At one time, SNK made what was considered the Roll Royce of video game consoles. As a kid, I remember thinking that the Neo-Geo was the most amazing game hardware I had ever seen. And now earlier today, the company announced that it making a new game machine.
SNK posted the following tweet.
It reads, “In 2021, a new game console from SNK will debut! Please look forward to a new product that will meet the needs of console games and the passion of game fans!”
Oddly, the image that accompanies the tweet includes the English-language text, “Who is the best player?” and the wifi signal. Uh, okay!
Recently, it was reported that Saudi Arabian investors were going to acquire a majority stake in the game maker. Previously, back in 2015, a Chinese joint venture had acquired SNK, and during this period, a NeoGeo Mini console and a massive NeoGeo stick were released.
DISCUSSION
Roll Royce? Was that a Fatal Fury character who later made appearances in the King of Fighters franchise? 😏
This is interesting news...but I can’t help feeling it’s just another doomed money-grab by the new owners.
What they should do, given that all their arcade games run on a platform that is literally just a Windows PC, is make some kind of home console based on those specs, in partnership with Valve, to produce a new dedicated “Steam Machine” 🤔
Ship it with a pair of arcade sticks, and market it as the ultimate fighting game console.