Playdate Handheld Gaming System
Originally teased back in 2019, this new handheld gaming system is finally ready. The Playdate was build in collaboration with built in collaboration with Teenage Engineering and features a 400 × 240 black and white display, a d-pad, A+B buttons, a pause button, and, most interestingly, an analog crank that flips out from the side, providing a control element that works with some games. And speaking of games, they'll be released in "seasons" with two arriving every two weeks over a 12-week period. Portland-based Panic says the first 20,000 or so units will ship toward the end of this year, and orders after that will ship in 2022.
