It’s pretty wild to me that the Playdate has been as successful as it has been. I feel like I’m closer to the target audience than just about anyone I know, and yet I can’t justify the price when I already have a Steam Deck that exceeds all my “games on the go” needs.
Even if I never get one, I’m glad to see it doing as well as it is.
Some people have disposable income for buying things like this. We don’t.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Nearly two years after it first debuted, Panic has caught up on preorders for its adorable Playdate handheld.
The company says that it has shipped more than 70,000 of the tiny yellow gadgets — up from 50,000 last April — and that there is now a “limited number” in stock to purchase right now on Panic’s site.
“Going forward, Panic will notify the public when Playdates are in-stock and ready to ship,” the company explains.
But until now, the complex logistics of global shipping and manufacturing prevented the console from actually being available to Malaysian gamers.
As for games, Panic says that there are now more than 120 titles available in its curated Catalog store, which launched almost a year ago, along with more than 800 available through Itch.io.
But Maletic says that Panic is still interested in doing another season — once it can work out all the logistical kinks of developing two dozen games in secret again.
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I very much have wanted one of these to carry around for quick gaming fixes, but have struggled to justify the $219 for one. Especially when I have seen mixed reviews of the quality, hard to tell if vocal minority or it’s just a lucky draw if you get a good one or not. Anyone had one for a while and still loving it?
I’ll be honest, it’s a shelf sitter for me. Maybe it’s because I don’t care for platformers.
Appreciate you sharing that. While I do enjoy platformers I worry the entire thing is a novelty that I’d stop carrying after a few weeks.
I love mine, but I’m about to send it in for my second replacement. Definitely not worth the price, BUT it’s definitely not the kind of product meant for people who don’t already have a steam deck, switch, or some other kind of emulation device. It’s a fun, nostalgic novelty, and the crank is a VERY SATISFYING and functional gimmick. If you’ve got disposable income and want to partially recreate that feeling of riding in the backseat with a Gameboy with no backlight and no worm light, and you like the idea of the crank-based games or even just some of the classic games that have been developed for it, then it might be worth it. But they should definitely lower the price lol
Is there a fishing game? Please tell me there is a fishing game for this thing
when a steamdeck is 300 dollars that price soynds pretty bad
That’s certainly part of it, my steam deck is in use most days and easily one of my best video game purchases.
I think these devices are neat, and Ive met the creators and game devs.
Definitely extreme niche level gadgets. I kinda wish there was a cheap $20 model because I absolutely love the idea of using it as a tool to teach high schoolers how to make tiny games.
