Panic put their new handheld console, the Playdate, on sale yesterday (July 29) and sold over 20,000 units in the first twenty minutes.Those lucky enough to get one of the first batch of 20,000 will have their console shipped before the end of the year.
Everyone else will have to wait for the second batch with an estimated shipping date of 2022 with “production adjusted based on demand”.Panic has explained that the limited launch is due to the company’s small size.Speaking to Techcrunch, a rep for Panic confirmed that their shipping estimator was accurate and that they had sold that first batch in under half an hour.Demand for the Playdate is so high that Panic are already anticipating a 2023 bucket but “it’ll take a while to get.
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