Congrats! 
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I got on the list too! Looks cool and weird.
@matt A big part of me wanting to order is being excited for your game!
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Managed to get my preorder in for late 2021 as well - but only just. There was an issue with shipping which sorted itself out a couple of minutes before the initial shipment ran dry!
Looking forward to this more than Steam Deck as well. Itâs been a long time coming since Nintendo moved on from 3DS and took an era of handheld gaming with it.
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I decided not to pull the trigger on this, as much as I love all Teenage Engineering stuff, it just feels⊠a bit too twee⊠Iâm much more interested in the Steam Deck.
Totally fair - you should choose the one youâll get the most out of.
I like new ways to play, and new types of games, so this is totally my bag. My 1st favourite console is the Wii, 2nd fave is the DS â this tells you all you need to know about me. 
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This has blown up a bit.
https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2021/08/19/aquaplus-piece-vs-panic-playdate/
Damn this is some smooth animation. Wasnât expecting that.
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Well deserved - it was fascinating seeing the homebrew made for the unit. Didnât realise it was so capable having only previously seen corporate software running on it
Man I wish this thing was just like 30% cheaper. Itâs just outside that guilt free window for me.
Once component prices come back down I think it will reduce in price. Though thatâs probably a year or two away.
I sold my boxed copy of Pokémon Ruby for $450 AUD (insane) the other day, so I used some of that money to put a preorder down for one of these and a cover.
I hear the browser development tool âPulpâ is going into public beta in January so I am keen to play with that and see how it compares to developing for pico-8.
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Wow!!!
Edit: Sorry, still figuring out some of the forum quirks! lol
Iâve been looking forward to this since it was announced, and Iâm luckily in the first batch that releases âearly 2022â. Hopefully itâs on the earlier side! Early 2022 should have lots of handheld goodness in it, with both my Pocket and Playdate arriving near each other. Hopefully.
Good news! Hopefully this means we may get the Playdate on the earlier side of Q1, as long as youâre in the first batch.
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How can you tell what batch you are in?
As of 2022-01-03
If you have already ordered a Playdate, you can view your shipping group number by visiting https://play.date/orders/
Here is the current estimated shipping timeline:
Group #1 (~1 to 10,000) Early 2022
Group #2 (~10,000 to 20,000) Early 2022
Group #3 (~20,000 to 30,000) 2022 (Second Half)
Group #4 (~30,000 to 40,000) 2022 (Second Half)
Group #5 (~40,000 to 50,000) 2022 (Late Second Half)
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