Playdate: Last News

Playdate has been delayed until 2022 after developer Panic encountered issues with its batteries.The company announced the delay via Twitter, warning those who pre-ordered the Playdate that their consoles won’t be shipping until next year.“There’s bad news,” they announced. “A battery tragedy means Late 2021 units are now Early 2022 – see email for your timing.

Playdate.Designer at Panic, the company behind the Playdate, Neven Mrgan wrote an article for Game Developer and said Pulp is “a game maker where you don’t have to write any code at all; unless you’d like to, in which case there’s also a scripting language called PulpScript.”“Pulp lives right in your browser,” Mrgan added. “So you could use it on a MacBook, a desktop PC, a Chromebook, or a tablet.” The core goal of Pulp is to streamline and simplify how games are made, making them more accessible.Pulp games can even be downloaded and played on the Playdate as well, even though the browser functionality of Pulp means that the handheld isn’t needed to try and develop a game.

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.

Panic has announced when eager customers can pre-order the Playdate handheld system.The quirky 1-bit console, which comes with a crank, will be available to pre-order on July 29 at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6PM BST, directly from the Playdate website.The device is priced at US$179, while a separate Playdate Cover is available to pre-order at the same time for US$29.

Panic held a stream today announcing its plans for the new boutique handheld device, The Playdate.The Playdate is a handheld with a stripped-down interface, a high resolution, high contrast black and white screen and a novel crank on the side. Panic partnered with musical hardware company Teenage Engineering to build the device.The update is available to watch below:Pre-orders are set for July, with a week’s advance notice and a price of $179.

Panic has held its first-ever Playdate update stream where it shared details about the device – namely, how it will feature its very own stereo dock.READ MORE: Playdate handheld price and details announced along with E3 adjacent streamThe Playdate Stereo Dock was revealed by Panic co-founder Cabel Sasser and will launch alongside its own radio app, PoolSuite FM. The app will feature a collection of “super summer songs” specifically curated for the handheld console.Designed by Teenage Engineering, the first official accessory for Playdate will magnetically attach and blast out sounds either from games or via its in-built Bluetooth speaker system.