@James @Rob ⚡️ Saw you commenting about the Playdate on the “Introduce Yourself” thread before and just yesterday it was announced that the pre-orders for the console will open next week, July 29th, at 10:00 AM PDT. The first ones will be shipped in “late 2021”.
Panic also confirmed a few details about the process. They promised the pre-orders won’t “sell out” and that the initial batch will be around 20,000 machines. The fans who miss this window will get the Playdate in 2022.
Those who are interested in pre-ordering will have to pay the pre-order in full, but they will also be able to cancel it for a full refund. And, finally, they will be limited to two Playdates per order.
Another tidbit I’ve found while preparing this message is that the Playdate won’t be shipped globally. Panic says they’ll add more countries, but for now it’s only going to be sent to customers in these countries. 🤓
Is anyone interested in pre-ordering one?
Here’s a nice hands-on video from Engadget.
