‘Battery tragedy’ to blame (and there’s more bad news) Playdate, the little, yellow, different handheld games machine from Panic, will now launch in early 2022, the company told customers who pre-ordered the device.
The Playdate was previously scheduled to arrive later this year (and originally announced for a 2020 release).
The first 20,000 Playdate handhelds will now arrive sometime in early 2022, Panic said, with the next 30,000 coming in the second half of next year.
The snag means a delay, not just for the initial supply of Playdate handhelds, but likely for future units, too.