News It's Official: Atari Is Making Its Own Gaming Console

Of all the things I expected out of E3 2017, Atari announcing a new console was last on the list.

Heck, it wasn't even on the list, more scratched in chalk on the tip of my shoe.

But it is happening — CEO Fred Chesnais confirmed with VentureBeat's Dean Takahashi the company's plans to get "back [into] the hardware business".



No, we're not talking about Atari's own "NES Classic", but an entirely new device that will sit alongside the Switch, PS4 and Xbox One Xbox One S Xbox One X.

For now, all we know is that it's called the "Ataribox" and will come with "PC technology", going from VentureBeat's interview with Chesnais:

"We’re back in the hardware business," he said.

Chesnais declined to describe a lot of details about the console.

But he said it is based on PC technology. He said Atari is still working on the design and will reveal it at a later date.

Other than that, we have the teaser clip above that show... exactly nothing. I guess it's speculation time folks!


Source: Kotaku.com