#micro console

#SEGAFES 2018: #SEGA reveals #MegaDrive mini console! #Genesis #RetroGaming

Today at SEGA FES 2018 in Japan, SEGA announced they will be launching a new Mega Drive mini console, in celebration of the Mega Drive’s 30th Anniversary! At the event, we saw a version of the console and, compared to ATGames’ recent Mega Drive Flashback HD console, it’s tiny! But not a huge amount more is known about the system just yet, we couldn’t see any controller ports or whether it’ll use…

During this past E3, the company teased new hardware dubbed the ‘Ataribox’. This turned a lot heads in confusion. Everyone wondered why the company would enter the hardware space after three decades, but no one knew to what extent. Some people, like Tristan, thought Atari was making a box similar to Nintendo’s NES Classic while others, like myself, questioned if the company was actually going to try and compete with PlayStation and Xbox. The third option we Tristan and I thought of was a Steam box after the company remarked the upcoming system would be built on PC hardware.

We now have our answer—the Ataribox is a small box similar to the NES Classic and will offer a back catalogue of games that graced the company’s past hardware. The box will also offer ‘current content’ which I’m assuming means recent indie games and other titles that don’t push many pixels or polygons. As for the aestitics of the system, Atari said via email

“Our objective is to create something new, that stays true to our heritage, while appealing to both old and new fans of Atari.” It doesn’t take much more than a quick look to see what they mean with the new box sporting ribbed wood paired with black plastic. As you can see in the images above, there is also a black and red option as well. Both versions have modern features like a HDMI port, four USB ports, and a SD card slot.

We still don’t have any information on pricing, release dates, game content, or full specs right now with the company saying the following:

“We know you are hungry for more details; on specs, games, pricing, and timing. We’re not teasing you intentionally; we want to get this right, so we’ve opted to share things step by step as we bring this to life, and to listen closely to the Atari community feedback as we do so.” I’ll be sure to keep you updated as more news rolls out.

Playing off the popularity of Nintendo's NES Classic micro console, AtGames' has two new retro micro consoles to satisfy your nostalgic heart. Both the Atari Flashback 8 Gold and Sega Genesis Flashback are set to launch in September of this year.

Is Apple Entering The Console War?

Whether you love or loathe Apple one thing’s for sure; they’ve shaken up every industry they have ever entered. Starting with the Apple 1 computer, they were brave enough to take on industry leaders IBM with an approach to computing that was “for the rest of us” as Steve Jobs once put it. That venture proved successful and put Apple on the map. Fast forward a number of years and Apple took on the…