— Nintendo Enthusiast:
The gaming industry is in such a weird state right now. We have Nintendo releasing the first hybrid system and its blowing up in sales. Sony and Microsoft have done the unthinkable and created mid-generation upgrades further pushing the notion that many modern gamers only care about graphics.
Then there’s the whole ‘mobile gaming will become overlord’ line that’s constantly being chanted. My point is, there’s a lot going on. It looks like a certain company realized how high the current level of madness is and wants to cash in on that; after a 24-year hiatus, Atari is trying to make a comeback. But is that actually possible?
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
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They aren't going to go head to head against Sony/MS/Nintendo with this. I've only heard what the box isnt, not what it is. Its not that. They seem to have a different market segment in mind
No they can't
I doubt Atari believes that they can seriously take on the big three
I didn't know Atari was an entity for it to make a "comeback". It's a friggen company.
Can it make a comeback? Sure, why not? So long as the right people run the company, anything is possible.
Will it make a comeback? Likely not, no.
Atari isn't an old friend that stabbed us in the back, though most people think of companies in this manner these days. Fanboyism is at a hilarious level of stupidity these days.
well depends come back to do what? to compete in the mainstream console market? highly highly unlikely.
they don't have the development studios or the modern ips to be able to be relevant from the start. nor do they have the financial power to get into the conole game.
but if they were going after a different market, or working on some other ventures... in that case sure why not?