Is there light at the end of the tunnel? It became known when the long-suffering Atari VCS console gets to the first investors

Problem Console Backers Atari vcs I had to face repeated delays in the release of the gaming device, but at the end of the tunnel, it seemed, the light dawned. The team responsible for the development of the console announced that in June Atari vcs the first 500 depositors will receive, and the rest will have to wait a certain time.

Almost two years ago Atari with great fanfare promisedthat shipments of ordered devices will begin immediately after the completion of a successful campaign at the Indiegogo crowdfunding site. But, as we all know, the device has experienced a number of delays, got a completely updated fillingbut two years later it never got to the release. The more unexpected was the appearance new message Atari, in which the company announced that the first 500 Atari VCS units will reach investors in June.

The remaining 11,000 users who pre-ordered the device will have to wait some more time. But there’s good news for them too, because Atari promised to ship the rest of the consoles before the end of the summer, as she will soon have all the necessary components at her disposal.

Three options are available for pre-order:

  • Atari VCS 400 with an AMD Raven Ridge 2 processor, 4 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal eMMC memory for $ 250 (about 17 thousand rubles at the current rate);
  • Atari VCS 800 with an AMD Raven Ridge 2 processor, 8 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal eMMC memory for $ 280 (a little over 19 thousand rubles);
  • Kit Atari VCS 800 All-In with branded joystick and gamepad for 380 dollars (about 27 thousand rubles).

The console offers the ability to boot Windows 10, Steam OS, or Chrome OS from an external hard drive. The underlying system used to run native games is a custom version of Linux.

Throughout quarantine, and to date, the Atari VCS team has been intensively testing the console from home. Below are videos with various gameplay tests and checks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY1vtJOdTfI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDyWrsCV6f8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOW4cGVVHec

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9LODOUQh40

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