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Panics Playdate has vastly outsold its initial production run, showing unique selling points can resonate strongly.

Playdate maker Panic says that the little yellow handheld has sold more than 50,000 units a year since launch, though many are still waiting on their devices to be shipped.

Creator Panic originally forecasted a maximum of 20,000 consoles sold.

Panic announced its gaming handheld the Playdate sold 53,142 units across the initial shipping countries in the first [...]

When Panic opened the pre-order window on July 29, 2021, they weren't entirely sure what to expect. The startup initially planned to manufacture 20,000 units but wasn't...

While the Playdate launch included high-profile games from the creators of QWOP and Katamari, it also opened up an opportunity for enterprising game developers.

Panic has just begun shipping the Playdate, its unusual new gaming handheld. Everyone who purchases a Playdate will get access to a full season of 24 games, though you won’t be able to play all of them right away, and the company isn’t sure how people will respond.

Panic’s Playdate is a strange offshoot of the Game Boy, a little yellow handheld with a crank and a library of games from creators like Zach Gage and Keita Takahashi.

December 31st, 2020 Panic Despite the pandemic, it’s been a pretty great year for video game hardware. Microsoft launched the Xbox Series X, a powerful obelisk packing a 12-teraflop GPU, and the smaller Series S, which can run games natively at 1440p resolution. Sony, meanwhile, released the PlayStation 5 and a cheaper Digital Edition that doesn’t come with a disc drive. Both companies are struggling with stock shortages at the moment and a number of user-reported hardware issues. Still, it...