Playdate: The hand-cranked games console 

A cute new handheld games console is set to shake up the established order with its unique control input – a hand crank attached to the side


Display: 400x240 pixels, black and white

Mono speaker

Crank: Not used in every game, but many will utilise it for controlling areas of gameplay, like movement of time in Crankin’s Time Travel Adventure (pictured). Can be folded away when not required

Crank storage slot

Charging port
(USB-C)

Headphone jack (stereo)

Standard controls: Directional pad, A and B buttons, gyroscope


Small size: 76x74x9mm


GAMES 
Season 1: Two free games sent to console via wifi each week for 12 weeks (with more seasons to follow)


ACCESSORIES

Playdate cover
Secures magnetically to protect console from bumps (and makes it look like ice cream sandwich)

Stereo Dock
Bluetooth stereo speaker can charge console and act as pen holder (pen included)


Price: $179 plus tax and shipping*


*Includes Season 1 games


Sources: IGN, The Verge, Panic
Pictures: Panic
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