I very much have wanted one of these to carry around for quick gaming fixes, but have struggled to justify the $219 for one. Especially when I have seen mixed reviews of the quality, hard to tell if vocal minority or it’s just a lucky draw if you get a good one or not. Anyone had one for a while and still loving it?

I think these devices are neat, and Ive met the creators and game devs.

Definitely extreme niche level gadgets. I kinda wish there was a cheap $20 model because I absolutely love the idea of using it as a tool to teach high schoolers how to make tiny games.

It's pretty wild to me that the Playdate has been as successful as it has been. I feel like I'm closer to the target audience than just about anyone I know, and yet I can't justify the price when I already have a Steam Deck that exceeds all my "games on the go" needs.

Even if I never get one, I'm glad to see it doing as well as it is.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Nearly two years after it first debuted, Panic has caught up on preorders for its adorable Playdate handheld.

The company says that it has shipped more than 70,000 of the tiny yellow gadgets — up from 50,000 last April — and that there is now a “limited number” in stock to purchase right now on Panic’s site.

“Going forward, Panic will notify the public when Playdates are in-stock and ready to ship,” the company explains.

But until now, the complex logistics of global shipping and manufacturing prevented the console from actually being available to Malaysian gamers.

As for games, Panic says that there are now more than 120 titles available in its curated Catalog store, which launched almost a year ago, along with more than 800 available through Itch.io.

But Maletic says that Panic is still interested in doing another season — once it can work out all the logistical kinks of developing two dozen games in secret again.

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