The event everyone was waiting for on Tuesday, June 8th, 2021 was the launch of the Playdate, for which Panic had promised us big things. It was, but a release date is still on the table.
see also: E3 2021 & Summer Game Fest: The schedule for all upcoming events
On the other hand, Playdate pre-orders will open next July and players will be notified a week in advance. Which changes us from some manufacturers, if you know what I mean. In addition, through the voice of its co-founder, Cabel Sasser, Panic guarantees that there will be no stock. But the sooner you claim it, the sooner you will get it. Because you never know.
Allo, the dock?
Anyway, the Playdate update was also an opportunity to see a new accessory. The Playdate Stereo Dock, to which the console is magnetically attached, allows it to be charged while it plays the role of bluetooth speaker and pen holder. With the allure of a cute little TV. No price at the moment.
The games were invited too, and we even got to see Lucas Pope, father of the award-winning Papers, Please and Return of the Obra Dinn, give a brief demonstration of a development project that responds to the name Mars After Midnight that is risking the crank being busy “very good”.
As we learned a few days ago, 24 titles are planned for the first season of Independent Software, which will be released over 12 weeks. Here are the ones announced:
- Casual bird watcher
- Crankin’s time travel adventure
- Battleship Godios
- Boogie loops
- Casual bird watcher
- DemonQuest 85
- Echoic memory
- Executive Golf DX
- Pinball machine
- Forrest Byrnes: Up in smoke
- Hypermeteor
- Lost your marbles
- Omaze
- Pick Pack Puppy
- Quest chess
- Ratchet driver
- Sasquatcher
- Chat
- Bewitched!
- zipper
- Saturday edition
- Whitewater wipeout
There it is. We can’t wait to try this. Really. As a reminder, the Playdate costs $ 179.
