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IS IT BACK
YET?
Following a successful Indiegogo
launch nearly 2 years ago. How far
has the fabled new Atari VCS come?
In short, no one really
knows. but here is what
we think we know at
Rumour Central...
The CPU has been
changed to the new
AMD Ryzen SOC R1000
and promises HD
playback and advanced
shaders, etc. Plus loads
of grunt when you need
it. but what will be done
with the grunt is not
really known.
The OS had been confirmed as
a version of Linux (Debian) and
some quarters are still
mentioning the ill-fated Ouya.
According to their blog, a
brand new front end has been
finalised being written in Unity,
thus providing the much
needed 3d box art display as
shown to initial backers.
We have pictures of the new
board, the plastic housing and
joy controllers, but again no
one has got their grubbies on
anything remotely 'real'
Behind the scenes there are
talks of lawsuits, firings and
walkouts, but who really knows
the truth.
This is Rumour Central signing
off and keeping my fingers
crossed for a new Atari x