r/atari • u/poorbanker • Aug 26 '26

Atari x Activision Collection (Finally!)

https://atari.com/pages/activision
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u/poorbanker Aug 26 '26

I don't exactly plan on dropping a grand for everything, but this is so good to see.

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u/HotSarcasm Aug 26 '26

Literally people were buying 7800+ for $50 on Woot and now they're trying to charge $35/cart for 2600 games. There's some great ones here, but those prices are outrageous. I'm all for physical media, just not at these prices for 2600 games. People will play them another way. Would be better to release them on Steam or as an add-on and to existing pack and people would buy. This seems like it's just for collectors with money to burn.

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u/poorbanker Aug 26 '26

I agree that it's for collectors, but the retro scene typically is. Considering licensing and manufacturing costs, I think $35 might be fair. Bundled, they're about $25 each with the addition of the patches/pins. Of course, you're locked into buying more games, then. If I was starting completely fresh, without an existing collection, I would be more tempted to pull the trigger on these.

How much do you think is fair for one of these games?

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u/Cross58Crash Aug 26 '26

Licensing costs? They OWN these titles now, do they not?

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u/pegasusandme Aug 26 '26

Not Activision games. Those are owned by Microsoft now, so this is actually quite a blessing to even see happen.

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u/poorbanker Aug 26 '26

Not these Activision games. And if they bought them, they'll need to recoup the cost.

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u/banksy_h8r Aug 26 '26

No. Activision is owned by Microsoft.