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the "official reveal trailer" is done with ai, it looks like a scam
Looking at the channel, dude bought the Commodore IP and are releasing retro things with this IP for absurd amount of money. The C64 ultimate for the price on their site and the shit ass hardware is a fucking joke.
The C64 Ultimate is actually pretty legit, and the price isn't too outrageous for the base model. It's essentially combining a bunch of really quite polished community projects for the C64 together to create a finished product.
The new owner of Commodore, Peri Fractic of Retro Recipes fame, is truly a super fan of retro computers, and has made content about them on his YouTube for a decade. However, he stubbornly continues to use AI despite some backlash.
This new phone is massively overpriced, but I suspect those who buy one will receive it eventually.
How the C64 ultimate is not overpriced? Okay that is using the legit parts of the original commodore and simulating the original hardware but comparing it with any retro handheld is just too overpriced
It's using an FPGA for hardware accurate emulation which costs more than the ARM chips in retro handheld emulators, and is a bespoke fairly large product made in relatively small batches. For what if is, it's somewhat reasonably priced compared to its manufacturing costs.
I can't argue that for most people the value prospect isn't worth it, since the C64 itself isn't really a compelling platform except to specific retro PC enthusiasts, but for those who want a proper modern C64 for nostalgia sake, it's a fair deal.
hmmmm okay that makes sense.
Btw 2 people with Chrono Trigger avatar debating retro stuff is lmao
Tbh I wouldn't have known your avatar was from that if you hadn't said anything, as I only played Chronotrigger for maybe an hour or so at a friend's house when I was a kid and don't really remember much except for the time traveling machine they had from my friend's save game, and the girl at the start of the game at the fair :p