Atari recently released its half-year earnings report for this fiscal year, and it doesn’t look like there’s much good news for the Atari VCS console.as picked up tom’s hardwarethe report pointed to a decline in Atari’s hardware sales, along with a reorganization on the hardware side of the business that included the termination of VCS’ relationship with the manufacturer.
of report shows that hardware revenue fell 92% year-over-year, dropping from $2.44 million to just $212,466. Atari points to a drop in “cartridge activity” that explains this drop, as well as a “poor performance due to VCS”. Overall, Atari reported a revenue decline of 27% from the same period last year.
レポートはまた、アタリが会計年度上半期のハードウェア事業の再編で忙しかったことにも言及しています. これには、「特に Atari VCS に関して、直接のハードウェア製造関係の停止」が含まれます。 アタリは、コンソールをあきらめるのではなく、代わりに「新しい商業戦略を選択する」と明言しました [that] It will be implemented at the end of 2022 and will continue in calendar year 2023. “
In a statement sent to Tom’s Hardware, Atari reaffirmed its commitment to the console, stating:
“Atari remains committed to the VCS platform,” the statement continued. “We are increasing our support for game developers and continue to add new games to the store. Hardware is an important part of Atari’s legacy and will continue to be part of our long-term strategy.
“We have several hardware and software projects in development under license agreements that extend the VCS ecosystem and create additional utilities for our users.”
One of Atari’s hardware projects saw three new Atari 2600 cartridges released earlier this year. Digital projects included Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration. Atari VCS, of course.
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