Atari GameStation Go handheld console is coming in Q3, 2025 with 200 games built-in

Atari GameStation Go is a portable game console from MyArcade and Atari with a mixture of modern and retro features. First announced last yearThe device will be unveiled at CES 2025 this week, and MyArcade reports that it will be available for purchase in the third quarter of 2025 for $150.

For that price, you get a portable gaming system with 200 pre-installed games, including many popular Atari arcade games and home console games like Pac-Man, Missile Command, Centipede, Breakout, and Star Raiders. And it has controllers designed for those games—in addition to the D-Pad and action buttons, there’s a pointing pad, a trackball, and even a number pad.

That thing that looks like an analog stick in the top right corner? This is a racket for use in games like Breakout. And underneath the D-Pad is a small trackball for games like Centipede and Missile Command. You can use the D-Pad and action buttons for most other games, and games that support them have shoulder triggers.

Another cool feature is that since not all games use all of the controller’s features, the Gamestation Go has LED lights that only illuminate the hardware you need for each specific game.

For example, if you only need two action buttons, they will light up and the rest will remain dark. If you’re playing a game that uses the D-Pad, the ring around it will light up. If you are playing a racquet or trackball, the D-Pad indicator will remain dark and the corresponding indicator will light up.

Although the Gamestation Go is designed for retro gaming, it does have some modern features, including a 16:9 display (though it’s unclear why you’d need that aspect ratio for Atari games), an HDMI port for outputting video to a modern TV, and a USB-C port that supports 5V charger.

There’s also a 3.5mm headphone jack, a microSD card reader (it’s unclear at this point if this can be used to download additional games or if it’s there for another reason), and Wi-Fi support, which will allow you to download files over the Internet . -Air updates and additional games as they become available.

MyArcade also has two USB-C ports on the back that can be used to connect additional controllers for multiplayer games. There’s a kickstand on the back of the device that allows you to prop up your console while you play with the controller. There are two types of controllers for GameStation Go:

• A standard Gamestation Go-like controller without a screen.
• Arcade style controller with 8 large action buttons, joystick, large trackball and paddle.

It is not yet known how much these additional controllers will cost. There’s also no information about what’s under the hood, so it’s unclear what processor, memory, OS, or battery the Gamestation Go uses. But considering that its main purpose is to play games that are four decades old, it’s safe to say that this is not the case. need a particularly powerful processor to do the job.

YouTuber GenXGrownUp had to spend some time previewing the device, and he has the most in-depth review of the upcoming Atari Gamestation Go what I’ve seen so far: