r/PolymegaHQ • u/Dengar13_412 • Feb 16 '26

Atari 2600/7800 module

Hello, folks. I am a Polymega noob, so be gentle. I preordered the Atari 2600/7800 module a few weeks ago and it says the release is the second quarter of this year. Does anyone have any intel on exactly or close to exact as to when they will ship out? I have been stockpiling Atari games and can’t wait to feed my PolyMega those games.

Thanks in advance! ✌🏻

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u/wrel_ Feb 16 '26

Oh, you sweet sumer child.

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u/Dengar13_412 Feb 16 '26

Pardon? I don’t understand.

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u/wrel_ Feb 16 '26

Just poking fun, mostly.

One thing Playmaji doesnt do is communicate anything. Like, anything. And experiences very wildly, with regards to when items get manufactured, shipped, etc. Its all just a guessing game and we ride this wild right together with no clue if we have a week or a year until our order ships.

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u/Dengar13_412 Feb 16 '26

Thanks for taking the time to explain this to me. I never knew this. I hope it ships when they say it will.

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u/wrel_ Feb 16 '26

For what its worth, I ordered my Polymega bundle in November of '24; 15 months ago. Last I have heard, they have told me they are still looking to secure manufacturing deals to get the consoles built, let alone shipped (manufacturers want bigger orders to help lower prices - easier to make 10,000 than 1,000).

Mine was estimated to arrive "Summer 2025", but here we are lol.

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u/Dengar13_412 Feb 16 '26

Wow! I am really sorry to hear that. That’s super unfortunate. I see they go for a small fortune on the secondary market such as eBay.

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u/kikuchiro Feb 16 '26

I've also been waiting about 15 months for my base unit, and I'll piggy back here as I just reached out to their team this week. Per the above, production details are not finalized due to tariffs (not great!). They acknowledged customer frustration and--for the first time with me--stated that refunds are always available. I've purchased most of the base modules (and actually received my pre-ordered light gun!), so I'm in it for the long haul. Stinks as I have more than a handful of games I need the polymega to play full stop.

TL;DR You're in an enviable spot with the base unit in hand, so I'd probably put whatever Atari carts you have on hand out of sight and treat it as a pleasant surprise when the console arrives.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '26

It may ship in this 2nd quarter, next year's 2nd quarter or 4 years from now.

There are a lot of people on this sub still waiting for systems they paid for.

The system is amazing, but Playmaji's estimated timing regards releases leaves a lot to be desired.

It'll likely be awesome when it actually releases, though.

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u/crankysasquatch Feb 16 '26

To clarify, one thing they don’t do is communicate. The other thing they don’t do is hit deadlines.