The concept of the Atari VCS came from Feargal Mac Conuladh, who joined Atari and became general manager to oversee the Ataribox release. Atari Interactive provided licensing for the various Atari Flashback dedicated consoles produced since 2004. Infogrames would later rename itself Atari SA, while the Hasbro Interactive subsidiary was renamed Atari Interactive. In 2001, Infogrames Entertainment SA purchased Hasbro Interactive. As of October 2021, shipping has been expanded to include Canada, when ordering directly from the Atari VCS Store.Ītari Corporation left the hardware business around 1996, after it released the Atari Jaguar video game console, and was liquidated in 1998, with Hasbro Interactive purchasing the intellectual property of the brand. Shipping was initially restricted to the United States only by Atari and official distributors. Initial units for backers were shipped in December 2020, while the console had a general release in Australia and New Zealand on June 10, 2021, with the VCS released in North America on June 15, 2021. After several delays, the console was expected to ship in March 2020, but was delayed again to that December due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The system was first revealed in June 2017 and partially crowdfunded starting in May 2018. The system shares a name with Atari, Inc.'s 1977 Video Computer System, usually shortened to VCS, which was renamed to the Atari 2600 in late 1982. While its physical design is intended to pay homage to the Atari 2600, the new Atari VCS plays modern games and streaming entertainment via a Linux-based operating system called AtariOS that will allow users to download and install other compatible games, including those compatible with Windows 10. The Atari VCS is a home video game console produced by Atari, Inc.
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