Atari VCS - Pre-Order $199USD 33% off for early bird - Release date July 2019

Jun 1st, 2018 7:23 am

#1

Curiosity [OP]: Deal Addict; Dec 23, 2002; 1517 posts; 508 upvotes

Jun 1st, 2018 7:23 am

Atari VCS - Pre-Order $199USD 33% off for early bird - Release date July 2019

Ok,

So here is the deal, sounds interesting to me...The link has all the information...loved my Atari 2600...

Atari VCS™ Onyx Early Bird
LIMITED TIME & LIMITED QUANTITY: Deal Expires at 12pm ET (9am PT) on 6/4/2018.
Hurry, while supplies last! For USA Orders, S&H Includes sales tax. Outside of US, S&H varies. GST & VAT not included.
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Atari VCS™ Onyx
Estimated Delivery
July 2019
ORDER SUMMARY
Atari VCS™ Onyx Early Bird $199.00USD
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Total $199.00USD

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Jun 1st, 2018 7:26 am

#2

Moeeed: Deal Addict; Jul 20, 2008; 2430 posts; 866 upvotes; North York

Jun 1st, 2018 7:26 am

1.99 us ...the correct price

+3

Jun 1st, 2018 7:58 am

#3

metaphor_: Member; Aug 1, 2005; 234 posts; 90 upvotes

Jun 1st, 2018 7:58 am

$199 USD for a console with completely anemic specs, no controller, and built by a gutted shell of the former Atari company? Ridiculous.

You are far better off buying a ps4 or xbox1. This product is the next Ouya.

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Jun 1st, 2018 7:59 am

#4

elfen2: Sr. Member; Mar 12, 2011; 957 posts; 531 upvotes

Jun 1st, 2018 7:59 am

$199 US and a controller is not even included???

Jun 1st, 2018 7:59 am

#5

theXshape: Member; Nov 13, 2014; 219 posts; 106 upvotes; Westmount, QC

Jun 1st, 2018 7:59 am

$200 USD ?

And people complain about Nintendo's price... geez.

Jun 1st, 2018 8:06 am

#6

Konowl: Deal Addict; Jan 25, 2004; 3329 posts; 1972 upvotes; Ottawa

Jun 1st, 2018 8:06 am

hahahahahahhaahahahahahahahaahahahahhahahah
Yeah I really don't think there's room for another console in the market. Nostalgia sells, but not overpriced nostalgia.

Speaking of - if anyone is ever in Seattle go visit the Living Computer Museum. Fantastic.

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Jun 1st, 2018 8:06 am

#7

JackWhyte: Deal Guru; Jul 19, 2012; 13891 posts; 4094 upvotes; Montreal

Jun 1st, 2018 8:06 am

metaphor_ wrote: ↑
Jun 1st, 2018 7:58 am
$199 USD for a console with completely anemic specs, no controller, and built by a gutted shell of the former Atari company? Ridiculous.

Yep, that is one expensive doorstop.

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Jun 1st, 2018 8:09 am

#8

xpressmerchant: Deal Addict; Apr 8, 2006; 1640 posts; 477 upvotes

Jun 1st, 2018 8:09 am

why would they make stuff that won't sell?

Life is tough but so are you

Jun 1st, 2018 8:14 am

#9

JackWhyte: Deal Guru; Jul 19, 2012; 13891 posts; 4094 upvotes; Montreal

Jun 1st, 2018 8:14 am

xpressmerchant wrote: ↑
Jun 1st, 2018 8:09 am
why would they make stuff that won't sell?

It already has sold to the tune of $2 million on a nerd-sucker kickstarter, and we're just referring to the mass market, which will almost certainly kick this POS to the curb,

Official Response from Dollarama Management:

Dollarama has a no exchange/no refund policy, and as a result, all sales are final. This information can be found on the screen of each check-out/point-of-sale in our stores as well as on each receipt.

Jun 1st, 2018 8:17 am

#10

raster: Member; Jul 10, 2007; 381 posts; 284 upvotes

Jun 1st, 2018 8:17 am

Yeah, I was excited at first, until looking at the price and details. I’m all for buying stupid stuff on impulse, but there is a reason why the retro Nintendo’s sold - they were $79. Here in Canadian dollars. Sheesh.

Jun 1st, 2018 8:21 am

#11

596722: Sr. Member; Aug 21, 2011; 831 posts; 216 upvotes

Jun 1st, 2018 8:21 am

I'd be cautious, beyond crowdfunding a console that may or may not come out there are next to no devs, you don't know if anything will come out even for it. Sure we'll get some cheap indie titles but for all we know it's another ouya.

The Atari name is just that, a name. This is just a cash in on those who have nostalgia for the brand.

Jun 1st, 2018 8:43 am

#12

kool1: Deal Guru; Mar 22, 2005; 10039 posts; 2665 upvotes

Jun 1st, 2018 8:43 am

I really really want one of these but to lay out cash for over a year and not even see what you are really getting is nuts.

It may be an awesome system - I can see classic games and downloadable new games creating a very cool system. I can see Fortnight on this system.

Happy to pay more and wait a year.

Jun 1st, 2018 9:36 am

#13

unreg991: Jr. Member; Apr 20, 2004; 142 posts; 62 upvotes; Toronto

Jun 1st, 2018 9:36 am

I suspect that this will be a lot more than just a nostalgia box for playing old atari games. It will probably be more along the lines of the NVidia Shield....capable processor, runs kodi, etc....