Speculation has been mounting over whether the recently relaunched Commodore computer brand will release a new version of its popular Amiga computer, however, it is unclear as to whether Commodore owns the rights to the Amiga name and intellectual property (IP).
The rights to the Amiga name and most of the IP belong to Cloanto, the company behind Amiga Forever, however, it remains at loggerheads with Hyperion, the distributors of AmigaOS 4.
Cloanto and Hyperion would need to reach an agreement with Commodore in order for a new Amiga to be produced and while a reproduction of the A500 or A1200 with FPGA has been proposed, it is not clear whether there would be enough demand for a new 68000-based machine.
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