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Re: Playdate pre-orders begin in July

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Post by yoz-y »

arduinomancer wrote: post #51

I don't get why everyone here is comparing this to gameboy emulators. There's a million ways to emulate gameboy at this point. There are emulators that run on pretty much every single platform. You can get a $40 handheld on Amazon that can do it. To me the selling point of this system is that you can play _new_ games that are in a cool retro 1-bit art style. That itself is a unique thing

Also it’s a handheld for which it will be (if all works as advertised) very easy to develop.

One thing that irks me is that the Dev environment is clearly at least public beta ready. I’d like to see and try it before preordering though.

Re: Playdate pre-orders begin in July

#102

Post by yoz-y »

WillPostForFood wrote: post #95
ryanmcbride wrote: post #87

I hope I'm actually able to get one. New game hardware has been such an absolute nightmare to get the past few years.

I hope I'm able to afford one. At $179, I don't think supply will be a problem.

WDYM? The price is steep, but more overpriced hardware sells like hot cakes too.

Re: Playdate pre-orders begin in July

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Post by blairbeckwith »

From a more in-depth article from Ars:

> This "stereo dock" doesn't have a price yet, but it will ship with a preinstalled online radio option, dubbed Poolsuite FM, that Panic says will include "expertly curated Soundcloud playlists that will transport you to a magical, sun-kissed musical zone between the past and the present."

This sounds ... suspiciously like Poolside.fm

Re: Playdate pre-orders begin in July

#104

Post by 2ndseq »

caslon wrote: post #54
fumar wrote: post #50

I am always impressed with the design of Teenage Engineering’s products but they have an air “pure consumerism”. I think this is that taken to its extreme. A toy that has a crank, retro screen, design-driven accessories, and the games are there but not promoted. Compare that to the gameboy which put its games front and center with the selling point of being handheld. Admittedly, I would get the Playdate to put on my…

At some point, the medium does become important. Every computer no matter how small can do everything now, and limiting games to a specific platform is for the most part arbitrary at this point. So if you add limitations, or extra buttons! you end up with the rare occurrence of something new! A crank is actually a really cool addition just in terms of experimenting with gameplay.

This is something well understood in the electronic music space. The limitations of the equipment can define entire genres of music. The programmer in me is very excited about doing some dev work on a limited platform.

Re: Playdate pre-orders begin in July

#105

Post by egypturnash »

Wheaties466 wrote: post #79

Who is this built for? Serious question. Yeah it looks cool but in a joke sense. It doesn't really look like it is going to do anything well. The accessories look even more like a joke. Obviously im not the target customer, but im trying to figure out who is?

It's art. It's for people who appreciate video games as art.

Or maybe it's just a goofy little toy for grownups who remember growing up with a Gameboy by their side, and want a whimsical grown-up version that they can keep in their pocket. With a fidget spinner on the side that also acts as an input for some games.

Re: Playdate pre-orders begin in July

#106

Post by asciident »

antidaily wrote: post #17

Still mad the crank doesn't charge it.

Speaking of charging, does anyone know if usb-c charging is properly implemented? I've bought a number of new devices with usb-c and am disappointed they require the old usb-a to usb-c cable to charge. Has anyone tested with a Macbook charger, or a "smart" usb-c to usb-c cable?

Re: Playdate pre-orders begin in July

#107

Post by ianai »

yoz-y wrote: post #101
arduinomancer wrote: post #51

I don't get why everyone here is comparing this to gameboy emulators. There's a million ways to emulate gameboy at this point. There are emulators that run on pretty much every single platform. You can get a $40 handheld on Amazon that can do it. To me the selling point of this system is that you can play _new_ games that are in a cool retro 1-bit art style. That itself is a unique thing

Also it’s a handheld for which it will be (if all works as advertised) very easy to develop. One thing that irks me is that the Dev environment is clearly at least public beta ready. I’d like to see and try it before preordering though.

Agree - like they should want people developing to it before it's released. This effectively gives them a rather odd lock-out period from the larger community.

Re: Playdate pre-orders begin in July

#108

Post by scblzn »

blairbeckwith wrote: post #103

From a more in-depth article from Ars: > This "stereo dock" doesn't have a price yet, but it will ship with a preinstalled online radio option, dubbed Poolsuite FM, that Panic says will include "expertly curated Soundcloud playlists that will transport you to a magical, sun-kissed musical zone between the past and the present." This sounds ... suspiciously like Poolside.fm

They were forced to rename

https://twitter.com/Poolsuite/status/1398007075435843592

Re: Playdate pre-orders begin in July

#109

Post by gregsadetsky »

blairbeckwith wrote: post #103

From a more in-depth article from Ars: > This "stereo dock" doesn't have a price yet, but it will ship with a preinstalled online radio option, dubbed Poolsuite FM, that Panic says will include "expertly curated Soundcloud playlists that will transport you to a magical, sun-kissed musical zone between the past and the present." This sounds ... suspiciously like Poolside.fm

I was also surprised to learn that the Poolside FM app is now called Poolsuite FM

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/poolside-fm/id1514817810

Way to get out of a trademark infringement maybe..?

http://poolside.fm/ also redirects to https://poolsuite.net/

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