Kevin Karhan :verified: on Nostr: to me it seems odd [to make]( ) a quirky handheld like the #PlayDate to begin with. ...

to me it seems odd [to make](https://play.date ) a quirky handheld like the #PlayDate to begin with.

At a price point of $199 + taxes, customs and shipping, this thing is [$20 below](https://store.analogue.co/#pocket ) the #AnaloguePocket and since #PricesSetExpectations, it feels like a bad value proposition.

Want to play some nice games on the go?<li>Get a used <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GBA"; class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GBA</span></a> or even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/new2DSxl"; class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>new2DSxl</span></a> instead or snipe a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PSP"; class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PSP</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PSvita"; class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PSvita</span></a> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/softmod"; class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>softmod</span></a>...</li>

Want to do some #LowSpec #GameDevelopment?<li>Make <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Homebrew"; class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Homebrew</span></a> for any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Gameboy"; class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Gameboy</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NintendoDS"; class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NintendoDS</span></a> or a <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://raspberrypi.social/@Raspberry_Pi"; class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Raspberry_Pi</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pi0W"; class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pi0W</span></a> or even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PiPico"; class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PiPico</span></a>: There are <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Handheld"; class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Handheld</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/kits"; class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>kits</span></a> for these too!</li>

Want some #RetroGaming on the go?<li>Consider one of those cheap GBA clones that just run ROMs off a MicroSD!</li>

Want to make some games that look good on a #monochrome #eInk?<li>Just buy an eInk screen and shove that on a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RaspberryPi"; class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a>.</li>

Want to build some quirky #controller?<li>Get an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Arduino"; class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Arduino</span></a> and you can <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjXBE8Tt4kI"; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">make something go spinny</a>...</li>

It just feels like one of these [Raspberry Pi Zero Clones](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51OMXTElStM ) that come with neither good documentation nor software support, and I wounder how they even got enough backers to make it.<li>Granted I'm not the target audience and I guess the "<em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3J9uWTsXHM"; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bass Fishing Controller</a></em>" memes already exist...</li>

Personally, I think for the specs and the type of games possible on that screen, even $99 would be a hard sale...<li>$49 would've been an option <em>if</em> this had like a vibrant ecosystem like the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GameBoy"; class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GameBoy</span></a>...</li><li>But hey maybe I'm critical of it because I never had played with one nor know anyone in person who owns one... <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1DNuB4PBY8"; target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Others seem to like it tho</a>…</li>