Playdate Software Development Kit is now available for free to all

Re:Playdate Software Development Kit is now available for fr... by Gigachad on Monday February 28, 2022 @09:21PM (#30508463)

It's a fidget toy for people with lots of money rather than an actual gaming device. It all makes sense once you see it with that perspective.

It looks like a high quality build with a sharp oled screen and novel controls. A stick on crank for a phone would be silly and feel cheap.

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Re:Playdate Software Development Kit is now available for fr... by HelixEndeavor on Monday February 28, 2022 @09:22PM (#30508482)

It's not OLED. It's more like one of those LCD watch displays but massively technologically advanced forward.

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Re:Playdate Software Development Kit is now available for fr... by Gigachad on Monday February 28, 2022 @09:25PM (#30508509)

Ah so it isn't. Still looks quite good in the images. High enough resolution to feel premium.

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Re:Playdate Software Development Kit is now available for fr... by boondaburrah on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @08:17AM (#30513726)

I've held one in my hand and damn that screen is clear as hell (but reflective) I think it sits somewhere between IPS and OLED for me, and being reflective it's easier to look at.

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Re:Playdate Software Development Kit is now available for fr... by joezydeco on Monday February 28, 2022 @10:04PM (#30508858)

Panic is into gaming, and distributed Firewatch and Untitled Goose Game.

I look at it as an homage to the Game 'n' Watch. And that was still a game. Does it really need to do everything in the world?

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