Atari pulls the plug on Atari VCS console manufacturing

What can only be summed up as one of the biggest failures when it comes to gaming consoles, the Atari VCS, is coming to an end, as Atari has decided to pull the plug. The company is said to have cancelled all of its "existing VCS manufacturing contracts", which means that after its current stock is sold out, it's unlikely that the company will make any more VCS consoles.

[darthv72]

Not surprising. Im hoping they clearance out the remaining stock. I'd pick one up at that point.

[Vits]

Yeap, it was honestly not a terrible idea. Very similar to the Steam Deck in many senses, but the hardware that they had chosen was way too old and the software was at the very best half-baked.

[Stanjara]

It was a PC. I'm glad that they did 50 year anniversary collection for all platforms.

When I saw that, I knew it was over.

Great history.

[CrimsonWing69]

0 interest in it.

[Minute Man 721]

From playing on the Atari 5200 til now....video games have came along way

[MWH]

And so we did my friend.

[Profchaos]

Probably the strangest retro console revival project to date Atari barely got it to launch in the first place and outside of a very niche crowd this had no appeal.

The 50th anniversaries collection is where it's at though for celebrating their history

[frostypants]

Atari and strange console launches is practically a meme ongoing for 40 years.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Atari should make new IP instead of VCS imo.

[Traecy]

LOL! Not at all surprising.

[porkChop]

I think everyone saw that coming.

[ApocalypseShadow]

Lol. And it happened without a gaming market crash. Way to go Atari. We knew what to expect.

[Minute Man 721]

Part of that blame goes to WB for rushing E.T.

[boing1]

I bet aftermarket prices will get crazy when stock runs out.

[Sniperwithacause]

Could be worth something to collectors in 25 years

[HyperMoused]

Good they tried charging something like 800 or 900 dollars here for that, they had to be joking and it seems they were not and are now paying the price.

[TheColbertinator]

Find the unsold consoles in some New Mexico landfill

[henbayward]

Well, that's a bummer, but I'm not really surprised. I wish console makers would roll out a wood grain edition of current gen consoles, though. I'd snatch one.

[Chocoburger]

The Atari name has been worthless after 1982, its name has been chewed up and spat out by countless companies by now. A meaningless name, plastered onto a meaningless plastic box.

[infinite-loop]

just bury it in a landfill for future generations