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I just got a Playdate! (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 months ago by Maerman@lemmy.ml to c/gaming@lemmy.ml

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I ordered my Playdate last week, and it arrived today. I am having a blast with it so far. Highly recommend it. The build quality is really solid, and the software is snappy and fast. Seriously, get yourself one of these.

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[–] Ok_imagination@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (3 children)

That's... Odd to say the least. 8 hours active battery life doesn't sound great and it seems kinda gimmicky in general. Can someone sell me on it? When would I want to play this?

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

It is quite a gimmick, but that's not necessarily a bad thing tbh. Its neat if you're a hobbyist dev in particular to expand the way you think about input vs in game design so that when faced with things such as analog triggers, gyro controls or touch surfaces you got a better intuitive thought process.

I will however say that to me, the main use ends there. A neat gimmick in particular for gamedevs.

[–] insomniac_lemon@kbin.social 0 points 6 months ago

Does it even have touch capability? Though I could see the logic if there is some way to develop in a way that allows easily exporting to both the Playdate and Android.

Also I'd say a lot of those features are easier had with a Steam controller (or perhaps other gamepad). Granted they are not sold anymore, but I got one in the fire sale and likely a lot of people did as well due to being dirt cheap (PC Gamer says 48 million, 10% of sessions).

I was originally going to reply to @essell on agreement on cost, but the only real substance was

It's not really for me for a lot of reasons (I don't need portability, I don't like buying things generally+use what I have)
I haven't worked my way up to real creation yet (due to a lot of problems) but my desired aesthetic is more like these things I've made animated 2D eye (note:imgur links only work if opened in a private window for me) or 3D plant with only vertex colors.

[–] TheSambassador@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

It's not a full dedicated gaming console that you're spending hours and hours playing. It's a toy that's great for quick sessions and it's really fun to develop games for. It's very well made and the software is great.

It's not a fair comparison to existing handhelds. It's niche, and definitely not for everyone. Personally, I love it and think it's just a unique toy that's fun to show people. If you'd need to get X hours of gameplay to make it "worth" it to you, it probably isn't your style.

[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 months ago

8 hours active battery life doesn't sound good?

Sounds like a lot, to me.