We’ve known for quite some time now that Atari was working on a console called the Ataribox. Today Atari have officially revealed that the console will be on pre-sale in April 2018 and will be called the Atari VCS.

The console design is inspired by the Atari 2600 video computer system and is fusing modern lines and technology to create a console that Atari says will ” will of course serve up lots of classic content, but it is so much more than a retro-box”. The Atari VCS is “a completely new Atari connected device designed for today’s living room”. Atari intends its new video computer system to change the way you interact with your TV, just as the original Atari 2600 Video Computer System first did more than 40 years ago. Although no details around specs or full capabilities have been revealed so what that means in practice is still a mystery that we will hopefully find out before the Atari VCS goes on pre-order. All we really know at the moment is what the Atari VCS will play retro games, is expected to also be a modern connected device and that it will come with a classic joystick and a modern controller.

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“Every person at Atari and every partner involved with the new platform is just as fanatical about the brand and its heritage as our biggest fans are,” explained Michael Arzt, Atari COO of Connected Devices. “With the Atari VCS name, we know how important it is to get everything completely right and that’s why we briefly paused an imminent launch late last year. It was a difficult decision with the countdown underway, but we weren’t willing to go forward with even one thing out of alignment. We hope that Atari’s fans appreciate our extreme attention to detail and are as excited about the Atari VCS as we are.”

Pre-orders will open some time in April and gamers can join the wait list now on the Atari VCS website.

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