The Atari VCS console will have Google Chrome as its native browser

Atari revealed that Google Chrome It will be the native browser of the "retro" Atari VCS console. For those who want to go beyond playing video games with this game console, the feature will be extremely attractive.

With this initiative, Atari VCS users will have access to the extensions and the collection of Google Chrome applications, from the precise moment they release said extension.

The computer is now considered a hybrid between a video game console and a computer, since as announced by the manufacturer, it includes USB 3.0 inputs, support for mouse and keyboard, HDMI port and Internet connection via Wi-Fi or Ethernet.

Atari 'sells' the VCS as a perfectly balanced combination between a console and a PC, it has already announced that it is compatible with operating systems such as Chrome OS, Linux and Windows, which also dramatically expands the range of opportunities offered by this product.

However, the addition of Chrome as the native browser on the Atari VCS makes it even easier and faster to navigate on this device. In addition, access to the Google Chrome application suite will allow you to execute tasks such as editing a document, making a presentation or making video calls with the same comfort that a desktop computer offers.

It should be noted that using a web browser, whatever it may be, allows the device to access a number of other sites, such as YouTube, Spotify, Netflix and social networks such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

Console with a retro, but current approach

Ignoring the fact that one of the premises of the Atari VCS is to play retro games, this console is very modern and powerful. It incorporates an AMD Ryzen CPU, AMD Radeon GPU, 8 GB of RAM, 4K resolution at 60 frames per second (FPS) and Bluetooth connectivity for controls, both for the latest technology and for the classic joystick.

For this console, the Atari Vault will be available, the name given to a collection of more than 100 classic Atari games, originally published in the 70s, 80s and 90s. Owners of the Atari VCS will also be able to access the Antstream platform, which will allow them to access hits from other classic consoles, such as Nintendo 64 and Neo Geo, paying a monthly subscription of $10 or an annual subscription of $96.

What is a Native browser?

What would be called the Native Client wants to do something similar with HTML, Java, the much forgotten Flash, etc... In this way it will offer a new way to execute code on the client side through the browser, that is, the code that is executed on a website will be executed on your computer and in this way it will not consume resources on the server of the page from which you download it. But anyway, it does it in a different way: instead of offering one of the virtual machines where it will allow developers to directly execute the native code on the user's computer.

The best Atari console games

Below we show you this video showing what we consider to be the best games on the Atari console.