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The Panic Playdate Unboxing
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With its black and white screen and analog crank, the Panic Playdate offers up retro gaming for $180. Here’s what you get.
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Ridiculously expensive for what it is.
Looks sick!
The crank has intrigued me since they announced the device. Been on the fence about getting one…still waiting for my steam deck haha
Friendly reminder that you can get a used Game Boy Advance and a flash cartridge for like, 50 to 100 bucks
What does the crank do again?
If that crank is to charge up the device like a crank emergency radio, THAT is worth the price of admission.
Play it
Low res black and white screen with no backlight… for the same price as a Gameboy Advance?! These devs are both pretentious and delusional.
I love it, really hope I can pick one up
How’s everything going?. very splenid . 🙂
the crank seems like a gimic… is it actually to charge the device or a control for the games.. or both?
It’s a black and white screen…? In this day and age? For 179$???
Wow. Imagine all the crazy things what you can do with the crank. Like a fishing game… or … ok im out of ideas.
Does the crank help charge the device? That would be a killer device if you can charge it with the crank
I’ve never loved and hated something so equally. Just wish the price was lower on this thing.
Its interesting as a novelty item but no real gamer would actually invest their money or time with this product considering there are much better things to spend your money gaming wise than a glorified gameboy micro, this really isn’t exciting to be honest, I would be more interested if it was a legitimately worth it mobile gaming device, at that point I’d just buy a phone and install a couple emulators than this, again its only interesting as a novelty item, its cute but that’s it there’s really nothing else to it, and its to be honest a bit redundant when you try to make more less capable portable gaming devices, nintendo already does well in that market, plus the demand for a gaming pc performance like handheld is very high, this product is nothing in comparison to the steam deck which is a forward evolution to portable gaming by literally cramming an entire pc in a compact package, compared to this which is a backward evolution, you simply added a usb port to a gameboy and called it a day its kind of lazy, not to mention the price like geez just release a phone at that point at least I can use it to call someone
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I’m in shipping group #2, I can’t wait!
The tiniest? I think someone needs to send this gentleman a Thumby. You ain’t seen tiny until you’ve seen a Thumby.
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That’s nice and all, but a gaming device that recharges via the crank as well would be better. Especially if you don’t have access to you electricity.
Keep it as a functional control but also recharge the device would make it seem less mundane than having to crank it to keep it powered.
But at that price I really don’t see this device being worth it when you already have gaming options on the market that outperform it for around the same value or less.
I like how corporations have cut costs by saying something is minimal when all it is, is underpowered garbage.
not worth an unboxing video…
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Can’t wait to get mine … some day.
Wish I took the plunge and pre ordered this back then..🗣DARN
I’m in group 5 😭 I am dreading how long it’s going to take
I feel like i would play it a few weeks and never touch it again
For what it is it seems way over priced
My favorite color is yellow so i like it very much! Dont have the cash to buy it at the moment tho haha
Very cool! 😎
Looks cool but should at most be $50
I don’t understand all the negativity toward the playdate on here. I mean I guess some people aren’t into a device that can play original games made by indie developers but I think it’s awesome. You can even make your own games for this thing! It is very unique and impressive. I see comments like “it’s not worth it for the price, it’s just a glorified Gameboy” or “just get a switch, steam deck, or emulator to play better games cheaper and they are in color and have a back light” I feel like comments like that are missing the point. I love my switch, Gameboy, and (if I ever get it) steam deck but the playdate is not those devices and those are not the playdate. If you don’t see the value or point you don’t have to bash it because you don’t understand it or don’t care to. Alas, this is the internet so I suppose such things are expected.
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I don’t understand why the comparative between playdate and the switch or steam deck, they aren’t the same market. Playdate it’s unique.
Hi can you please unbox the latest ipad mini? Thanking you in advance!
My dream item is an Oculus Quest 2