Re:Write Playdate Games in Zig
by frosted-flakes on Saturday June 04, 2022 @05:43PM
(#31625394)
Panic have said that the parts alone cost ~$90 per device. That doesn't include assembly, shipping, writing the OS, developing the SDK, etc. Plus the season games. In all, the price seems very reasonable.
Re:Write Playdate Games in Zig
by cableshaft on Saturday June 04, 2022 @06:08PM
(#31625562)
I agree, I preordered one. I'm in wave 3, so hopefully I'll get it before the end of the year.
I also already have the gameplay to one of my video games ported to Playdate (using Lua). Still need to improve graphics, add sound, figure out how to make menus look nice with only 1 color graphics, etc., and I wasn't going to release it until I tested it on an actual device, not just the simulator.
Re:Write Playdate Games in Zig
by frosted-flakes on Saturday June 04, 2022 @06:12PM
(#31625589)
I am also in group 3, in the 18000s (order #). I'm still kicking myself because I didn't set an alert and order one right away, but instead waited until the end of the day to put in my order. But I've waited this long, I can wait a bit longer.
I'm sure those developers are getting a cut of that for compensation for their efforts. Wouldn't be surprised if at least $40-50 of that cost is just going to the developers of those games. Assuming there's 24 developers, that means they're only getting between $1-2 per device sold, that's nothing huge.