FireWire400 comments on Panic passes Trump tariff refunds back to the Playdate customers who paid them

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 66 points 2 months ago (8 children)

Good on them! I was intrigued by the Playdate ever since it came out, but always found it too expensive. Maybe I'll get one after all.

But yeah, no surprises about Nintendo here...

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[–] TeaWithDani@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

Cool nice shit costs money sometimes. You can't really consider this device from a regular value standpoint. Its unique.

They also give you 24 games within the price of the device. At say $5-$10 a pop, its decent value for the games alone.

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[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Its unique

It definitely is, but that doesn't justify the price in my mind

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[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I feel the same way about it. Pretty much the same reason I don’t own an Analogue Pocket

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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 months ago

The R36s is pretty affordable if I remember correctly

Or, if you have a soldering iron and are into DIY, you can make a retro handheld console with an Arduino or a Raspberry Pi.

You can also 3D print the case and buttons (if you don't have a printer, check if your local library does).

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[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I have an Analogue Pocket and I'd say it's better value for not that much more money; I can play all my existing GB games and more through adaptors and emulation, and that screen is amazing. Not saying it's cheap and I despise their artificial scarcity bullshit, but I don't regret buying one.

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