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I haven't looked forward so much to a piece of hardware since the iPhone came out! Everything about it is just _cool_. Playdate promises to let me

- play a season of games, which is a nice way to get out of my usual genre rut - _write_ games for consumer-grade hardware - sideload whatever, like a Game Boy emulator

"Late 2021" can't come fast enough for me!

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Oh, you were one of the 20000 who snatched up the first batch in the first 17 minutes? It says 2022 for me.

You'd better believe it! I made a calendar reminder just for the occasion.

Will this platform become as restricted as Apple's iOS, eventually if it becomes successful? Or will managers sit on their hands and leave the platform alone? My money goes to the first option.

It's made by panic, so I am leaning towards the second option.

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