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It's 2025, And We're Getting A Brand New 8-Bit Game Console (retrododo.com)
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Yes, you read that right. In a world of cloud streaming and teraflops, a gamer from New York is striving to release their own 8-bit home console with its own gaming infrastructure. Meet the GameTank, its simple controller, and its chunky cartridges that are looking to bring 8-bit gaming back

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[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 8 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Good luck to them, but IMO too little too late. The only strength is like nostalgia, the rest is just worse than what exist already, again IMO.

[–] weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

I think an evergreen 8 bit system can be great for gaming an a tight budget. But whater this system will appeal to enough people to justify indefinite support or if the team is even capable of delivering this product remains to be seen.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

Any idea on how tight? I mean the concurrence is hard at lower pricepoints.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

Getting it to display on a screen is gonna cost enough to kill any value proposition.

How many people in 2025 are still going to be using a display with vintage inputs?