Panic says the system will ship in early 2020 and retail for $149 USD. Takahashi’s contribution to the Playdate, Crankin’s Time Travel Adventure, uses the crank to move the central character around. Rather, it will act as another control point for certain games. This crank does not power the device with some kind of built-in generator. And today, we’re announcing it to the world, and shipping it in early 2020. It wasn’t all smooth sailing, but little by little we created this thing. We’ve learned so much - well, there was so much we didn’t know.
On the right of the system is a small crank that players can pull out and rotate. There’s also a small speaker to the right of the screen, below what appears to the be the power button. There is, however, a four-direction D-pad with A and B buttons on the face of the system. “All are fun.”Īccording to the official images of the Playdate, the screen will be black and white with no backlight (which the company confirmed via a Twitter response). “Some are short, some long, some are experimental, some traditional,” Panic said. What kinds of games will the Playdate have, though? Instead the company will rely on surprising its users each week when each new product is ready to play. Panic won’t announce every game coming to the Playdate ahead of time. According to the official description of the system, some of the upcoming games are being made by Keita Takahashi ( Katamari Damacy), Zach Gage (SpellTower, TypeShift), Bennett Foddy ( QWOP, Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy), and Shaun Inman ( The Last Rocket). Panic still publishes games like the upcoming Untitled Goose Game, but it’s branching out and seems to be pretty excited about the foundation the company is building. The new system was unveiled via Twitter thread and an official website for the product. Today games publisher Panic (publisher of Firewatch) unveiled the Playdate: a new handheld game player that will come with 12 indie titles, released one by one each week.
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