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It's 2025, And We're Getting A Brand New 8-Bit Game Console (retrododo.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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Yes, you read that right. In a world of cloud streaming and teraflops, a gamer from New York is striving to release their own 8-bit home console with its own gaming infrastructure. Meet the GameTank, its simple controller, and its chunky cartridges that are looking to bring 8-bit gaming back

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[–] 10 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Good luck to them, but IMO too little too late. The only strength is like nostalgia, the rest is just worse than what exist already, again IMO.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    I think an evergreen 8 bit system can be great for gaming an a tight budget. But whater this system will appeal to enough people to justify indefinite support or if the team is even capable of delivering this product remains to be seen.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Getting it to display on a screen is gonna cost enough to kill any value proposition.

    How many people in 2025 are still going to be using a display with vintage inputs?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    People are still developing games and software for the original 8-bit hardware.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Sure no problem there, but will it run on this "better" 6502? And most people probably emulate it anyways. Or go full nerd and buy the real thing!

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