The venerable video game company Atari is offering preorders for a new game console it previewed earlier this year: The Gamestation Go will release in October for $180 (plus $8 shipping).
On its website, Atari shows off a colorful portable device with a 7-inch screen and multiple ways to control games including trackpads, a trackball and even a numeric keypad. Atari says the console will come bundled with 200 built-in games including Pac-Man, Centipede, Asteroids and Balls of Steel. It includes Wi-Fi connectivity, USB-C ports and a battery life of about 4 to 5 hours, according to the site.
The site also touts «SmartGlow» technology that lights up the section of controller to be used, depending on the game.
This isn’t the first time Atari has packaged up its retro library of games in a way to make them accessible to new audiences. In the last few years, Atari has released throwback versions of its Atari 2600 and Atari 7800 consoles. But the Gamestation is the first Atari mobile console with those games bundled in.
The console has an HDMI port that allows it to be connected to larger screens too.
