The new machines had some success when they finally became available in quantity in 1980. From this platform Atari released their next-generation game console in 1982, the Atari 5200. It was unsuccessful due to incompatibility with the 2600 game library, a small quantity of dedicated games, and notoriously unreliable controllers.
The new machines had some success when they were widely available in 1980. This led Atari to release their next-generation console, the Atari 5200, in 1982. However, it failed due to incompatibility with the 2600 game library, a limited number of dedicated games, and notoriously unreliable controllers.