Atari has partnered with Plaion to recreate its basic entry within the console panorama. The Atari 2600+ will play video games from each the 2600 and 7800 consoles.

The Atari 2600+ is predicated on the basic wood-grained, four-switch mannequin of the console, which has turn out to be essentially the most recognizable search for it. It comes with a copy CX40 controller and helps USB energy and HDMI. Additionally, the Atari emblem lights up when it’s on. It comes packed in with a 10-in-1 cartridge that has a number of basic video games.

The shop web page additionally says that it has “been lovingly recreated to the identical specs as the unique,” which is type of imprecise. I principally need to know whether or not the {hardware} is much like the unique, if it makes use of FPGA, or if it’s software program emulation. It sounds just like the latter because it touts a Rockchip 3128 SOC microprocessor. Most video games are suitable, as seen on this checklist. The Atari 2600+’s HDMI is actually tantalizing for the reason that {hardware} had beforehand solely supported RF-out. I had truly modified my private Atari 2600 to help composite out. Trendy TVs, even late-era CRTs, are inclined to hate RF indicators.

I want extra corporations would do that. Being a retro gamer progressively requires extra soldering expertise to keep up and modify consoles to work on trendy setups. Would I purchase an official NES from Nintendo that helps HDMI? Completely sure. Alternatively, would I purchase a copy Atari Jaguar? Yeah, truly, I completely would. The truth that Atari has even gotten into producing new titles for his or her previous consoles is simply extra tempting.

The Atari 2600+ is offered for preorder now for $129.99 USD. The console is anticipated to ship November 2023.