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takyon writes:

Atari will crowdfund an "Ataribox" console this fall, but it can do much more than play old Atari games:

Atari released more details about its Ataribox game console today, disclosing for the first time that the machine will run Linux on an Advanced Micro Devices processor and cost $250 to $300.

In an exclusive interview last week with GamesBeat, Ataribox creator and general manager Feargal Mac (short for Mac Conuladh) said Atari will begin a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo this fall and launch the Ataribox in the spring of 2018. The Ataribox will launch with a large back catalog of the publisher's classic games. The idea is to create a box that makes people feel nostalgic about the past, but it's also capable of running the independent games they want to play today, like Minecraft or Terraria.

The new box will have an AMD custom processor with Radeon graphics. It will run the Linux operating system, with a user interface it's customizing for TVs. Mac said that the machine will run PC games, but it will also be capable of doing streaming, running apps, browsing the web, and playing music. As far as games go, the machine will run the kind of games that a mid-range PC can do today, but it won't run Triple-A games that require high-end PC performance.

[...] "People are used to the flexibility of a PC, but most connected TV devices have closed systems and content stores," he said. "We wanted to create a killer TV product where people can game, stream and browse with as much freedom as possible, including accessing pre-owned games from other content providers."

So it's a PC that comes preloaded with Pong, Asteroids, and presumably E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Who needs this?

Also at PCWorld, BGR, Gizmodo, and Techpowerup.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

It seems whoever owns the Atari name [takyon: Atari, SA] is going to cash in with a new Linux and AMD based "console". I guess Hollywood is not the only one that can drag up old properties and wring the blood from them. Might make a decent Steambox, I suppose. Also, wouldn't be complete without crowdfunding!

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1. "takyon" - https://soylentnews.org/~takyon/
2. "crowdfund an "Ataribox" console this fall" - https://venturebeat.com/2017/09/25/ataribox-runs-linux-on-amd-chip-and-will-cost-at-least-249/
3. "Atari" - https://www.atari.com/
4. "Ataribox" - http://www.ataribox.com/
5. "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial_(video_game)
6. "PCWorld" - https://www.pcworld.com/article/3228135/gaming/ataris-ataribox-console-will-run-linux-and-cost-250-300-if-it-ever-materializes.html
7. "BGR" - http://bgr.com/2017/09/26/ataribox-launch-date-price-specs-system/
8. "Gizmodo" - https://gizmodo.com/new-ataribox-details-don-t-make-it-sound-any-more-promi-1818781808
9. "Techpowerup" - https://www.techpowerup.com/237348/ataribox-hits-stores-next-spring-for-under-usd-300-with-amd-radeon-graphics-linux
10. "Atari, SA" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari,_SA
11. "Original Submission #1" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=22473
12. "Original Submission #2" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=22479

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