Commodore Is Back: A YouTuber Now Owns the Retro PC Brand

Who Owns Commodore? The Retro PC Brand Still Exists, but a Lot Has Changed

Commodore, once a home computer giant, is now a niche brand run by YouTuber Christian Simpson. The company, founded in 1976, went bankrupt in 1994, and its assets were sold piecemeal, leading to a tangled web of ownership. After failed revivals and legal battles, Simpson launched Commodore International in 2025, releasing the FPGA-based C64 Ultimate and planning a social media-blocking phone called the Callback.