Lord Mushroom Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 I don´t know if you guys know this, but Atari said this about a week ago: "Atari is actively developing new and complementary hardware that will expand and dramatically increase the core functionality of the VCS." 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Trackball controller? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_JaguarVCS Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 I wouldn’t mind a trackball controller or maybe there coming up with some sort of add on that will allow the Atari VCS to boot physical media from the Atari OS like 2600/7800 game carts maybe?. I’m really excited to find out more about whatever there developing as it sounds promising. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOut Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Oooo! Nebulous "new hardware" announcement. This is perfect for unsubstantiated rumors. I believe it will be a VCS 800 Super Charger that will allow us to play graphically superior games stored on magnetic tape, provided that we hook the system up to a cassette deck via USB. Seriously though, I excited to see what comes of this announcement. 3 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymanone Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Maybe an embedded Nvidia GTX graphics solution, based on my prototype: ? Cheers, andY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_JaguarVCS Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Hopefully it’s nothing graphics related I have my PC if I want that, but as a retro gamer I don’t ?. I seriously want an add on to boot my 2600/7800 cartridges on the VCS or maybe there working on a VR headset and Asteroids Super Charged I’d be up for buying that too lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 I feel like this has to be the "Windows on a stick" thing that was mentioned a while back, but maybe it is some kind of external graphics card unit to add power to it, or a fight stick like device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Atari_JaguarVCS said: I wouldn’t mind a trackball controller or maybe there coming up with some sort of add on that will allow the Atari VCS to boot physical media from the Atari OS like 2600/7800 game carts maybe?. I’m really excited to find out more about whatever there developing as it sounds promising. They VCS already supports a wide range of USB devices, so it's hard to imagine what they might come up with that doesn't already exist- unless they just plan on rebranding devices with the Atari name (An Atari-styled keyboard would be cool ) But a cart reader is an interesting possibility... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBLIVION23 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Hardware add on that can read Colecovision games - finally revenge for the shenanigans of the 80s 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarick Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Almost certainly a USB insertable cartridge reader. That, or a Windows on USB deal, but that would seem very niche within a niche. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugcatcher88 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 I think the Atari Fightstick on Microcenter looks really neat, but it's not fully compatible with Atari's software offering on VCS (going by a YT video). Maybe they'll do their own that is fully compatible. Maybe a "pro" controller with a proper d-pad, headset jack (or built-in mic), USB C, and a capture button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 A controller with built-in keypad to properly play 5200 and Jaguar games? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOut Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 3 hours ago, zzip said: A controller with built-in keypad to properly play 5200 and Jaguar games? I am firmly pro number pad. The video game industry has gone steadily down hill since the controllers stopped looking like alien space phones. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 3 hours ago, zzip said: A controller with built-in keypad to properly play 5200 and Jaguar games? And Colecovision games, for when @OBLIVION23 's module gets released 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djmicklovin Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Yes Atari VCS 2 is coming. The PS5 is about to get eviscerated! 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 If they made a cart reader that would be amazing. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirrell Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 7 hours ago, swlovinist said: If they made a cart reader that would be amazing. If they made a cart reader, I wonder if it would be just for 7800/2600 carts or if it would have other options. Now that they have emulators for all their systems coming in the 50th Anniversary Collection, it might be possible to have readers for Jaguar and Lynx which would be awesome. And if it were a USB add-on as I assume it would be, would it possibly work on any PC? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+joeatari1 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 On 8/6/2022 at 9:25 AM, stirrell said: If they made a cart reader, I wonder if it would be just for 7800/2600 carts or if it would have other options. Now that they have emulators for all their systems coming in the 50th Anniversary Collection, it might be possible to have readers for Jaguar and Lynx which would be awesome. And if it were a USB add-on as I assume it would be, would it possibly work on any PC? Don't forget the 8 bit line! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadiATIon Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 I am sorry to inform you that there is no emulator in the sense that with a cartridge reader the VCS could read an official Jaguar or Lynx cartridge for example. Look at what is explained on the website of digitaleclipse.com, see the attached file. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 12 minutes ago, RadiATIon said: I am sorry to inform you that there is no emulator in the sense that with a cartridge reader the VCS could read an official Jaguar or Lynx cartridge for example. Look at what is explained on the website of digitaleclipse.com, see the attached file. So basically they are recompiling the games into some virtual machine format? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadiATIon Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 (edited) Quote On 8/8/2022 at 7:28 PM, zzip said: So basically they are recompiling the games into some virtual machine format? That's right. They adapt the original game to run on their Eclipse engine platform. Then this game is directly compatible with all the hardware that the eclipse engine supports currently and in the future. It's clever because they become essential for the future... Edited August 10, 2022 by RadiATIon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayik Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 On 8/6/2022 at 12:24 AM, swlovinist said: If they made a cart reader that would be amazing. Can't see them wanting to do that. Right now they are selling 7800 game roms in their store. A cart ready means they loss those sales. Even if it's low volume thst is money coming in to Atari at no cost Versus cost of designing, making and selling a cart reader so that people can stop buying roms in their store. As much as VCS cart owners would like this, can't see it benefiting Atari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 9 minutes ago, rayik said: Can't see them wanting to do that. Right now they are selling 7800 game roms in their store. A cart ready means they loss those sales. Even if it's low volume thst is money coming in to Atari at no cost Versus cost of designing, making and selling a cart reader so that people can stop buying roms in their store. As much as VCS cart owners would like this, can't see it benefiting Atari. There's a lot of old games they can't sell due to not having the legal rights. A cart reader would allow VCS owners to play those games, which would entice new users to pick up a VCS ultimately resulting in more online sales (probably of the pricier games too). Plus they'd earn something off the sale of the reader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 The biggest reason for a cart reader from Atari's perspective I'd think would be to sell something people can plug their new AtariXP carts into that modern Atari is still making revenue on (unlike the OG 2600's). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 5 minutes ago, Mockduck said: The biggest reason for a cart reader from Atari's perspective I'd think would be to sell something people can plug their new AtariXP carts into that modern Atari is still making revenue on (unlike the OG 2600's). But aren't those games already in one of the Atari Vault compilations on VCS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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