Atari drops details on the flexible retro GameStation Go handheld

Colour me confused, I was sure the Atari GameStation Go was already out, having written about it at the start of the year after a CES appearance. I figured it was another one of the many niche gadgets that just vanished off the face of the Earth. 

But no, Atari has sat on this puppy until now, with pre-orders just live, offering a 200+ game retro machine arriving in October for $180 (£135). 

UPDATE: The game list is now live, see the image at the bottom of this page (aka, I'm not typing that lot out!) Games cross the Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, arcade plus a host of Jaleco and Piko titles. 

They key feature is the multiple controllers covering all of Atari's early arcade innovations including a track-ball, paddle, bumpers and standard gamepad to add a veil of authenticity to those early games like Missile Command and Centipede. 

Among the games are 5 modern remakes from the Recharged series, so it has plenty of modern punch, plus WiFi for updates and likely more games. 

Another clever trick is in the SmartGlow controls that only light up what you need to play the current game. 

All that around a 7-inch display with a four-hour-plus battery, this has Christmas gift written all over it, but for retro fans it could be a solid device if you don't have the Atari library across the Atari 50 collection or other platforms. 

Anyone interested in the GameStation Go? And is Atari doing the right things with its legacy? I live in a state of confusion as they keep their classic consoles separate from the retro-modern range, and their game releases - who knows? And then there's the marketing images...

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