Past Behavior is the Best Predictor of Future Behavior
Posted May 26, 2018 by Ric Pryor
We're just four days away from the start of crowdfunding pre-ordering for the new Atari VCS. We've been here before, of course. Atari initially planned to start accepting orders for the non-existent console back in December, but cancelled the campaign at the last minute because of undisclosed issues with "one key element."
Atari has been hard at work since then, showing an empty VCS shell in a hotel room across the street from the Game Developers Conference and posting a Facebook video of a guy playing Tempest 4000 while sitting next to a table with a couple of what appear to be non-functioning Atariboxes on it.
Whatever the missing "key element" was in December, it doesn't appear to have been working hardware, because there's still no sign of that. Regardless, barring another cancellation, Atari will starting taking money for the VCS Wednesday morning.
Atari VCS Ad #7: Grandpa
Posted May 21, 2018 by Ric Pryor
While crowdfunding pre-ordering for the new Atari VCS will begin next week, consoles won't begin shipping until next spring at the earliest. If you put $200 into a CD at 2.5% interest, one year from now you'll have $205 and no VCS. If you give that $200 to Atari SA on May 30th, one year from now you'll have $0 and no VCS.
Atari VCS Menu Interface Test
Posted May 20, 2018 by Ric Pryor
This week Atari SA re-released year-old footage of the menu screen for the new VCS. Interestingly, with crowdfunding pre-ordering set to begin in just a few days, they clipped the end off the video before posting it on Facebook. Here's the original, unedited video. (Click the image for a larger version)
Atari VCS Ad #6: Madness
Posted May 17, 2018 by Ric Pryor
Is it madness to pay $200 for the VCS now when it won't ship until next year, if it even ships at all? Yes. Yes it is.
Atari VCS Ad #5: Drugs
Posted May 14, 2018 by Ric Pryor
In a little more than two weeks crowdfunding pre-ordering will begin for the new VCS. Will Atari SA have anything more than an empty shell to show on May 30th?
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