The Atari VCS is an intriguing concept. It’s a PC / console hybrid, capable of playing more than 100 home and arcade classic Atari games as well as all-new titles. Yet you can also stream your favorite shows in 4K HDR, boot the system into PC mode and install any OS.
If you haven’t been impressed by either the PS5 or Xbox Series X, the Atari VCS could prove to be a popular product, particularly among the older generation of gamers.
After all, the Atari name still carries a lot of kudos with video game fans, given the company’s integral role in creating the home console market. But its last piece of new hardware, 1993’s Jaguar, was a monumental flop.
Since then, the Atari brand has changed hands multiple times, emerged from bankruptcy, and been used to market social games and online gambling.
It’s been a rough couple of decades for Atari, that’s to be sure. But that could all change…
