The announcement of the Atari 7800+ has been met with a fair amount of pushback from some fans. The key criticism being, “it’s the same as last year’s model in a new shell.” And, to be fair, they have a point. In this brief video, Jon outlines what he perceives to be the root cause of this “plus problem,” and like most things, it has to do with advance planning.
The new Atari 7800+ joins the ranks of such timeless design icons as shoulder pads, crop tops, and aviator sunglasses! But upon reading the news of this new Q4 2024 console, lots of people have questions about Atari’s choices & motivations related to the 7800+. In this video, Jon talks through a few of those, and explores what meaning we can find in that new Atari+ Platform lnitiative!
