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Atari Had Wireless Controllers Planned in 1981. The 2700 Never Shipped.

Retro Replay collage reading Atari Went Wireless in 1981, Then the 2700 Never Shipped, with the prototype console and wireless controller.

Atari had wireless controllers planned in 1981. The Atari 2700 would have let you play your VCS cartridges without a cord running from your hand to the television. There were prototypes, an advertisement and a rather handsome new console. What there wasn't, in the end, was a release. Picture a round of Combat: two tanks, two players and someone trying to land a shot around the edge of a wall. The 2700's… Read more