Playdate Handheld Update Presentation Announced For June 8

Panic has introduced its first ever Playdate Replace video showcase for June 8. The 15-minute presentation airs on Panic’s YouTube channel at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET and can supply one other take a look at the corporate’s intriguing new handheld, together with details about when preorders will open in addition to its Season 1 lineup of video games.

Forward of the showcase, Panic has confirmed that the Playdate handheld will retail for $179 USD when it launches. The corporate additionally introduced it’s doubling the variety of video games that will likely be included as a part of Season 1, from 12 to 24, in addition to rising the hand-held’s inside storage to 4 GB.

“We have all been quietly working nonstop to get all of the advanced items of the Playdate puzzle into place, and eventually we’re prepared to indicate you what we have been as much as,” Panic co-founder Cabel Sasser stated in a press launch. “There’s a number of wonderful issues being created right here that may hopefully add a little bit of pleasure to your life.”

The Playdate handheld was first revealed in 2019, with a deliberate launch in 2020. The system in the end ended up being delayed, however Panic confirmed off quite a few video games within the works for it final summer time, together with a model of Doom that used the system’s hand crank to fireside the chain gun. Panic famous that not all the video games demonstrated final 12 months will essentially find yourself transport with the Playdate, however we’ll get a take a look at the complete Season 1 lineup throughout the presentation, together with “extra thrilling surprises.”

It is nonetheless a bit unclear precisely how Playdate’s seasons will work, however Panic says these will supply “brand-new video games, delivered over time, on to the machine.” The video presentation arrives simply forward of E3 2021. Whereas the present formally runs from June 12-15, many corporations are holding displays within the days main as much as it. You may see the complete E3 2021 schedule right here.