It’s yellow. It fits in your pocket. It’s got a beautiful black and white screen. It’s not super cheap, but not super expensive. It includes brand new games from some amazing creators. Plus it has a crank.

Playdate, app and game designer Panic’s first shot at hardware will cost $179, ship next month, and come with a 24-game “season” doled out over 12 weeks. But now it also has a cute speaker dock and low-code game creation platform 😻

Yep! Finally, the playdate is here 😻🤩 It has been 2 years since we heard about it. Playdate will cost $179, ship next month, and come with a 24-game “season” doled out over 12 weeks. This time, it will also have a speaker dock and low-code game creation platform. Indie game developer Lucas Pope is already on-board 💪 Curious to know PH community's thoughts 🧠 on: - Is the delay worth it? Priced on the higher end, what do you say? - Do you like the speaker dock? Poolsuite.fm vibes, isn't it? 👀 - And, how do you compare it with other hand-held video game systems? 🎮 Let's get crankin 🤘

I am totally hyped about this. Can't wait to play these games, but also to hack on it myself and experiment with the crank. Awesome work!