The Commodore 64 Ultimate computer is the company's first hardware release in over 30

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No software emulation, this 'faithful recreation of the original motherboard' runs on an AMD Artix 7 FPGA.

The Commodore 64 Ultimate will be the first new hardware released under the auspices of the new management. This new home computer product is now available for pre-order starting from $299, but shipping won’t happen until October at the earliest. For your cash, you will get a device which resolutely “isn’t a software emulator” but is built around an AMD Artix 7 FPGA, and is claimed to be compatible with “10,000+ original games, cartridges, and peripherals.”



We had an inkling that some hardware like this would be announced soon, as Commodore Corporation recently had its entire management structure commandeered by enthusiasts. Retro Recipes TechTuber Christian ‘Peri Fractic’ Simpson is now at the helm.

Two weeks ago, Simpson stated that he was now “the acting CEO of Commodore Corporation,” had been joined by several iconic Commodore names, and teased a new hardware reveal. The Commodore Corporation's acquisition seems to be in the bag, but worryingly, funding doesn’t seem to be complete, yet, for the “low seven-figure” deal to be finalized.

Commodore 64 Ultimate overview

Refocusing on the new hardware launch, we see that there are three new Commodore 64 Ultimate models to choose from, but they only really differ cosmetically. These machines are claimed to be the first new official C64 computers in over 30 years. But the hardware hasn’t been in stasis, and this Ultimate model has quite a few modern tricks up its sleeves.

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