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Re:Playdate – A New Handheld Gaming System by snazz on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @07:53PM (#19986890)
It looks uncomfortable to spin the crank while using the other controls, which means you’d want it to be used exclusively if at all.
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Re:Playdate – A New Handheld Gaming System by joezydeco on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @09:22PM (#19987438)
Then you do you. But you don’t have to be a buzzkill about it.
Re:Playdate – A New Handheld Gaming System by kkarakk on Thursday May 23, 2019 @02:11AM (#19988951)
it's not even accurate - nintendo labo has shown there is a market for high spec high quality non standard games(as long as there is an assurance of quality behind it)

biggest hurdle for playdate is word of mouth - nintendo has that trust, i don't trust the company behind this. Same reason that android console failed - hell nvidia couldn't get enough support behind it

Re:Playdate – A New Handheld Gaming System by eridius on Thursday May 23, 2019 @02:29AM (#19989055)
I trust Panic. They have an extremely long history of producing really high-quality Mac software, and they published Firewatch (which was excellent).
Re:Playdate – A New Handheld Gaming System by kkarakk on Friday May 24, 2019 @03:58AM (#19999418)
Panic is, ironically, a "moral panic" type of company. When e-culture shifts, they shift their policy accordingly. I would not trust them for stability.
Re:Playdate – A New Handheld Gaming System by eridius on Friday May 24, 2019 @05:51PM (#20005604)
What do you mean by this? What has Panic shifted on? The only example I can think of where they've shifted on anything is they released Transmit for iOS, then after a while they discontinued it, and that's because it simply wasn't making enough money for them to justify the cost of maintenance.
Re:Playdate – A New Handheld Gaming System by joezydeco on Thursday May 23, 2019 @08:37AM (#19991080)
I don't see Panic approaching this as a "console" and looking for outside platform support. This is more like ten $15 Game-and-Watches bundled together.

If they offer more games after the fact that's cool, but at this price point I think most customers will love it for what it is.