10mo ago

Playdate Season 2 drops in 2025, but firm release details, price, and games all still to be finalised

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I like the concept of the playdate. I even like the little gimmicky crank. I don't like the non-backlit screen. And the price is a deal breaking barrier to entry for me.
Make this thing $60, and put a decent color screen on it, and I'm sold.
- Black and white (or whatever colour) with backlight is fine. If I can buy an Anbernic or whatever the buggery for <$50, this can be not much more.
  
  If I recall correctly, the playdate was $250 a year ago. Not sure if it's the same price today. But that was enough to stop my purchade a year ago.
- I love Lucas Pope and would like to one day play Mars After Midnight, but I'm not paying over 200 bucks for one of these anytime soon.
I really like my Playdate, and I say this as someone who was very critical of it before it came out ("No color or backlight? Only A and B buttons? Why would anyone pay $200 for that?) and received it as a gift from my very intuitive husband. I am still very critical of the fact that there is no backlight, but the damn thing is so cute and charming. I like playing games on it.
I'm very disappointed that the dock just got shelved and won't be released. Now I have to make my own or buy an Etsy one. :(
Huh, I thought this would be about a new device. I guess Anbernic's release schedule has spoiled me.

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