Atari teases handheld game system with a trackball and a numpad

In a nutshell: Atari is teaming up pinch retro gaming institution My Arcade connected 1 of nan astir peculiar handheld crippled systems successful caller memory. The Gamestation Go, teased successful an X station up of CES, is each astir control. The handheld – which appears to beryllium a revised type of nan Gamestation Portable teased astir this clip a twelvemonth agone – features a accepted D-pad connected nan near broadside flanked by a trackball beneath and a paddle / spinner knob above.

On nan other side, you've comberan modular A B X Y buttons arranged successful nan acquainted layout pinch a number pad below. Physical buttons branded start, select, settings, and in installments are besides coming connected nan beforehand of nan device. R1 R2 and L1 L2 enarthrosis buttons are positioned on nan apical separator of nan handheld, wherever we tin besides spot a microSD paper slot, a powerfulness switch, a location button, a measurement rocker, an HDMI-out port, a USB-C powerfulness connector, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Most of nan controls look to beryllium backlit aliases outlined pinch light, and a brace of USB-C ports connected nan rear looks to support wired controllers. All it seems to beryllium missing is nan crank power from nan Playdate. Cooling vents and a kickstand tin besides beryllium recovered connected nan reverse.

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Atari's teaser is accompanied by nan tagline, "An icon, reimagined." Additional details, specified arsenic bundled games and pricing, stay a enigma for now. With truthful galore baked successful power types, nan instrumentality could perchance support a scope of platforms – truthful agelong arsenic nan soul hardware and emulation is up for nan task.

Last year's Gamestation Portable was to motorboat by nan extremity of 2024 for $149, truthful it is astir apt safe to presume nan Go version will travel successful astir that aforesaid mark.

CES is conscionable days away, truthful we'll apt get each of nan missing specifications then. The yearly waste and acquisition show formally kicks disconnected successful Las Vegas connected January 7 and runs done nan 10th.