user avatar
Playdate
@playdate
A brand new handheld video game system from @panic. Now on sale. 💬 Need help? Go to help.play.date
Portland, OR
play.date
Joined July 2016
5
Following
63K
Followers
Posts
  • Pinned
    user avatar
    Playdate
    @playdate
    Oct 31, 2024
    We hope you enjoyed today's Playdate Update! Here is a quick recap for ya: 🤩 Sneak peaks at some upcoming games and updates 🍂Catalog Fall Sale is live: 160+ games on sale now! ✌️Season 2 is a go! Coming 2025, more info soon 😎 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=wSNBCK…
    Playdate Update
    33K
  • user avatar
    Playdate
    @playdate
    May 22, 2019
    Introducing Playdate, a new handheld gaming system from Panic. It fits in your pocket. It's got a black and white screen. It includes a season of brand-new games from amazing creators. Oh and… there's a crank???? play.date Yes. A thread…
    A photo of the Playdate system.
  • user avatar
    Playdate
    @playdate
    Jun 26, 2019
    💛
  • user avatar
    Playdate
    @playdate
    May 22, 2019
    Replying to @playdate
    About those games. We reached out to some of our favorite people, like @KeitaTakahash, @bfod, @helvetica, @shauninman, and many more. Here's a peek at one: Crankin's Time Travel Adventure, from Keita. It's fun and funny.
    GIF
  • user avatar
    Playdate
    @playdate
    Jul 29, 2021
    The Playdate store is now open. shop.play.date
  • user avatar
    Playdate
    @playdate
    May 22, 2019
    Replying to @playdate
    But here's the trick: every game is a secret. They're all included with system, and they will be delivered to you each week, for a few months. Our dream is simple: that you wake up on new game day excited to see what you can play next.
    Zipper, Crankin's Time Travel Adventure, B360, and Executive Golf DX, four games.
  • user avatar
    Playdate
    @playdate
    Jul 22, 2021
    In just one week, it's time to pre-order your Playdate. Join us on Thursday, July 29th 2021, at 10:00 AM PDT.
  • user avatar
    Playdate
    @playdate
    May 22, 2019
    Replying to @playdate
    So, we also started publishing video games. It's been fun and rewarding. First, Firewatch from @camposanto, and later this year, the joyful Untitled Goose Game from @house_house_.
    Firewatch screenshot.
    Untitled Goose Game screenshot.
  • user avatar
    Playdate
    @playdate
    May 24, 2019
    Playdate in 24 Hours: • 70,000+ people on the wait list • Thousands of interested devs • Some skeptics (we understand) • 23k Twitter followers (hi!) • Most importantly… an overwhelming flood of positivity + excitement from people who also want this weird thing we want (!!!)
  • user avatar
    Playdate
    @playdate
    May 22, 2019
    Replying to @playdate
    If this seems cool, visit play.date and sign-up for the waiting/mailing list ASAP. (The earlier you're on the list, the earlier we will e-mail you when it's ready.) Thank you for reading. We're so excited share this with you. We made Playdate just for fun. 💛
    Playdate. Order now!
    From play.date
  • user avatar
    Playdate
    @playdate
    Jan 19, 2022
    Playdate Pulp is now available in public beta!! Pulp is a super fun (and free!) game making tool for Playdate. With a few clicks, anyone can turn a game idea into Playdate reality. play.date/pulp
    00:00
  • user avatar
    Playdate
    @playdate
    May 22, 2019
    Replying to @playdate
    Our company @panic has been around for a long-ass time, and we've made lots of great software. But one day we realized: we're self-funded, and there's nobody to tell us what to do. Why aren't we trying more new things?
    A photo of the Panic office at dusk.
  • user avatar
    Playdate
    @playdate
    May 22, 2019
    Replying to @playdate
    We've worked on this for four years. We've learned so much — well, there was so much we didn't know. It wasn't all smooth sailing, but little by little we created this thing. And today, we're announcing it to the world, and shipping it in early 2020.
    Pictures of prototypes being charged
    Dave's famously old-school oscilloscope
    Dave's desk
    More Playdates being charged.
  • user avatar
    Playdate
    @playdate
    May 30, 2024
    Did you hear the story about how $400k worth of Playdates were misdelivered by FedEx to a construction site near our warehouse? And then someone just… stole them? Seriously. Well, guess what got hastily dumped at a random restaurant this morning? Welcome back stolen Playdates!
    A building under construction with wooden and metal exterior. Stacks of Playdate cartons are visible outside near the entrance. The surrounding area is paved with a newly constructed sidewalk and some young trees in planters. The Playdate boxes are hastily strewn about on the sidewalk.
    207K