New Atari console will support current gaming content (somehow) while still handling vintage Atari titles.
Today, Atari made waves on the internet by reveling the first official look at it’s first new video game console in some 20 years. Ditching the cat motif (they were ahead of the internet before there was an internet) the company has introduced the Ataribox.
The company released a newsletter to the public that stated its “objective is to create a new product that stays true to our heritage while appealing to both old and new fans of Atari. I’ve been around these non-traditional consoles for a long time and have a feeling it’s probably just an android phone in a box, but let’s jump into the details and see if I’m wrong.
The console itself plays homage to the original Atari 2600 with the smooth lines and even comes in two styles: one features a red/black styling and the other a retro inspired wood grain. The console has a neat indicator light on the front that shines through the either glass panel (red/black), or wood panel (retro).
The console also sports a number of “modern” ports including one HDMI, four USB ports, and an SD card slot. We have no word on the operating system that the Ataribox will be using, which makes my comments earlier about this being an android back make more sense. The device will also head to crowdfunding (this was only revealed to investors and not via the official newsletter press release).
Getting vintage Atari games is a simple process as anything with a screen can pretty much handle Asteroids and Centipede at this point. Hell, there’s a stupid smartwatch that designed to play classic Atari games because the world is stupid. Fingers crossed this simply isn’t just another Ouya box…
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