Yes, you read that right. In a world of cloud streaming and teraflops, a gamer from New York is striving to release their own 8-bit home console with its own gaming infrastructure. Meet the GameTank, its simple controller, and its chunky cartridges that are looking to bring 8-bit gaming back
Not offering HDMI support is a mistake
Yup, I wonder if that’s HDMI Forum’s fault though. I hear they are insufferable.
A 8 bit console with a DisplayPort would be funny
Super easy to find a DP to HDMI cable, why not?
Even better than HDMI
There are all sorts of licensing shenanigans when dealing with HDMI, so I wonder if it’s compatible with their open source policy. But personally I’d have put a VGA output on it as a compromise between period correctness and modern usage. Easy to output as analog from the console, and easy to convert cleanly for modern displays with inexpensive adapters.