U-Atari usanda kumemezela engqungqutheleni ye-Game Developers, ebanjelwa kulezi zinsuku e-United States, igama elisha elizothola ikhonsoli elandelayo ebelisebenza kulo ezinyangeni ezedlule. Ekuqaleni, le console yayihlelelwe ukuthi ifike emakethe ngaphansi kwegama elithi Ataribox, kepha njengoba inkampani ikumemezele lokhu izobizwa nge-Atari VCS.
I-Ataribox entsha Impendulo ka-Atari kwiziduduzi ze-NES Classic ne-SNES Classic ukuthi inkampani yeNintendo isungule eminyakeni emibili edlule nokuthi baphumelele kakhulu emakethe. I-Ataribox entsha izosinikeza ngomklamo ophefumulelwe abaduduzi bemidlalo yakudala benkampani, ikakhulukazi i-Atari 2600 futhi izongena emakethe ngokulawula okwenziwe nge-lever kanye ne-gamepad.
Lo mshini omusha wawuhlelelwe ukungena emakethe ngonyaka odlule, kodwa inkampani yaphoqeleka ukuthi iwubambezele, isho ukuthi "idinga isikhathi esithe xaxa sokwenza ipulatifomu kanye nemvelo efanele umphakathi wase-Atari." Le nkampani ayilucacisanga usuku lokuhlela oluhleliweUkwazi kuphela ukusho ukuthi kuzoba khona maduze. Okwamanje, usuku lokubhuka luzoqala ngo-Ephreli kepha ikhonsoli ingafinyelela kubasebenzisi esikhathini esithile ngaphambi kokuphela konyaka.
Le divayisi, ngeke ukwazi kuphela ukusebenzisa izihloko ze-Atari zakudalaKuzobuye kuhambisane nemidlalo ye-PC engadingi izinsizakusebenza eziningi, ngenxa yeprosesa ye-AMD eyenzelwe idivaysi enemidwebo yeRadeon nohlelo olususelwa ku-Linux. Njengoba usuku olungafinyelela ngalo emakethe lungakamenyezelwa, intengo le khonsoli ezoba nayo emakethe nayo ayimenyezwanga, kepha kungenzeka ibe phakathi kuka- $ 250 kuya ku- $ 300, intengo uma okwenziwe kuphela okwakudala kwe-Atari kungaba ukubulala ngokweqile, kepha ngokunikela ngokuhambisana okukhulu, kungaba yintengo efanelekayo yabasebenzisi abaningi.
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