LeoA
Senior HTF Member
Seems that Atari SA and Koch Media/Plaion values retailers like Amazon over customers that preordered direct from them. I'm not sure of the sense in that, but you're not alone in getting that message.
There's been some other Atari 2600+ news recently. They're showing off a prototype of a new gamepad controller (a remake of what the Atari 7800 shipped with in Europe that Atari fans refer to as the "Europad"). Availability is early 2024.
They'll also be making the paddles available separately (right now you have to buy the bundle that comes with the 4-in-1 game cartridge, which obviously is a bit of a waste if you already own original cartridges of all four games or are simply buying an extra set of these new paddles for 4-person multiplayer action). And I think they said that four new cartridges will be announced early next year, including at least one Atari 7800 game (The 2600+ also plays 7800 games).
Lastly, an "accessory extension cable" is coming which I assume is just a traditional controller extension cable like you can already buy from retailers that sell classic gaming hardware (which will work just fine on an Atari 2600+ since the controller ports and pinouts match original 2600's and 7800's).
There's been some other Atari 2600+ news recently. They're showing off a prototype of a new gamepad controller (a remake of what the Atari 7800 shipped with in Europe that Atari fans refer to as the "Europad"). Availability is early 2024.
They'll also be making the paddles available separately (right now you have to buy the bundle that comes with the 4-in-1 game cartridge, which obviously is a bit of a waste if you already own original cartridges of all four games or are simply buying an extra set of these new paddles for 4-person multiplayer action). And I think they said that four new cartridges will be announced early next year, including at least one Atari 7800 game (The 2600+ also plays 7800 games).
Lastly, an "accessory extension cable" is coming which I assume is just a traditional controller extension cable like you can already buy from retailers that sell classic gaming hardware (which will work just fine on an Atari 2600+ since the controller ports and pinouts match original 2600's and 7800's).
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