SaysWho? Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Atari hotels are also planned for Las Vegas, Denver, Chicago, Austin, Seattle, San Francisco and San Jose, ranging from million to multimillion dollar projects depending on the location. Quote Atari might be best known for 1970s video games and its money problems, but now the brand is opening its own chain of branded hotels. The first one, in Phoenix, Arizona, will start construction in early fall, and should be finished in about two years. The hotels will feature spaces for virtual reality and augmented reality, studios for streaming games and venues for throwing esports events, according to a press release. Some of the rooms will have a retro style while others could be inspired by "Ready Player One," Shelly Murphy, CEO of GSD Group, told CNN Business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Better than speaker hats I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slug Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 None on the right coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I don't get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nublood Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 33 minutes ago, Slug said: None on the right coast. I agree. East coast best coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 How do companies come up with shit like this and think "this is a sound long-term business strategy and will surely not end in complete ruin"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 @Dodger will have to tell us how great the hotel is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 28 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: @Dodger will have to tell us how great the hotel is. I might actually go check it out, you know for board research... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 If they put in a retro arcade that's free to customers, i'm there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Doesn't atari not actually exist and they just sell their logo and branding to put on stuff now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 A combination of drugs, parties, pitchmen and VCs have produced much better and much worse results than this. I give it a 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 6 hours ago, SaysWho? said: Allow me to counter their Design Development rendering with a circa 2026 estimate of reality: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Mr.Vic20 said: A combination of drugs, parties, pitchmen and VCs have produced much better and much worse results than this. I give it a 6. I just picture that evil businessman scene from Robocop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 From million to multimillion? Lol uhhh I hope they’re all multimillion dollar projects. Million barely gonna buy you the land in those markets haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 The good thing about it being a hotel is that when it ultimately fails, some other hotel buys it up and opens up for business right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projectmayhem Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I predict none will be built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 They should all be constructed from those ET cartridges buried in the New Mexico desert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 5 hours ago, SFLUFAN said: They should all be constructed from those ET cartridges buried in the New Mexico desert. The hotels will likely be buried next to those cartridges after a few years anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodimus Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 It is not Atari opening up the hotels. It is a company that bought the rights to brand their hotels with Atari. It is a licensing deal. Atari doesn't have the money or desire to open hotels. I think it is a bad idea. I mean how old are you if Atari brand still means anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 It makes no sense. The name Atari means absolutely nothing to most gamers these days and it means crappy 4 pixel wide block graphics to anyone old enough to actually remember the product. Insert some sort of bladerunner joke here... Insert some sort of wood paneling joke here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Every room has a 26" picture tube TV and a 2-head VCR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eventide11 Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 On 1/30/2020 at 8:59 AM, Rodimus said: It is not Atari opening up the hotels. It is a company that bought the rights to brand their hotels with Atari. It is a licensing deal. Atari doesn't have the money or desire to open hotels. I think it is a bad idea. I mean how old are you if Atari brand still means anything. My thoughts exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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