If you crave simple games that put entertainment and imagination above all else, today is your lucky day, because a new indie-based handheld is coming. Video game publisher Panic, the company behind Firewatch and Untitled Goose Game, and its goal is to bring gameboy-style allure into the XNUMXst century.
Revealed today, Playdate is a small yellow handheld with a simple directional pad, two main buttons on the face, and an innovative crank that will open up new gaming possibilities.
It also has a high-end black and white screen that promises to be far more advanced than a Game Boy screen. Panic tells The Verge that "he has no grid lines, he is not blurry, he is extremely clear and sharp, and he has a much higher resolution," and further states that "it sounds strange to say, but: It's really a screen." premium "in black and white.
Recreation. Image Credit: Panic.
A new way to receive games.
Another innovative element of Playdate is the way you will get the games. Panic explained that the plans for the handheld console set up a television-style broadcasting system for its games. A new title would arrive weekly on the device for 12 weeks. in what he calls "season one." Each subsequent season will include a new game collection and are expected to incur additional costs.
So far, only one title has been announced for this first season, Crankin's Time Travel Adventure by Keita Takahashi, creator of Katamari Damacy, although the company revealed that its handheld would include new games from renowned game creators Zach Gage (Typeshift). , Bennett Foddy (QWOP) and Shaun Inman (The Last Rocket).
The company plans to keep these games a secret until they hit the handheld to surprise its customers, simply stating that "some are short, some long, some experimental, some traditional. All are fun.
Playdate and its first season of games will launch in early 2020 at a price of € 149 (approximately € 118 / AU 217).