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Atari re-entering hardware business with mysterious 'Ataribox'
- orionblastar 9y agoMore likely to be a Steambox that can run Windows until SteamOS is finished.
- nailer 9y agoI don't know - the wood paneling seems a bit dated. I'd happily pay for a slick PC case though, that looked as good as a PS4/xbone and could fit a GTX 1080.
- tyingq 9y agoI imagine the wood is an homage to the 2600: http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/avgn/images/d/dc/50-ToyHallofFame-atari-2600-game-system.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130818021209 http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/avgn/images/d/dc/50-ToyH...
- nailer 9y agoWell yes, me too, but most people wouldn't want a Steam box to look like that.
- orionblastar 9y agoIf it has Atari emulators on it that can buy roms to run over an HDMI cable it might be worth it.
- illys 9y agoAfter so many years, Atari looks to me like an empty travelling label : not the same company, not the same people, no continuity, no legacy... just a label being sold and bought by Warner, JTS, Hasbro, Infogrames... When people think of Atari, they recall Pong and other great games, the ST computer line... the current Atari company is not related to any of that: Nintendo, IBM or Apple ensured their continuity over time and may "re-enter" older markets. Atari is not "re-entering" anything: Infogrames is just re-using an old mythic brand and intends to start a hardware business.
- hellbanner 9y agoRelated: "It's just Emulation - the challenge of selling old games" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLWY7fCXUwE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLWY7fCXUwE GDC2016
- bni 9y agoGames console and mysterious - never a good combo