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🤷‍♂️ Overreacting and drama, why do people always need to "announce" their departure like an Airport? But of course: LAST VISITED 1 hour ago 😝 Really, what is THE WORST that happens if people don't jump ship? Like maybe just wait and see how things play out instead of making assumptions? What exactly is lost by staying in a community one has enjoyed, I assume up to now? Even IF in the end, things turn out exactly as you are guessing and it all crumbles anyways what have you gained by leaving so soon? It's all very weird, I am admittedly a glass-half empty as skeptical-as-hell type of person and even I see these as overreacting, but whatever, do what you feel you have to do......

On the other hand, if Albert had not been contacted by Atari, it seems sooner or later he may have shut down AtariAge due to higher costs and labour than he can afford, even with the subscriptions. So in that case, it was either a buy-out or a shutdown. Both may lead to members leaving the forum and start up something else, scattered around the Internet.

Did Plaion initiate the project, or did Atari hire them to create it for them? Even if Plaion came up with the proposal for it, Atari was still dictating the terms that impacted its design. More to the point, is Atari taking the initiative on any of these products, or are they sitting around waiting for people to hand them ideas? I fully understand all of that. And I fully agree they aren't even interested. That is precisely what I mean by "not getting it": that it's still a fundamentally flawed and deceptively marketed product. It's not a 2600, because it's not fully compatible. This is a more expensive Flashback. Period. And it should be marketed as such. (But that's my reality. Not theirs.) I'm not sure of what their level of interest is or isn't, because I haven't been in direct communication with any of them. Hope they're enjoying the comics though!

I posted some of my thoughts in another comments section here: https://forums.atariage.com/blogs/entry/18674-maybe-the-guys-who-bought-battlezone-would-want-it/?do=findComment&comment=31358 I agree with Thomas though - AtariAge was a fan-run, independent community. It is now owned by a corporation. It may still be managed by Albert, but he no longer determines its fate. Anything Atari has done previously, good or bad, is irrelevant. They have no track record with this. But they are now the owners of AtariAge, and AtariAge is subject to them. If there had been (for example) an Atari Fan Club in the early 80's, run by gamers, with thousands of members, with their own newsletters, club meetings, etc., and that had been bought out and run by Atari, then there would be a precedent for this. And when Atari collapsed, the fan club would have collapsed with it. The financial backing, support, and resources would have evaporated. But... as I mentioned in my other post, people are resilient, and those that chose to, would have simply moved on and found other ways to connect. AtariAge is really a community of people. The forum named AtariAge is merely the current gathering place.

Awesome! I think that's the highest compliment I could be paid. Another half-dozen are in-progress now, and will be posted over the next few days. Plus there will be another (unrelated) storyline to follow afterwards. That may not happen until after PRGE though.

Thanks for the Arties! I think it helps us the cure the pain a bit.

That is, of course, your choice. See you around (@VGS)!

Good luck.

Good luck in your future projects, i also leave this forum. bye