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Atari Launches Linux Gaming Box Starting at $199

10 points by axiomdata316 8y ago

tracker1 8y ago
Ouya take two.
- legostormtroopr 8y ago
  I bought an Ouya, from memory it was pretty cheap and I still have the 2 Bluetooth controllers it came with. It pretty quickly became my media box (XBMC) and did a good job of it too. Considering how well it sold, I’d consider it a moderate success story.
  - tracker1 8y ago
    Oh, I think it sold well... and frankly, except the controllers felt a little cheap, and I had to have it on it's side for the controllers to work well. I do wish they'd have setup for a hardware refresh, as the platform used was still seeing some significant gains year over year. I used it with XBMC/Kodi, and it worked well... Frankly the most transparent emulators for Atari/(S)NES/Sega I've ever used, which was very nice. The media playback at 1080p just wasn't very good, I went back to an HTPC. Currently using an NVidia Shield TV (first in a box experience I've liked enough to keep). Of course it looks like Android TV platform is being abandoned and the ecosystem isn't great at all. Which is very disappointing to say the least. The Shield has/had a lot of potential and is the first device to work great, have good interoperability with the popular services, and decent options for small scale and personal applications on. Who knows though, this Atari box could work well, but I'm not ordering now, if they start shipping and last a bit, will buy then. I've paid the early adopter price one too many times now.
bifrost 8y ago
So its a small computer that runs Linux, for $199. Seems like a good deal TBH but low spec for gaming, right?
- freeone3000 8y ago
  They're intending it as an "atari home console" more than a PC alternative. It happens to work with steam games but it's clear from their marketing that they want the Virtual Console Service to shine.
  - lewisinc 8y ago
    I'm happy with that. There are a ton of classic games that need a consumer audience to ensure companies are invested in preserving them and porting them to future/modern systems.

10 points by axiomdata316 8y ago

tracker1 8y ago

Ouya take two.

legostormtroopr 8y ago
I bought an Ouya, from memory it was pretty cheap and I still have the 2 Bluetooth controllers it came with. It pretty quickly became my media box (XBMC) and did a good job of it too. Considering how well it sold, I’d consider it a moderate success story.
- tracker1 8y ago
  Oh, I think it sold well... and frankly, except the controllers felt a little cheap, and I had to have it on it's side for the controllers to work well. I do wish they'd have setup for a hardware refresh, as the platform used was still seeing some significant gains year over year. I used it with XBMC/Kodi, and it worked well... Frankly the most transparent emulators for Atari/(S)NES/Sega I've ever used, which was very nice. The media playback at 1080p just wasn't very good, I went back to an HTPC. Currently using an NVidia Shield TV (first in a box experience I've liked enough to keep). Of course it looks like Android TV platform is being abandoned and the ecosystem isn't great at all. Which is very disappointing to say the least. The Shield has/had a lot of potential and is the first device to work great, have good interoperability with the popular services, and decent options for small scale and personal applications on. Who knows though, this Atari box could work well, but I'm not ordering now, if they start shipping and last a bit, will buy then. I've paid the early adopter price one too many times now.

bifrost 8y ago

So its a small computer that runs Linux, for $199. Seems like a good deal TBH but low spec for gaming, right?

freeone3000 8y ago
They're intending it as an "atari home console" more than a PC alternative. It happens to work with steam games but it's clear from their marketing that they want the Virtual Console Service to shine.
- lewisinc 8y ago
  I'm happy with that. There are a ton of classic games that need a consumer audience to ensure companies are invested in preserving them and porting them to future/modern systems.