{"id":1963,"date":"2020-08-27T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gamesround.com\/blog\/?p=1963"},"modified":"2020-08-28T02:46:32","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T09:46:32","slug":"atari-and-plex-announced-a-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gamesround.com\/blog\/atari-and-plex-announced-a-partnership","title":{"rendered":"Atari and Plex announced a partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The partnership will be used to feature Plex on the upcoming Atari VCS\u2122 PC\/console hybrid gaming and entertainment system when it launches this November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Plex is one of the world\u2019s most comprehensive streaming platform,  bringing its more than 20 million registered users free, on-demand movies and TV shows, access to 80+ free live TV channels, as well as podcasts, web shows, news, music, over-the-air live and recorded television, in addition to users\u2019 personal media collections, all in one beautiful interface. With Plex and an Atari VCS, users can fully transform any room into the ultimate entertainment center \u2014 for retro and modern gaming, media streaming, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p> We set out from the start to make the Atari VCS a home entertainment  gateway by offering the versatility of a fully-featured  mini-multimedia-PC, with a focus on classic and new games, and extensive  streaming capabilities. Plex is the clear market leader when it comes to easily hosting and  accessing a diversity of content from movies, to TV to Tidal music and  more, which makes them an exciting partner for the Atari VCS at launch  and beyond. <\/p><cite> Michael Arzt, COO of Atari VCS &amp; Connected Devices<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The all-new Atari VCS home gaming and video computer system is a unique PC\/console hybrid inspired by classic Atari consoles and PCs. Users will enjoy an ever-expanding Atari world of all-new games, classic and remastered favorites, streaming media, and personal apps. The Atari VCS is powered by an AMD Ryzen\u2122 1606G high-performance Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) with Zen-core and Radeon Vega Graphics, enabling gaming and video streaming up to 4K HDR at 60fps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Unlike other home game systems, owners can also install alternative operating systems, such as Windows or Linux, via \u201cPC Mode\u201d and add a  mouse and keyboard to transform the Atari VCS into an expandable micro-PC and enjoy more of their favorite games and applications. Plex on the Atari VCS will allow owners to stream their personal collections of films, television shows, photos, and music, as well as enjoy thousands of free on-demand movies and shows from content providers  Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Crackle,  Lionsgate, MGM,  and more.&nbsp;  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The partnership will be used to feature Plex on the upcoming Atari VCS\u2122 PC\/console hybrid gaming and entertainment system when it launches this November. Plex is one of the world\u2019s most comprehensive streaming platform, bringing its more than 20 million registered users free, on-demand movies and TV shows, access to 80+ free live TV channels, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1970,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gamesround.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gamesround.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gamesround.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gamesround.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gamesround.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1963"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.gamesround.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1972,"href":"https:\/\/www.gamesround.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963\/revisions\/1972"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gamesround.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gamesround.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gamesround.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gamesround.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}