I feel like this passage here perfectly describes the why of this situation.
I feel like this passage here perfectly describes the why of this situation.
Yep! Hardware might be a bit limiting but I wonder if they'll release their own music software for it.
Because we want to (and can) is a great reason to create a new gaming device - really hope it does wellOh god no, it's SIGNIFICANTLY more expensive than that. 😜 But please, don't worry about our business — we're doing just fine with our other stuff (Mac software, game publishing, etc.). Playdate exists because we wanted to bring a cool/fun thing into the world. As long as we do that, we're happy and it was worth it.
I mean, I understand the price, it's not a huge production, nor a huge production company, it's very niche, it probably won't have the numbers of other handhelds, the quality from the pictures seems amazingly good.
I really wonder how high they were when they came up with the crank.
Fashionistas lol come on. It's definitely a niche product but that doesn't mean its appeal falls outside of normal gaming circles. You can enjoy stuff like this while also being a "normal real gamer" or whatever."We want to produce it because we love games" is fine, but "we want to play with it, because we love games" seems to fall under the table for most potential fans who can't justify 150 bucks for a high quality LCD game. This doesn't have "gamers" as a target group, think more along the line of fashionistas, apple customers and, well, the upper-class hipster crowd.
"We want to produce it because we love games" is fine, but "we want to play with it, because we love games" seems to fall under the table for most potential fans who can't justify 150 bucks for a high quality LCD game. This doesn't have "gamers" as a target group, think more along the line of fashionistas, apple customers and, well, the upper-class hipster crowd.
It's retroness of it. It takes you back to the Game & Watch and the original monochrome Gameboy.
Industrial design looks like some Teenage Engineering would come up with. Literally looks like a sister to the OP-1 or OP-Z.
That makes it more interesting to me. It's a niche device for sure but it sure looks like a lot of love went into crafting it.
Yeah, I should have said "instagrammers" :pFashionistas lol come on. It's definitely a niche product but that doesn't mean its appeal falls outside of normal gaming circles. You can enjoy stuff like this while also being a "normal real gamer" or whatever.
We are hoping people make great things, and we will always allow side loading.
Less ? WIth limited number of units, the industrial cost is high for those things. Hardware is expensive.
Hey friends! If you have any questions about this ridiculous project, I can definitely answer them!
(Long time lurker…)
Teenage Engineering is EU company (based in Sweden). Panic is responsible for software part mostly (I think).If they can figure out EU distribution (shipping from the US and customs fees put this out of reach) I will be all over this.