Panic’s Playdate
If you saw this tiny little console in someone’s hands on the street, you might think you were seeing things. After all, it’s a canary yellow handheld with a crank coming off the side of it and a black-and-white screen; it looks more like a prop than a real object. It’s twee, it’s retro, it’s the Playdate
This little guy won’t let you play God of War on the subway like the Steam Deck does, or give you a chance to enjoy the latest Nintendo offering like the Switch, but it does create a uniquely cool gaming-on-the-go experience. When you buy the Playdate you’re also buying its 24-game season that will release two indie games at a time once a week for 12 weeks. And you’re also sort of buying a fidget spinner, as that crank looks super satisfying.
