+Stephen Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Don't be mad bro, I just Googled "Question Block" and "Atari Logo" and got creative with GIMP. It's not like I'm using the original pixellated [?] blocks either... Not mad - just wish that logo would go away. The original was so iconic and well proportioned. Let's not even get started on the "New Coke" debacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschak909 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 mmmm, New Coke... ironically, it was the same formulation as Diet Coke, just with HFCS. *ducks* -Thom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 mmmm, New Coke... ironically, it was the same formulation as Diet Coke, just with HFCS. *ducks* -Thom No wonder it was disgusting. The past two times I've been at the hospital with my dad, it pisses me off to no end. I can't get a regular coke or pepsi with sugar from any f**king floor in the hospital, but they have no problem shoving chemical filled diet shit down my throat. It's ponderous. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 No wonder it was disgusting. The past two times I've been at the hospital with my dad, it pisses me off to no end. I can't get a regular coke or pepsi with sugar from any f**king floor in the hospital, but they have no problem shoving chemical filled diet shit down my throat. It's ponderous. Agreed, I don't get how someone can drink that crap. I'd much prefer to drink the coke with real cane sugar in it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathy Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Hello guys But tell them alcohol-free beer tastes the same as "normal" beer and all hell breaks loose. Sincerely Mathy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Not quite that elaborate. Ha, not quite sure how that's 'elaborate'. So they take some fairly generic hardware, slap it into a case with a logo and some usb/hdmi/ethernet ports, package up a controller with it and have a proprietary operating system on it (probably a FreeBSD mangled with a subset of OpenGL/Vulkan) and you'd have an equivalent to Sony's PS4. Makes porting PC games easy for the most part, especially if it were Linux games, and they used a Linux kernel instead of BSD. Any of us could make a Steam Machine. If this is to be a new console, yet PC based... what other choices do they have, basically a SteamOS machine, or (as I think they said) a 'new console'. Let's just pray it doesn't just run Windows 10 S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Hello guys But tell them alcohol-free beer tastes the same as "normal" beer and all hell breaks loose. Sincerely Mathy It does... if you're in Utah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillLoguidice Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Ha, not quite sure how that's 'elaborate'. So they take some fairly generic hardware, slap it into a case with a logo and some usb/hdmi/ethernet ports, package up a controller with it and have a proprietary operating system on it (probably a FreeBSD mangled with a subset of OpenGL/Vulkan) and you'd have an equivalent to Sony's PS4. Makes porting PC games easy for the most part, especially if it were Linux games, and they used a Linux kernel instead of BSD. Any of us could make a Steam Machine. If this is to be a new console, yet PC based... what other choices do they have, basically a SteamOS machine, or (as I think they said) a 'new console'. Let's just pray it doesn't just run Windows 10 S. There's no way they're taking on the big three. They don't have the resources. Also, I think your "prayer" is closer to the truth of what we'll ultimately get. Like I said, I don't think most anyone, including Atari, would have more ambitions in this category than trying to break through as an Nvidia Shield TV or Steam Box type of niche device. That's about all that's sustainable for a small company. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 So it seems to me a few years back that Atari had declared bankruptcy (like 2013?) And they were being auctioned off. Is it possible that they were bought by someone hige and they have been in hiding until now? Kind of like how I also read recently that Vivendi was trying to do a hostile takeover of Ubisoft because the owners wanted to get back into the video game industry. Far too many times, the names have changed hands (I think Commodore is owned by someone in China at this point). Granted, I think the only company I could think of that could decently compete with the big three would be Samsung. This is all made up though and probably I am full of crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mytek Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Personally I think this whole idea will likely turn out to be a flop. Also you got to admit that what people from AA have created with almost no resources to speak of, is really much more amazing in the grand scheme of things. If I was the new Atari, I would be very much interested in recruiting help from many of the individuals on this forum. - Michael 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 So it seems to me a few years back that Atari had declared bankruptcy (like 2013?) And they were being auctioned off. Is it possible that they were bought by someone hige and they have been in hiding until now? Kind of like how I also read recently that Vivendi was trying to do a hostile takeover of Ubisoft because the owners wanted to get back into the video game industry. Far too many times, the names have changed hands (I think Commodore is owned by someone in China at this point). Granted, I think the only company I could think of that could decently compete with the big three would be Samsung. This is all made up though and probably I am full of crap. There is no massive backer behind Atari. The only ones who could legitimately take on the big three I think would be Apple or Google, and I don't think either is interested in a piece of that core gamer pie considering how well they're both doing in the general market. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 No wonder it was disgusting. The past two times I've been at the hospital with my dad, it pisses me off to no end. I can't get a regular coke or pepsi with sugar from any f**king floor in the hospital, but they have no problem shoving chemical filled diet shit down my throat. It's ponderous. I can drink a six pack of diet coke in my sleep. Pepsi Max tastes much better though, twice the caffiene content of diet coke too, 69mg vs 34... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle22 Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 I like REAL Pepsi, and I will not speculate on the new Atari box. All I can say is I hope it beats the PS4. But... Who knows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesmond Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 It's made it to the dizzy heights of BBC Newsbeat... http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/40312718/atari-confirms-it-is-making-a-new-video-game-console Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 (edited) The commercials for Atari Box have hit the television, so it's real and it has money behind it... Edited June 18, 2017 by _The Doctor__ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 The commercials for Atari Box have hit the television, so it's real and it has money behind it... Still just teasing it? No real info as to what it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+S.D.W. Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 The first thing I thought of was an Android Box with the Atari Greatest Hits app installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 The first thing I thought of was an Android Box with the Atari Greatest Hits app installed. Except that wouldn't really be "based on PC technology". And also a terrible idea. There have already been a few Android based game systems that have failed. Not to mention, why would it take years to develop, when I could take a Raspberry Pi l, stick it in a cool case and sell it as a gaming console... if they are indeed putting the teaser on TV, that is pretty huge. I mean even the Jaguar got very little TV time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle22 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 (edited) The commercials for Atari Box have hit the television, so it's real and it has money behind it... DVR and post one 4 us, PLEASE Edit: also check your text messages. Edited June 18, 2017 by Kyle22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 One America News Just ran a short announcement about the Atari Box on the one of their quick news run downs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Did we all get sucked into an old Doctor Who episode, where the Atari makes a comeback? Weird times to be alive. A few of the news articles do point out what I was saying. In 2013 they declared chapter 11 Bankruptcy and were bought by someone who is based out of New York. So Atari (at least this part of it?) is no longer owned by what used to be Infogrames, right? Or Atari, S.A.? Is this now an Atari, N.Y.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 (edited) Like Batman, I am Atari! Are you Batman? I know it's old but still fun! Edited June 18, 2017 by _The Doctor__ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Like Batman, I am Atari! Are you Batman? I know it's old but still fun! Ha ha, Microsoft's Xbox logo does kind of have the colors of the Joker, just needs more purple, the Green/White is there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle22 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 If they manage to get this done before winter, it may be the big seller that destroys M$ xbone. Everyone in 2018 will have one. Wishful thinking here... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschak909 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Given the track record of companies that tend to buy trademarks for pennies on the dollar, I'm _amazed_ that there is _any_ optimism between the members of this thread. -Thom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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