to know who the main demographic is that is throwing money at this thing.
ab7f7f No.14889517
>>14889510
Redditors and goons approaching their 50s probably
134615 No.14889519
ced696 No.14889524
db0032 No.14889531
>>14889502
I think you're missing my point though. It's all redundant these days, consoles aren't that different from PCs anymore. Next gen will probably be even worse. This crud is just yet another mid to low tier PC you put under your TV but without a couple of exclusives that the big companies back to sell their hardware.
Sixth gen was the last proper console generation.
55bc43 No.14889557
>>14889531
No, I get what you're saying. It's just that that never was my point to begin with. I'm questioning how they're planning to stay in the console business when their 3 competitors are deeply entrenched into their own camps. I can't see them keeping people interested with old atari games and no one will want to make games for their crappy box unless they throw money at them which I'm not sure they have.
Consoles run on exclusives and this thing has 0 staying power, which is why I want to know why they thought this was a good idea or what their future plans are for it, if they even have any.
a432a8 No.14889565
>>14889399
>Will it be any good bros?
>underpowered linux box
>good
Did you really have to fucking ask?
d3d075 No.14889567
I'm buying one of these. And there's nothing you can say or do to talk me out of it. NOBODY is making couch co-op games anymore. It'll be worth it for that alone. That and with a little luck Atari will go right back to treating developers like the garbage they are.
b4cc42 No.14889575
>>14889411
Came in to say this, basically
5df20d No.14889576
Is that a fucking ouya controller?
55bc43 No.14889583
>>14889567
Just get an emulator you madman.
5df20d No.14889584
>>14889567
>couch co-op
Who the fuck are you gonna get to play atari with you for more than ten seconds?
I would, but fuck co-op. Warlords is my jam
4c215d No.14889595
>>14889399
so its a single board computer in a "retro" case? do people know that things like raspberry pi's and tinker boards exist? do people know that even the shitiest toaster pc will be able to run any atari game, plus the roms are free? how much does it cost?
>>14889411
seems like it
a432a8 No.14889597
>>14889567
>I'm buying one of these. And there's nothing you can say or do to talk me out of it.
Just because you're suffering from retardation doesn't mean you need to stand on top of the tallest hill and scream it out loud.
8ca0f5 No.14889607
>>14889510
the mafia that wants to wash their drug sales
934eca No.14889619
>>14889399
>Raven Ridge exists
>Zentoo will exist
>anything else exists
<EXCAVATOR LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
2800a8 No.14889625
>>14889399
At least it looks nice
Completely useless as a product though
da95d1 No.14889632
have people forgotten why videogame consoles were a viable thing for consumer in the first place?
at least I hope it could at least encourage some more game development for gaanoo/linux in the long run (if it comes out, that is).. it is just a PC pretending to be a console after all.
>inb4 13 year old pajeets on youtube posting video tutorials of how to install windows 10 on this device to 'unlock more games'
faf07e No.14889635
Tbf the design is aesthetic af and the classic controller is fucking nice. This is legit the best looking console I've ever seen in my life, would buy just for display. From what I heard it also comes with remastered games, and with that controller they would be worth playing.
>>14889632
Gimmicks.
a2fd5a No.14889640
I remember getting one of those 12-in-1 Atari things you plug into your TV back in maybe 2003 or so and even then I knew it was a half busted piece of shit that didn't work right.
faf07e No.14889659
I bet /v/ags are too young to remember him.
4884ff No.14889665
Can't wait for the next failure. Can't keep harping on Scam Citizen forever, even though it's playing out like Duke Nukem Forever.
>>14889567
What faggot friends you gonna find to play retro Atari games with? Modern gamers don't play Atari unless they are a youtuber or streamer.
ab7f7f No.14889666
>>14889659
Isn't that the guy who got cucked out of a high score by Billy "The Chad" Mitchell
2800a8 No.14889681
>>14889635
looks much better than the mini snes thing nintendo released.
Might be cool to get one just to gut it and put your own emulator in it on a pi or equivalent hardware.
f0f959 No.14889695
They had that retro "flashback" console years ago. What's so different about this one?
Atari-tan x Ouya-tan when?
ad11b5 No.14889697
>>14889659
Mark. From. Classic game room broadcasts. From the intergalactic space arcade. On its never ending mission to review. Everything.
4a7636 No.14889700
>>14889493
Faster development of a functional emulator, vastly increasing the chances of a long life for its library if the emulator is sufficiently portable and also FOSS. The situation with emulating PC games on the other hand, who knows what will happen. qemu seems to be our only hope, as far as I know. That is a long way off, I know. But some people care.
de59d2 No.14889701
>>14889399
It literally is PC. They just added their own operating system and it comes with their games pre-installed.
It is actually not worth that 200$ because you get shit drive and you are buying graphics card without good reason.
>>14889635
First of all, I agree on it looking good.
Secondly do you really believe people won't rip these games immediately after they will get one of them? I am not saying there will be no protection of them but if number sold is really so high, they will be broken.
2381c8 No.14889713
faf07e No.14889715
>>14889701
>Secondly do you really believe people won't rip these games immediately after they will get one of them?
That doesn't matter because the classic controller is what makes them fun to play and it's incompatible for PC use.
d3d075 No.14889718
>>14889583
I take it you've never shared a keyboard before. I have. It's awkward, a little bit gay, and you always feel the need to wash your hands when it's over.
>>14889584
My sessions don't last much longer than a couple hours tops. MarioKart gets old fast. Having a few dozen games at the ready would be perfect.
>>14889665
Your friends must suck. I recommend a murder spree.
cbbc98 No.14889720
The iGPU is enough to play games like CS:GO at 60fps+ with settings on medium. The CPU is a bit below a Pentium G in single thread and between Pentium G and i3 in multi-thread. For $199 it's not bad for a portable Linux box that can do some light gaming and emulators. But $299 is way too much.
It's not as bad as Ouya. Ouya depended entirely on Android and a bunch of shitty indie games. New Atari will at least have Ubuntu software library (hopefully) and everything that comes with that. I'll never get one, but this is definitely not as bad as Ouya. It's still a piece of shit that's getting way too much money for what it is. People are definitely acting retarded over this, no way all those backers actually played those old Atari games. More than likely they're just romanticizing early Atari games.
Ouya had a massive viral marketing campaign, specially on places like Reddit. I remember seeing threads where anyone who made a valid complaint against Ouya would be bombarded with shills defending Ouya. I think with how fast Atari VCS raised money, there's definitely some more shilling and bullshit going on.
025bd6 No.14889733
>>14889700
>The situation with emulating PC games on the other hand
There's no NEED to emulate new PC games, because most of them will run natively, or through WINE. For REALLY old games there's dosbox, for everything else that doesn't work right on new machines or operating systems, there are numerous virtualization solutions, of which qemu is only one.
faf07e No.14889742
>>14889720
>But $299 is way too much.
Sure, but like it or not, beyond selling games, it sells experience, looks, and nostalghia. Those are the selling points. Ouya was nothing more than a crappy emulator.
>>14889733
There are many games that don't run correctly on dosbox and wine.
de2c80 No.14889747
>>14889399
Is anyone really surprised that Atari caused something to crash?
de59d2 No.14889751
>>14889715
It still doesn't mean there won't be any alternative solution for that.
I won't say someone will find a way to write Windows drivers for the thing but I am fucking sure there will be something if it ends up being popular.
da95d1 No.14889753
>>14889715
i don't think i'm wrong saying there isn't that much demand today for a gaming and development and publishing platform where you specifically play using a shitty little joystick with one button.
025bd6 No.14889759
>>14889742
>There are many games that don't run correctly on dosbox and wine.
How many of those don't run correctly in Windows XP or Windows 7 VM?
55bc43 No.14889767
>>14889718
>not wanting to share your keyboard with your buddy, nervously laughing as you're sitting slightly too close to each other, always conscious your arm is close to touching his and being unable to play properly because of it
You could have just said you were a homo.
faf07e No.14889791
>>14889751
I don't think it will ever get that popular to the point where people would create custom devices to connect atari controllers to pc.
>>14889753
Of course that isn't, it's more for those who are bored with the ergonomics of modern controls and just want to try something different for a change. The original atari controller was clunky and chunky at the same time. It had the mechanism of a car's gear stick, creating a unique feeling that isn't found anywhere else.
>>14889759
Just look up the applications with garbage rating on wine hq.
025bd6 No.14889812
>>14889791
>Just look up the applications with garbage rating on wine hq.
…do you not know what a VM is or something? Can you name a game that won't run properly in a VM?
db0032 No.14889815
>>14889557
>money at them which I'm not sure they have.
I think it was just supposed to be a cashgrab on the nostalgia emulator market which Nintendo has really kicked into popularity. But judging by the response I think they might afford some exclusives if they wanted to.
bad2b4 No.14889817
>>14889438
>"THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING"
That part always crack me up
faf07e No.14889846
>>14889812
Not a game but I tried to run GMS 1.4 on linux and it was shit.
>…do you not know what a VM is or something?
Some complicated pos software I don't have much need for.
de59d2 No.14889849
>>14889791
>people would create custom devices to connect Atari controllers to pc.
Well new joystick actually it uses USB connection.
I am not familiar with Atari consoles but I actually browsed Aliexpress and I think here is your device:
https://don't use link shorteners.com/yaufhf66
025bd6 No.14889866
>>14889846
>Some complicated pos software I don't have much need for.
So why are you talking about a subject you don't know the first thing about?
dbee1c No.14889870
>over 250$ individual pledges from 8700 backers
something smells fishy
70c5f1 No.14889879
>>14889429
Yes, that's a mid-tier PC, even though it is not a mid-tier gaming PC. Tons of people still use old shit like a Core 2 and find it performs perfectly well.
faf07e No.14889885
>>14889849
Hmm I forgot the atari controller uses the same port as genesis. Might try buying it and use it with the og controller since all the usb 2600 controllers on sale are trash.
>Well new joystick actually it uses USB connection.
For charger only.
>>14889866
Well I've used it even though I don't know much about it.
f483bf No.14889889
>>14889659
what's up with his undertow channel with the metalhead review other stuff?
8b0446 No.14889894
>company make an indiegogo
>COMPANY MAKES AN INDIEGOGO
>COMPANY
>INDIEGOGO
>goys backed it anyway
61d7db No.14889897
>>14889480
How the fuck are Atari games still so fun so many years later?
The games are so simplistic but they don't have that "retro" feel a lot of games do.
Like, when you play games like 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe you get sucked into them so quickly. They lose that "oh man so retro" feel in minutes and you get engrossed in them.
faf07e No.14889916
>>14889889
Dead. CGR's been losing audience and now Mark's only been doing gaming videos and his comic shilling as a part time job.
a2fd5a No.14889922
>>14889916
His channel would've died a while ago if it weren't for those handful of Wii game reviews that inexplicably got 10s of millions of views.
de59d2 No.14889929
>>14889885
I mean if this is the connection you basically could use any microcontroller for that and it seems like people actually do either as DIY projects or as a commercially sold adapters. It is basic as fuck.
>For charger only.
Why the fuck did they say USB Charge/Play then?
de59d2 No.14889933
>>14889929
I hate myself sometimes.
faf07e No.14889960
>>14889897
They aren't cluttered like newer generation games, just a simple and condensed arcade experience. Aside from that 2600 games have better colour palate and smoother movement than nes games.
>>14889922
His channel could survive if only he'd review new games, but that's just not his thing I guess, he finds old obscure games more entertaining.
>>14889929
>any microcontroller for that
Of course but the only controller I want is atari.
>Why the fuck did they say USB Charge/Play then?
You tell me. I haven't even looked up their website, Ive just read articles about them.
9f9c90 No.14889996
It will still be shit. No amount of money can polish a turd.
Congratulations to whoever scam idiots out of their money.
287e98 No.14889997
>>14889879
>Tons of people still use old shit like a Core 2 and find it performs perfectly well
Define "perfectly well", and I'll remind you that you're on a vidya board in a vidya thread.
de59d2 No.14890019
>>14889960
>any microcontroller for that
>Of course but the only controller I want is atari.
faf07e No.14890029
>>14890019
No shit I play atari games for the controller, not the gameplay.
70fbf8 No.14890050
>>14889701
>their own operating system
No, it's the worst linux distro with a shitty custom DE.
9cd38d No.14890132
These are going to be purely to show how retro hipster you are as none of the current generation would actually enjoy playing 2600 games for an extended time. I grew up on that shit and even back then as kids games like Maze Craze, Combat, and Sneak 'N Peek were "fun with friends" tier and encouraged us to play outside.
70c5f1 No.14890138
>>14889997
Perfectly well for general use: internet, office, and so on. Not gaming or heavy multimedia production, of course, but you realize most people are not gamers.
f0b868 No.14890198
>>14889464
I get the feeling these people just want to be part of something and to know that a lot of other people are together with them. They want to be part of a fad. They need something interesting in their life so they turn to this even if it means supporting outdated, overpriced junk. Consumers really are retarded
934eca No.14890204
>>14890198
this is I Clapped When I Saw It, jewgogo edition
287e98 No.14890483
>>14890138
>internet, office, and so on
So what does that have to do with this thread?
44cbd3 No.14890503
>Actually crowd funded
Still going to be an Ouya. Worst part is that Patrick Lawson nigger is going to yell and scream even more about that "Project Razor" console is going to be funded on Kickstarter or some shit on JewTube.
fa50f6 No.14890547
>>14889399
I didn't even know they were running a crowdfund thing. Where did almost 9,000 morons with $200+ to waste find out about it? What about this sounds good? Atari games are shit by any modern metric. I don't get it.
8e9573 No.14890563
>>14890544
>yes goy, vote for the literal crook instead of the clownish man with no ill intent
Yeah you played yourself with that line-up. Didn't work out like Romney, huh? And off of the cusp of the disaster of the Obama presidency where he didn't do shit for 8 years really didn't help.
4f007e No.14890609
>pay money to a company that went bust on the promise that the company will make a console
>4gb ram
>external inputs
<"classical game controller", modern game controller and mic
<mouse and keyboard specifically not mentioned as an input
<bottom of the list has "mouse and keyboard" marked out specifically
FRIENDLY REMINDER THAT ATARI IS A FAILED COMPANY
FRIENDLY REMINDER THAT IF YOU GIVE £500 TO A CRACKHEAD, HE WILL SPEND £500 ON CRACK, NOT MAKE YOU A BRAND NEW GAMING CONSOLE
a2fd5a No.14890652
>>14890609
Atari has died at least thrice in the past so if anything this is like giving money to someone masquerading as a dug up skeleton. It's just a pathetic farce.
76a649 No.14890676
>>14890029
>he doesn't know
5ef2ac No.14890718
>>14889508
Linux is just the Kernel, not the operating system. Android is an operating system using Linux for its kernel. So yes, every Android phone is a "Linux" system.
When people say they are using "Linux" on their desktop, what they are really using is GNU/Linux: the GNU (incomplete) operating system which lacks a kernel, and the Linux kernel to plug that hole. (If you're wondering what happened to the missing GNU kernel, it's called Hurd and it has been in development hell for decades)
7878cc No.14890930
Wow, I sure hope I can play Pridefest on this!
e7973c No.14890953
>>14889399
>Will it be any good bros?
What kind of fucking question is that? It's just a PC in a retro-looking case. It wont be "bad" but unless you're a real fucking hardcore Atari fanboy OR on the slim chance the price is kept reasonable for its hardware, there wont be any point in getting this either
bb5d5b No.14890972
>>14889399
Year of the Linux Desktop Console?
70c5f1 No.14890999
>>14890483
The point was just that "mid-tier" in a general sense is more modest than "gaming mid-tier", so OP's use of "mid-tier" is not wrong.
976824 No.14891139
I like how you have to pay an extra 60 bucks just to get a wood pannel on the front so it's not a boring black box. All that despite how much they talk about the wood's importance in classic Atari asthetics.
I can't really stand to play most games that came out before tge SNES or Genisis, I have no idea how there's a market for this.
412de2 No.14891227
>>14889597
Why do people always fuck up fake subtitles so badly? Akari says the same word three times but the subtitles say three different things. This is almost as bad as that Overlord webm where he's saying spell names that are already in english and the subtitles are saying different things also in english.
a0989d No.14891313
>classic atari games
are worst than most flash games tbh, what a scam
376ac2 No.14891315
>>14890972
It's the year of the FreeBSD consoles, both ps4 and switch use it. GNU/Linux is better but corpos like $ony want to make their software proprietary for DRM and spyware so they use BSD because their cuck license allows it.
64d21a No.14891422
>>14891315
Switch does not use FreeBSD, it's an evolution of the custom OS Nintendo created for the 3DS. They just copied a few FreeBSD components (probably the network stack as that is what everyone else does).
>cuck license
Sony contributes back to FreeBSD development, the foundation is happy with the relationship. Most Linux development comes from companies that use it on their backend and thus were never under any obligation to share their internal changes, the license is irrelevant.
6a9395 No.14891491
>>14889399
>But it will play modern PC games as well, and they're saying it has the same specs as a mid-tier PC.
So it's a PC with an emulator and some designer case. What the fuck is wrong with people buying this kind of shit
fa45ae No.14891503
>>14889442
>implying leftists care about the environment besides when it benefits their agenda
941c91 No.14891512
>>14889399
What's the deal with that shitty flight stick?
fa45ae No.14891514
>>14891491
genetic deterioration
ad11b5 No.14891539
>>14890718
Android uses a modified Linux kernel. I was in fact referring to the kernel.
091f29 No.14891547
How much does it cost can it be used as a nice looking set-top box?
376ac2 No.14891548
>>14891315
>>14891422
>Sony contributes back to FreeBSD development,
Only minimally, so the BSDrones can maintain it for them for free. Compared with the contributions to the Linux kernel alone it is a joke. Try using FreeBSD on modern hardware, it does not even have proper 3D acceleration even though the FreeBSD fork in the PS4 has a wonderful one. But Sony does not share it while they gladly take from others.
>the foundation is happy with the relationship.
Of course, they are cucks.
>Most Linux development comes from companies that use it on their backend and thus were never under any obligation to share their internal changes,
Most actually comes from redhat who very much distribute their OS and therefore have to give their users the source code and the freedoms they were given, as required by the GPL.
the license is irrelevant.
Then why are the companies using GNU/Linux on their backend and not FreeBSD? Because it's shit, but it lets them make it proprietary which lets you abuse them consumers which is immensely profitable and worth putting up with inferior software.
287e98 No.14891566
>>14890999
Yes it is wrong, because by your retarded standards even a bottom-tier low end gaming rig is an "ultra high-end PC" which is a worthless metric because we're talking about fucking vidya you nigger.
091f29 No.14891574
HookTube embed. Click on thumbnail to play.
>>14889659
I just watched a video of his yesterday to figure out if I can use a Genesis 1 on a model 2 Sega CD.
caf1cd No.14891622
>>14889399
>Will it be any good bros?
No, if they actually ship anything it will be shit. Atari games are complete shit. There's an argument to be made that hardware restrictions encouraged creativity in the old days but the Atari is a special case where the restrictions were so severe that everything is shit. Atari games are on the level of Tiger Electronics handhelds. I'm glad humans haven't achieved immortality yet just so I can be sure that everyone who bought this will die.
575f30 No.14891648
>>14889480
There's only one problem with that. Atari is decades late coming back into the console scene.
>>14891622
You know the level of denial to how shit this console is going to hit levels no one ever imagined.
bc77c8 No.14891655
>>14889493
red dead redemption 2 orz
theres a dacent chance that it might actually turn out to be fun to play but i guess i'll never know
644570 No.14891668
>>14889659
I really don't like when he tries to be funny, also meh taste in racing games. What kinda dick hates Ridge Racer?
caf1cd No.14891696
YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.
>>14891648
Honestly I hope the faggots who buy this delude themselves into thinking shit like this is a fun video game. I hope they play this for 24 hours straight, chugging soylent and baring teeth.
e9c19b No.14891712
>>14889399
>bristol ridge
>R7 graphics
>4gb ram
>32gb storage
>300 dollary doos
>mid-tier PC
>apu
>not using the ryzen apu
>MID-TIER
The only interesting thing going for this shit is the fact it runs Linux and it looks cool. How the fuck did this thing even get funded? Why do people want this?
c884ea No.14891763
>>14891712
Running Linux isn't interesting. White labeleing mini-PCs with Linux is standard fare in embedded. Your house is probably full of boxes like that. I'm working (hard, obviously) on one as we speak. It's the cheap & lazy way to get something out fast.
1bd1ba No.14891804
Looks and sounds good but not 200 dollars good. The only way to dave this shit is to have a stricter quality control, unlike the ouya that was plagued with kickstarter demos and games with dead servers
37a7da No.14891846
?
I don't get it. So it's a Steam box.
9f9c90 No.14892510
Some drawfags should start creating "Atari-tans" and put them in the same situations as the Ouya-tan. Keep the drawings and release them when this shit box fails completely.
e9fe12 No.14892589
e9f767 No.14892593
hardware is locked down, specific specs
its faster and cheaper than switch but too close price wise to ps4/xbox one while not matching their speed
we will see how this plays out
its not an Ouya atleast
bc7b89 No.14892637
>>14889399
The number of people that don't understand how to use emulators is staggering.
6aa6cf No.14892648
Is there even a single worthwhile Atari game that holds up to this day? Idiots are hyping out over this just because "DUDE IT'S RETRO"
76452e No.14892672
So this is the "new console" they were talking about?
a2fd5a No.14892700
>>14892637
Understanding isn't the issue. It's that they willing don't use them on some sort of standard of authenticity and morals. For some reason, emulating a game on your computer is haram but using the exact same emulator on a device you paid money specifically for emulation is fine. At least "original hardware only" fags have a basis for their argument.
615802 No.14892701
>>14891763
If this sells a lot and can play actual PC games then it might actually lead to YEAR OF THE LINUX DESKTOP!
11109d No.14892736
>>14892637
No one even emulates Atari games - they're all complete garbage. The only reason people want this is for their 'retro-cred' and to look cool in their living room.
fc0403 No.14892746
>buying consoles
>in the current year of our lord
Consoles died halfway through the xbox 360's lifespan.
c9d898 No.14892844
>>14892736
>No one even emulates Atari games - they're all complete garbage.
Tank Pong is the best game of all time.
615802 No.14892862
d07ca6 No.14892986
>>14889399
Maybe it is just me, but that controller looks like its chink-tier crap where everything is stiff.
a2fd5a No.14893007
>>14892986
The controller in particular looks like the shitty OUYA one.
783b9b No.14893028
its their money who cares,
good for atari for trying to come back.
eee3bf No.14893088
If they just make some nice simple games for it thing could be a huge seller. If it had mid tier pc games too that'd be awesome. I'm honestly considering buying one if the thing can acutally play more than just og atari games I can emulate.
Online integration like nintendo is doing for their nes games would be huge. I mean I'd play the shit out of combat and stuff like that if I could play it multiplayer. I'm really on the fence about this thing.
783b9b No.14893090
>>14891574
I HOPE YOU HOOKNOSE FAGGOTS DIE!
eee3bf No.14893096
>>14892736
Unironically I think it depends on your age a little. I'm 30 and my first system was a hand me down 2600. I can still appreciate the better games of that era. I mean youll probably hear people talking about how ugly dos games were in the next few years. If you can't appreciate older games for what they are and not wanting new gaming conventions its on you. I sort of get it, but at the same time don't feel it.
0579ba No.14893112
>>14889894
>Company
At this point they're barely even that.
>>14889897
As someone who doesn't like the atari anything, most of that 2600 shit is so simple that if it works it instantly becomes timeless or will be completely forgotten by everyone if it doesn't. I don't know if you have any connection to a console that's inching closer to 40 years old, but i would imagine that most people here are so far removed from atari that they wouldn't feel nostalgic for them anyways, so that helps less the retro feel.
>>14891622
>No, if they actually ship anything it will be shit. Atari games are complete shit.
Don't even like /pol/, but he's right. one of the first things atari did when leaving BANKRUPTCY(which already is a good reason not to support the fucking thing in the first place) was to claim that they were going to "bring more games to digital platforms and reach out to new audiences, including LGBT, social casinos, real money gambling, and YouTube."
https://archive.is/8hf9y
>There's an argument to be made that hardware restrictions encouraged creativity in the old days but the Atari is a special case where the restrictions were so severe that everything is shit.
That's because (((Jack Tremiel))) and his son ran the part of the company that still made consoles after it faded to irrelevance, and he was greedy as SHIT. Never let anything with the faintest signs of being interesting leave the lab because oy vey muh shekels.
a2fd5a No.14893118
>>14893112
> that's inching closer to 40 years old
It's over 40 already. In fact, it'll turn 41 on 9/11
eee3bf No.14893143
>>14889747
the video game crash is massively exagerated it hurt retailers more than anyone but the home computer market had games. people were still playing games. hell the 2600 was still getting some sales and new games up into the early 90s. If they had handled the market better that thing wouldve kept selling well a lot longer.
4fb543 No.14893160
>>14891696
The livestreams will be just as depressing and forced jut like that Lawbreakers Thanksgiving dinner which was just food from taoc bell.
0579ba No.14893170
>>14893096
> I mean youll probably hear people talking about how ugly dos games were in the next few years.
To be fair, DOS at it's worse really looks fucking awful.
>>14893143
> hell the 2600 was still getting some sales and new games up into the early 90s. If they had handled the market better that thing wouldve kept selling well a lot longer.
The only reason it even lasted as long as it did was because of Activision and the 7800, which tremiel jewed into being nothing but a suped up 2600.
783b9b No.14893386
>>14892736
Be honest, you are a fggot who's never even touched an atari or played any of its games yet think you understand it.
And the only reason you are getting ass blasted people want this is because muh sekrit klub stop thinking you are GAYMERS REEEEEE!!!
>To be fair, DOS at it's worse really looks fucking awful.
Those are CGA graphics, and had limited color pallets, Computer graphics have always been as good as the money were you able to spend.
This is the same game in VGA graphics.
>>14889747
70c5f1 No.14893408
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>>14893170
Early DOS games were supposed to be played on composite monitors, which allowed developers to do some neat tricks and squeeze more colors out of CGA.
11109d No.14893409
>>14893386
>Be honest, you are a fggot who's never even touched an atari or played any of its games yet think you understand it.
I've played my fair share of Atari games, and they've all been quite shit.
The only fun I've had with an Atari was competing against a playful friend in person - but tossing some horseshoes would've likely yielded a similar experience.
14862c No.14893450
>>14893409
>redneck likes horseshoes more than videogames
Why do you even post here?
df6a8b No.14893473
Considering it's an old APU with 4GB DDR4 RAM running Linux, with external HD and SD Card support, with 4 USB 3.0 ports, two controllers and on a nice compact box, I guess it's at least a way better deal than a SNES Mini or something like that considering the price, but I fail to see any usefulness for it besides it being an emulation box (it should handle up to gamecube/dreamcast, I guess).
If there was a 300USD version with a Ryzen APU and 8GB or more RAM, It would be pretty nice.
All things considered, I don't know what was Atari thinking about when they came out with this console.
bc7b89 No.14893523
>>14893450
Atari games are so basic you've done it all in the first minute.
8e1c8f No.14893540
I was thinking about what ataris idea here was and I think I get it. Video game console sales have gone pretty stagnant with the sole exception being the switch. So the idea is that rather than making a pixel pusher that would get raped by microsoft and sony, they went with a small, cheap, and soft console. Rather than try to make graphically intense games, they're going for the less demanding games and indie titles, whcih are insanely popular right now. And they're doubtless looking into streaming as well. If something like this went tits up they could wash their hands of it without too much loss. Many of the people at atari right now are the same people that worked on the jaguar, which was an unmitigated disaster, naturally they're weary of making hardware again. So it's going to take some effort from other people in the company to persuade them they can make money off this shit
The vcs is their way of testing the waters, they want to release something that plays games, if it succeeds i wouldn't doubt they'd release something more substantial later on. Atari never really made any "shitty" consoles, the jaguar wasn't bad, it just wasn't successful. The hardware was great for the time, but the release cycle was butchered by desperation and corporate meddling. No word on if the vcs is any good or not, but i'm slightly interested.
783b9b No.14893567
>>14893540
Atari had like 5 consoles releasing each at the same time trying to compete with each other from the same company.
183015 No.14893609
>>14891574
>Watching a video for this
Just plug it in are you retarded
8e1c8f No.14893613
>>14893567
i assume you're talking about the 2600, 5200, 7800, and home computers. The reasoning was that you had tiers. The 2600 was entry level for the "whats a video game?" crowd, 5200 was, in theory, the logical upgrade from a 2600. And the 7800 was supposed to be the mainline competitor to the nes. The home computers weren't even intended to be sold as games consoles but all they're known for is having games. The idea is essentially the same shit that computer hardware developers do, but it just didn't make sense at that time. It would have been smarter to shelve the 2600 and not release the 5200 at all.
I'd argue the whole "they're competing against each other" angle is a bit overblown since they didn't eat into each others profit margins, being they were marketed towards different demographics. It wasn't like how pepsi killed themselves by making too many bepis types. But there was a fairly appreciable loss in profit since making 3 different consoles isn't cheap. Though the 2600, 5200, and 7800 all used very similar hardware.
783b9b No.14893629
>>14893613
>I'd argue the whole "they're competing against each other" angle is a bit overblown since they didn't eat into each others profit margins
there was a console i can't remember its name, it was 200$ and outperformed another console that was $400.
Then there was a 3rd console which was produced by another branch of atari at the same time.
a7838a No.14893632
>>14893143
Nintendorks like to present video game crash as apocalyptic event that could've wiped vydia entirely if not for timely intervention by Nintendo. In reality, the only thing that died in the crash were shitty American consoles (and cheap home PCs were a big factor in it), which allowed Nintendo to weasel into American market. If not for Nintendo, we would've been living in master race paradise right now.
296f9f No.14893681
>>14893473
>old APU with 4GB DDR4 RAM running Linux
So it will save Linux gaming and also teach indie devs to optimize their fucking games. NOT!
bf92b4 No.14893732
>materials
>metal
>plastic
>WOOD
0579ba No.14893761
>>14893613
>And the 7800 was supposed to be the mainline competitor to the nes. The home computers weren't even intended to be sold as games consoles but all they're known for is having games
No, it wasn't, 7800 was made around the time the famicom came out, and had a very tiny launch in 1984 and consoles were already produced. When Treimel took over though, he was so much of a fucking jew that he absolutely refused to pay the team that designed the fucker, oy veying to the previous owner that they're responsible.
af910f No.14893764
>>14889399
this is just pathetic. the SNES mini i can understand; the millennials and lmao such a nerd XD geek chic fags buying them had a dad who played them or something. atari games are objectively inferior in every single way and are only significant for the advances in programming they pioneered. i can't wait to see the look on the hipster fags who bought them and realize "omg donkey kong is actually not that great, pong is just pong and oh shit this cost me a month's worth of starbuck's frappucinos"
7be4a6 No.14893811
I'm pretty convinced this is all fake news by paid shills or some shit because nothing on the internet has ever indicated that people were excited for or wanted this thing.
a2fd5a No.14893825
>>14893811
Literally nobody could care about this and it wouldn't stop them from funneling money into themselves illicitly to drum up hype. Same shit with f2p games nobody plays that supposedly make millions of dollars.
a3d0ab No.14893846
PEOPLE ARE NOW RUSHING TO PRE-ORDER, FUCK EVERYTHING!
aee30c No.14893859
I'd consider it if it has every Test Drive game on it
50a4a9 No.14893989
>>14893846
Why are you mad at something that is going to crash and burn? Listen, I'd be mad if something like andromeda or that shitty mario rabbids game was a smash hit, but this one the other hand, is a fleeting high.
0b9e62 No.14893997
>>14893764
They're saying it plays modern games as well, but still. 300 fucking dollars.
a4eabb No.14894194
Goddamn Atari, was the biggest crash in videogame history not enough? Do you want a bigger crash?
b4cc42 No.14894207
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>>14893846
anon, just enjoy the next game console for the television's slow crash and burn
112a7e No.14894802
>>14893450
Horseshoe tossing is fun, fuck you.
faf07e No.14895060
>>14893170
>>14893761
Atari 7800 was actually cheaper and had a more powerful video driver than the NES. If only the team were allowed to release it in 1984 and make the cartridge bigger, it would be a success. But Tremiel wanted to cut down cost as you said.
>>14893613
5200 was a frankenstein abomination tbh. The console was huge, the controler was unreliable garbage, and it was just a home computer turned into a console. But yeah, it was pretty powerful. Still, 7800 was an upgrade in every way, it was small, sleek, and incredibly durable. The european version had the best controller among all 80's consoles too.
1eba89 No.14895111
>>14889438
HA
goddammit, never gets old
ab7f7f No.14895126
You know what, fuck it.
If they somehow learn from the Ouya's mistakes and release a console that isn't absolute shit, I'll support them.
To do this they'll need several amazing exclusives, not just one. And they'll need customization options. It's probably a long shot but if they manage to pull it off and make a system people actually want to play, I'll give them my cash.
001eb2 No.14895128
>>14895126
>wanting any console to have exclusives
Fuck that shit. Unless the things less than the price of a AAA game I won't buy a product that just artificially walls me off from playing a game.
9f9c90 No.14895156
>>14895126
And then, wait for piracy to run it's course as always, and get the games for free later. There is not better thing than when a brand new console gets emulated and it's library leaked for download.
ab7f7f No.14895204
>>14895128
>"why cant i play mario on playstation"
>these people still exist
0579ba No.14895241
Since i seem some people considering it, even just a little, i'm going to say this now, and this is coming from a buyfag
DON'T GIVE SOYTARI ANY MONEY
DON'T GIVE SOYTARI ANY MONEY
DON'T GIVE SOYTARI ANY MONEY
DON'T GIVE SOYTARI ANY MONEY
This fucking company is even shadier than Ouya. Since leaving bankruptcy they haven't even been able to release a normal fucking game without massive fucking delays, or scrapping it and starting over again and again and again. They're being sued by one of the RCT developers for non payment. They have an extensive history of releasing rushed and broken SHIT, and have a hard time not completely fucking up almost anything that wasn't handed to them on a golden platter like Dragon ball Z, and when that gravy train rolled on to bamco they went straight into bankruptcy. They must be completely desperate by now, since they're sitting on a ton of IPs they just can't do anything with, and when they try it just ends up like vid related where anyone who even saw it is just scratching their heads. There is no guarantees with this company and from what i've seen most of the people sucking it's dick are retards and shills, possibly from cuckchan.
DON'T GIVE SOYTARI ANY MONEY
129ac0 No.14895264
>AMD x86 SOC
Interesting. Might check it out just so I can see if I can tinker with the hardware and turn it into a Linux box.
afbd76 No.14895304
>>14895204
Who are you quoting?
50a4a9 No.14895519
>>14895241
>Soytari
That's a fucking grating choice of words.
Use this; Atardi
See, was that so hard? You need words that have flowing consonants, but also ridicule their fans, like so; Soytendo.
Xbollocks.
Pisstation Whore.
cd5ff2 No.14895663
Pre-installed games:
Pong
Pong 2
Pong 2 Championship Edition
Pong HD
Pong Retro
Pong Retro HD
The Offical Prongles Pong Game!
Pride Pong
Custer's Revenge
783b9b No.14895706
>>14895241
I don't understand why you are so against it?
did someone mix soy in your cereal?
783b9b No.14895714
>>14895204
Nintendo should stop making consoles and focus on software instead, there is absolutely no reason for nintendo to have hardware other than jewing people they know is going to shell out 200$ for a fucking pokemon game EVERY TIME.
0579ba No.14895743
>>14895706
>did someone mix soy in your cereal?
Do i look like i'm about to preorder this shit?
783b9b No.14895754
>>14895519
You realize you aren't funny and none of your words of choice flowd.
9cd38d No.14895779
It's an emulator box with off the shelf hardware and software you could put together today, from a company that bought the name of a corpse to scrape out its remaining goodwill for shekels. It has no future as a console, it is yet another crowdfunding scam.
>>14895264
>literally channeling Ouya posters
faf07e No.14895802
>>14895663
Is there Custer's Revenge HD?
783b9b No.14895836
>>14895779
Ouya failed because they promised 12 year old kids they could play AAA games like gta5 on it and that you could download games onto it.
Every forum post they agreed with everything saying "Yeah" and never once bothered to correct peoples assumptions.
10bb67 No.14895850
>>14895663
>no Beat Em And Eat Em
Not interested.
fd3b22 No.14896214
>>14893143
Not to mention it only effected one country, the rest of the planet just chugged on as usual.
a9c1ba No.14897245
>>14895204
>not wanting to play virtually any game on any platform instead of buying into kikery demands for 0 reason
Nah, fuck off.
629f4a No.14897301
>>14895714
If they know people will buy it why would they stop making it? Are you retarded? Kikes gonna kike, just don't buy it yourself.