Playdate’s next showcase will focus on new games and its upcoming storefront
by Andrew Webster from The Verge - All Posts on (#69D0H)
Image: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Panic, the company behind the adorable Playdate handheld, is holding an event next week to share some updates on new games and the device's upcoming storefront. The update - called Playdate Update - will be 13 minutes long and take place on March 7th at 12PM ET. The company says that it will be focusing on some new games coming very soon to the handheld," along with Catalog, an upcoming storefront for new releases.
Playdate first started shipping handhelds last April (though not everywhere), and Panic says that more than 25,000 units have been shipped to date. At launch, the device came bundled with a season of games from notable developers like Zach Gage and Keita Takahashi, but Playdate owners could also sideload games released...