{"id":163942,"date":"2022-12-21T05:57:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T05:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/atari-pulls-the-plug-on-atari-vcs-console-manufacturing\/"},"modified":"2022-12-21T05:57:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T05:57:03","slug":"atari-pulls-the-plug-on-atari-vcs-console-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/atari-pulls-the-plug-on-atari-vcs-console-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"Atari pulls the plug on Atari VCS console manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Atari VCS is a retro-inspired game console that’s also basically a cheap, low-power Linux computer designed to look like an Atari console from the 1980s.<\/p>\n
It was also something of a flop \u2013 early reviews weren’t particularly flattering, and in its most recent earnings report, Atari says sales of VCS consoles and cartridges fell \u201cfrom \u20ac2.3M to \u20ac0.2M, primarily resulting from cartridge activity and underperformance by the VCS\u201d compared with the previous half of the year. So the company is shifting its strategy.<\/p>\n
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In a nutshell, the company says its suspending \u201cexisting VCS manufacturing contracts.\u201d<\/p>\n
That doesn’t mean the company is getting out of hardware altogether \u2013 the report also suggests Atari is planning to implement \u201ca new commercial strategy for VCS\u201d and to launch \u201ca complementary hardware strategy via partnerships and under licensing agreements.\u201d<\/p>\n
In other words, we could see third-party joysticks, controllers, and other accessories for the VCS. Or Atari could license its name for use on other game systems.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile the company plans to continue launching new \u201cpremium games\u201d based on Atari’s intellectual property\u2026 and to cash in on some of that IP with \u201cnew NFT initiatives\u201d and other blockchain-related projects. sigh<\/em><\/p>\n
Meanwhile, folks who actually want to get their hands on an Atari VCS system can pick one up at a discount. They’re selling for 20% off at Atari.com, bringing the starting price down to $160 for a VCS console alone or $240 for an all-in-one bundle that also include a joystick and a modern controller.<\/p>\n
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