At present, Atari, which is a renowned video game business that unveiled a new console earlier this year, the Gamestation Go, is set to launch for $180 plus $8 for shipping. The official website of Atari shows a vivid portable device with a 7-inch screen and several game control methods, including trackpads, a trackball, and perhaps even a numeric keyboard. According to Atari, Pac-Man, Centipede, Asteroids, and Balls of Steel, among others, will be among the 200 pre-loaded games on the device.
According to the site, Atari Gamestation Go also has USB-C ports, Wi-Fi connection, and an expected battery life of around four to five hours. The website also emphasizes the ‘SmartGlow’ technology, which lights the appropriate portion of the controller based on the game being played. This is not the first time Atari re-packaged its vintage game catalog to reach new audiences. Recently, Atari released retro versions of its Atari 2600+ and Atari 7800+ systems. Still, the Gamestation is Atari’s first mobile device to come with these games in a packaged way.
An HDMI port on the Atari Gamestation Go makes it possible to attach it to bigger displays. The bright console of Atari stands in stark contrast to Nintendo’s new Switch 2 or the impending PC-gaming portables like the new ROG Xbox Ally 2, which are made to play the newest AAA games. Atari is going against the tide with its retro game inventory.
“The main Western game publishers are concentrating on producing expensive hardware and are quite engaged in following genre trends. Therefore, they lack specific identities,” said Chris Plante, co-founder of the gaming website Polygon and host of the video game Post Games podcast. Along with traditional Atari games from several console generations, the Gamestation Go website also includes games from Jaleco and PIKO International, including Bases Loaded and Bad Street Brawler.
