+pboland Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 (edited) This has nothing to do with AtGames. This is Atari in partnership with another company. It's not related to any vintage technology. That's all I can say. Partnering with another company isn't new for Atari (well, maybe the new Atari), but wasn't the 7800, Jaguar, and Lynx made by partnering with someone else too? Partnering with some one else seems like a smart thing to do for a company the size of Atari. Edited June 9, 2017 by pboland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tep392 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Ok they got me to subscribe. Sounds like Bill knows whats going on. I'll just have to be patient. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Ok they got me to subscribe. Sounds like Bill knows whats going on. I'll just have to be patient. They got me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Maybe something that will play the original cartridges on an HD TV?! That would be cool! I would LOVE this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+groundtrooper Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Maybe something that will play the original cartridges on an HD TV?! That would be cool! I would LOVE this. I would love this also, but it has already kind of been shot down by someone in the know in another thread about Ataribox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 (edited) I would love this also, but it has already kind of been shot down by someone in the know in another thread about Ataribox. Well, you already mentioned the topic in the 8-Bit thread. I didn't see anything that would shoot this down in that thread. What did you read that makes you not like this? Never mind, I miss under stood your comment. However with that stated, just because it isn't an "original cart accepting" console with HD doesn't mean it can't be something really cool to look forward to. That's my two cents. Edited June 9, 2017 by pboland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Well, you already mentioned the topic in the 8-Bit thread. I didn't see anything that would shoot this down in that thread. What did you read that makes you not like this?I saw it too, from Bill Logiduice. It's not an AtGames thing, it's not a game box, he can't say more except that it might not be the kind of thing we would want. Personally I dislike tease marketing and email address collection, and Atari's latest original works haven't been so hot. Atari Fit? Atari GameBand? Yeah, I didn't think so. Atari Flashback 8 Gold with Activision games coming this fall is the AtariBox for us. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+groundtrooper Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Well, you already mentioned the topic in the 8-Bit thread. I didn't see anything that would shoot this down in that thread. What did you read that makes you not like this? Never mind, I miss under stood your comment. However with that stated, just because it isn't an "original cart accepting" console with HD doesn't mean it can't be something really cool to look forward to. That's my two cents. To be clear, this is a current Atari product in partnership with a company who is not AtGames. It is not related to any legacy hardware. It's legit. Whatever that means... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Whatever that means... I think he means...it doesn't have anything to do with any vintage Atari consoles. (That means...something newer...modern). His statement about it being legit, is just that. It is a real thing and something Atari has partnered with another company for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+groundtrooper Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 I think he means...it doesn't have anything to do with any vintage Atari consoles. (That means...something newer...modern). His statement about it being legit, is just that. It is a real thing and something Atari has partnered with another company for. Oh I totally understand the "legacy hardware" part of the statement. The "legit" is what is the mystery to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVgaTv Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 So if it doesn't have anything to do with "legacy hardware", then in all honesty what's the point? They aren't going to have the resources to go up against Sony/Nintendo/Microsoft. If it's an Atari themed steambox type deal, then it's not really worth the trouble since at that point it would be a glorified case mod. I mean if it's a brand new console, the only way it would be even remotely viable is if it had built in software to create games for every Atari system, which would go against the "legacy hardware" statement. Is there anything else that I"m missing as a possibility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Maybe it's a streaming service where you can buy/play Atari games from over the years. Examples : Alone in the Dark, Neverwinter Nights, Typo Attack, etc... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 To clarify, by "legit" I was responding to the thoughts that this was a non-Atari company. I was not being casual. I was stating this was actually the present day Atari. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVgaTv Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Maybe it's a streaming service where you can buy/play Atari games from over the years. Examples : Alone in the Dark, Neverwinter Nights, Typo Attack, etc... I mean aren't most of those games on Steam already? Or something similar? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 I mean aren't most of those games on Steam already? Or something similar? Yeah you're right, I had it right the first time, it's a laser disk player for the Atari 2600. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiu Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 I think a big clue is in the links at the bottom of the page... specifically, the Dev link, which opens my e-mail client with a new e-mail to dev@ataribox.com, and a subject line of - and this is the interesting part - "I’m a developer and want to know more about your platform". So it's not an old-game service of any kind, it's a new platform that can be developed for. I'm tempted to send a resume to the Jobs link, too, but I don't know what I'd be blindly applying for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVgaTv Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 I think a big clue is in the links at the bottom of the page... specifically, the Dev link, which opens my e-mail client with a new e-mail to dev@ataribox.com, and a subject line of - and this is the interesting part - "I’m a developer and want to know more about your platform". So it's not an old-game service of any kind, it's a new platform that can be developed for. I'm tempted to send a resume to the Jobs link, too, but I don't know what I'd be blindly applying for. Unless they are making tools to easily make games I can't see that taking off. Unless they have some billionaire sugar daddy that we don't know about. No major company is going to invest the time or money for a small platform like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Um, Atari's version of an Ouya... Yikes... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Looks like an experiment in bass sound effects and rendering to me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpatte02 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 I hope the best to those connected to this project. Look forward to seeing your product in action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5drew00 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Will there be more info at E3 next week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Nothing beats a new box... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZylonBane Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 New Atari Console that Ataribox? Can someone translate this from Gooch into English? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Um, Atari's version of an Ouya... Yikes... That was my thought too. They wouldn't do that, would they? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 I will be curious on what this is. I probably will be disappointed, but you never know. I loved the Ouya for what it was trying to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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