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Their homepage[1] is pretty up-front about it: > The Season. > Here's the truly unique bit. Playdate isn't just an empty system. Once you set up your Playdate
by cpmsmith 5y ago
Their homepage[1] is pretty up-front about it:
> The Season.
> Here's the truly unique bit. Playdate isn't just an empty system. Once you set up your Playdate, you'll start to receive two brand new games... every week. For 12 weeks.
Having novelty doesn't make it garbage, and yes, paying for 24 new games to get made is generally more expensive than pirating Dreamcast ROMs.
[1]: https://play.date/#the_season https://play.date/#the_season
- nimbius 5y ago"The Season" is frankly just a season pass with more steps. until any of these games get made and reviewed, its an empty system that doesnt even ship with a game. FYI: NONE of the games listed on their season page have a release date.
- kemayo 5y agoGranted, this is taking them at their word, but they're certainly claiming that they'll be shipping two of those games every week for the first 12 weeks after the system ships. That's a release date, even if a slightly amorphous one keyed off of a specific event that we don't know the exact timing for yet.
- philistine 5y agoThey have failed to adequately explain this detail: the season starts when you power up the machine, delivering two games a week for 12 weeks. So the games release when they first start shipping the first units.
- kemayo 5y agoOh, that's interesting. I had been assuming it'd be a more universal release schedule. I wonder how the people getting their devices after the early orders have already received all the games are going to feel about it.
- ChrisRR 5y agoI'd rather just pay for the games I'm actually interested in