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History

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Atari VCS logotype.

Development

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The Ataribox was announced in June 2017.[1][2]

The Ataribox was renamed to the Atari VCS in March 2019.[3]

The new Atari VCS lead architect Rob Wyatt quit the project in 2019, claiming that invoices had not been paid for the six months leading up to his leaving.[4][5]

The system was demonstrated at CES in January 2020.[6] A March 2020 launch date for the VCS was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Launch

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The VCS began shipping to crowdfunding backers in December 2020.

Technology

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Compute

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The 2020 VCS uses an AMD Raven Ridge 2 Ryzan R1606G APU.[8][9] The system shipped with either 4 or 8 gigabytes of DDR4 RAM, and could be upgraded by the user to use up to 32 gigabytes of RAM.[10] The system shipped with 32 gigabytes of eMMC flash storage, and contained an M.2 slot. 7 gigabytes of this storage was open for user use at launch.[11] On early systems this slot is hard to access due to use of excess adhesive.[11]

The VCS runs a modified version of Debian Linux called AtariOS.[11] The Chrome browser is used by the system for running web applications.[10]

Hardware

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The system contains a number of communication subsystems. Radios are included for Bluetooth 4.0, as well as dual band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n. The system also has a Gigabit ethernet port for wired network connections.

The system has 4 USB 3.1 ports, distributed evenly between the front and back.

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External Resources

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Wikipedia has related information at Atari VCS (2021 console)

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Atari VCS

References

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  1. ↑ "How Much Will Atari's New Console Cost You?". Fortune. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Kastrenakes, Jacob (12 June 2017). "Atari teases a mysterious new console, or something". The Verge. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Statt, Nick (19 March 2018). "The Ataribox gets an official name, with preorder date to be announced in April". The Verge. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. ↑ Francisco, Kieren McCarthy in San. "Game over: Atari VCS architect quits project, claims he hasn't been paid for six months". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "VCS architect Tin Giant suing Atari over 'unpaid invoices'" (in english). Destructoid. https://www.destructoid.com/stories/vcs-architect-tin-giant-suing-atari-over-unpaid-invoices--586106.phtml. 
  6. ↑ "Hands On With the Atari VCS, a Strange, Streaming Slice of Nostalgia" (in en). PCMAG. https://www.pcmag.com/news/hands-on-with-the-atari-vcs-a-strange-streaming-slice-of-nostalgia. 
  7. ↑ "Atari seeks new cachet with crypto — and a return to hardware". Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ↑ Vincent, Brittany (October 30, 2020). "Atari VCS release date, price, games, specs, and pre-orders" (in en). Tom's Guide. https://www.tomsguide.com/news/atari-vcs-release-date-price-games-specs-and-pre-orders. Retrieved 1 November 2020. 
  9. ↑ "2021 could be a great year for 'alternative' consoles" (in en). Engadget. https://www.engadget.com/alternative-consoles-analogue-playdate-intellivision-atari-2021-140044860.html. 
  10. ↑ a b "Atari VCS review: Atari’s first console in 28 years is all style, no substance". VGC. 3 March 2021. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/reviews/atari-vcs-review/. 
  11. ↑ a b c "The Atari VCS: A simple review". GBAtemp.net - The Independent Video Game Community. https://gbatemp.net/threads/the-atari-vcs-a-simple-review.579373/. 


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