Atari XEGS

Name: Atari XEGS
Brand: Atari

A console-styled version of Atari’s 8-bit computer platform with detachable keyboard support.

Documented hardware recordA source-linked factual history appears below. Undocumented development, regional, and package details are left unclaimed.

The XE Game System repackaged Atari 8-bit computer compatibility as a living-room console. It could be sold as a basic game system or in a bundle with keyboard and light gun.

Released: 1987 · Exact day not documented
Platform / family: 8-bit computer / console hybrid
Format / type: Cartridge / keyboard
Region: North America / Europe

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Documented item history

Release and collector context

Source-linked facts

Atari XEGS is a Atari hardware family documented for North America / Europe, with a release recorded as 1987 (the exact day and month are not documented). The catalog identifies it as 8-bit computer / console hybrid hardware using Cartridge / keyboard. PLAYBACK connects 1 documented hardware variant to this family, including Atari XE Game System.

Research status: Structured source record

Release context

The documented release is 1987 (the exact day and month are not documented) for North America / Europe on 8-bit computer / console hybrid. Date precision is preserved exactly: the archive does not invent a day when the source records only a month or year.

Regional differences

This record is scoped to North America / Europe. The linked structured source does not document a separate regional title or package difference, so PLAYBACK does not infer one.

Physical packaging

The physical format is documented as Cartridge / keyboard. The current structured source does not enumerate every insert, manual, sleeve, or bonus item, so no unverified contents are claimed.

Editions and revisions

1 hardware configurations are linked to this family: Atari XE Game System.

Research sources

commons.wikimedia.org — catalog record ↗