Atari VCS Is in Final Stages of Pre-Production, New Images Released

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New images of the Atari VCS console have been released alongside an update from the console creators that says they’re still shooting for a March 2020 release date. Atari COO Michael Arzt provided these details and more in a Q&A session Atari published on Medium this week to offer updated information on the status of the Atari VCS and when it’d be in the hands of those who want it. For those who backed the console on Indiegogo, there was unfortunately news of yet another delay.

The Atari VCS is currently marching towards its March 2020 release, though that wasn’t always the plan. It was originally supposed to release in March 2019 but missed that window after Atari announced its plans to work on the console more which led to a delay. Welcome news for backers that came from the Medium Q&A said the March 2020 release is definitely still on, the Arzt had some production photos to back up the claim.



“I am excited to be able to share some initial photos of the first Atari VCS pre-production units, fresh off the assembly line and on their way to the extensive testing processes,” Arzt said, referencing the photo below and others which were shared in the post. “We are deep into the final stages of pre-production and heading toward mass production, which is the focus of our attention today.”



After reaffirming that the console will be out in March 2020, Arzt broke the bad news to Indiegogo backers. Those who backed the console that way were expecting to receive the system by the end of 2019, but it looks like that’s not the plan anymore. Indiegogo backers are still the priority, Arzt said, but the delivery of the console to that group will take a few more weeks than anticipated.

“When we adjusted our schedule in March 2019, we were aiming for year-end 2019 delivery goal for the Indiegogo backers,” the COO said. “Today, given the work still to be done, including the final stages of our certification and testing cycles, we now realize we will need a few more weeks than anticipated. Our teams, factories, and supplier partners are all working incredibly hard to make it happen; but as we all know, the devil is in the details, and we can win or lose a few days during each remaining step and will update our Indiegogo backers as soon as we have a final date.”


Arzt reassured backers that Atari is “talking weeks here, not months” regarding the delay. Other details included confirmations of original games as well as native apps and a browser to explore content.




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PhotoShop852Posted:

This thing is going to be such a disaster at launch. First of all, this thing has like no exclusives as far as I could tell, Atari's chief engineer didn't even know the specs of the console when it was still in the early development stages, The price point is going to be $380 on launch for specs that aren't even near as powerful as the first model Xbox One, and to further elaborate on my last point; you can just buy an Xbox One, Switch, or PS4 for nearly half the price and get a FAR MORE SUPERIOR gaming experience then what the Atari VCS has to offer. Let's not forget that Atari has said little to no new information about this console at all in like the past few years. Idk this console seems like it's destined to fail and fail hard.

MythusalaPosted:

Zema I'd definitely buy this can't wait for March of 2020


More pointless comments by you lol...

ZemaPosted:

I'd definitely buy this can't wait for March of 2020

SkylaPosted:

Looks like a sky box for watching tv from the uk