Playdate is only getting better with age 

It does not bother me that much since I manage to find spaces to play it. But as a certified vampire myself, I completely understand the situation and how it bothers other people. Playdate is a niche device. Nerds be livin' in caves (barely any light around). Everyone is used to their screen flashing their face the whole time. It is a tough transition. Playdate is best enjoyed while you wait for someone in the park or while you are in the bus. I feel the short form, replayable, easy to pick games go well with and serve to double down on this concept. And I suppose that a lot of those people just would prefer to play in the bed before they sleep. On the other hand a lot of people don't understand it is a trade-off. Backlighting will totally drain the small battery in the matter of minutes. I doubt a properly backlit Playdate will be able to work for more than an hour. Considering that I would definitely prefer to have the smaller form size and good battery life instead of proper backlighting.

I think the lack of backlight bothers people because of the price. For $200, I shouldn't be limited to playing my game "in certain conditions".

I was considering buying it before I knew about the screen. Really a shame.

Same, put a backlight and we'll talk. Not going back to the non-lit gameboy days lol

It's really not that bad. (Unless you want to play in the dark)

​@mattcoxonline Yeah, I think the Playdate is better non-backlit because it's better for your eyes and saves power plus why do people want to damage their eyes by looking at a backlit screen it's very unhealthy and stupid. If you want to damage your eyes then stare at the sun. Also you get better sleep with a non-backlit screen.

@@evanlewan866 then you should stop using your PC, Smartphone and TV, it's stupid. Get away from here, stop ruining your eyes.

For me it would cost $360, almost double, which is absolutely nuts... I mean even the regular price of $200 is a lot for it...

she's super-listenable, her speech pattern is quite enjoyable

I know right plus the Playdate is better anyway and also the best console in the market that's not Nintendo and Sony and Microsoft. Also the Atari VCS sucks.

Pretty sure it wasn't trying to be the future buddy.

​@@brunojenso261Pretty sure that the reviewer's first words in this video are, "this is the future of videogames, for real!" Maybe you should pay attention and shut your mouth.

There's a unicycling game, A Balanced Brew. It's fun (but hard!)

There is a cycling game as well and it reviewed very well, even getting some awards. It's called Grand Tour Legends.

Unlikely anytime soon; they'd need massive sales volume to get manufacturing costs much lower.

Then it wouldn't feel as exclusive, and wouldn't attract hipsters. It's a hipster conundrum.

The parts alone cost >$100 (mostly because of that screen 😅)

honestly that thing is really cool and i would love too support thing like these but that joke is an absolute joke and cant be justified

@@_gamma. I was about to post that. The screen, case and crank are the biggest culprits. also, no economies of scale on a device that sold less than a million units.

this is a small batch product from a company that’s never done hardware before. that’s an impossible task.

I'm pretty sure this is not a cheap thing to produce. And, you do get 24 free games with it.

This doesn't have economy of scale. Only like 60k have been made, and it's a new company for hardware. These aren't just developed and cranked out (no pun intended) by some Shenzen OEM.

Who is it for?

​@@hotconductor4749exactly who is it for if not gamers that like to game? Casual gamers absolutely don't buy stuff like this

​@@hotconductor4749I'm a fan of indie games and like the open nature of the platform. I think that's really it.

MDMA

I ordered one on amazon today for when my play date gets here this Thursday

I honesty just play outside

@@yeezet4592 What is this "outside" you speak of?

​@@yeezet4592 when some of us have time for hobbies, the "outside" is pretty dark...

Bummer!

it lacks so many basic and important features and its almost rude too sell that thing for 200 not gonna lie

​@@godot1785 What does it lack?

Small scale manufacturing will do that. As I understand, they are making fairly slim margins on selling them.

@@SteelSkin667 Goodness gracious my second comment got deleted as well. I'm sorry, I don't know why my comments are deleted. All I said were some basic business terms agreeing with you.

@@Biru_to (facepalm)

haha i have one and am tat free!! i bet the percentage correlation is quite high though.

She has enough for 10 Playdates then.

Simple inputs can make comples games. YOu have super complicated decision making systems that require just left/right + a button press.

You don't need grips for something that weights so little

​@@yeezet4592No, you only need that if you want it to be comfortable to hold. There is a reason Nintendo improved upon their rectangle Famicom controllers and never went back.

@@CrAzYpotpie that is much larger

@@yeezet4592 What is much larger, a NES controller? What's that got to do with anything? The ergonomics of a square/rectangle controller is not comfortable, hence why Nintendo has never went back to those designs and no other consoles have square cornered controllers since. This is poor design for prolonged comfort, why would you even attempt to argue against that? Bizarre.

Its all relative. If I compare it to my Netflix subscription (that I finally cancelled last month) the Playdate and the bought games over the last 2 years were way more worth the money. To me it feels like free to play games and cheap retro handhelds for pirated roms skew the perception for devices that try to deliver a great experiences for both players and devs.

Since when was 100s of games "not enough content"

i don't pocket-watch but damn. there's so much you can do with two hundred USD

Small company

It's cheaper than the original Game Boy (if you take inflation into account).

​@@mattcoxonline yes, and the original Game Boy really pushed the limits of what handheld devices could do at the time. Playdate does not. The value is not the same.

paid sh!t as always

No

It is.

@@CrAzYpotpie does it say it is?

@@yeezet4592 Yes.

OK buddy