> so using a monochrome LCD makes sense for cost saving and power consumption reasons The Sharp Memory LCD used in the Playdate is more expensive than a simila

> so using a monochrome LCD makes sense for cost saving and power consumption reasons The Sharp Memory LCD used in the Playdate is more expensive than a similarly sized IPS LCD. Whilst power consumption was probably a consideration, the main justification was to impose a deliberate game design constraint IMHO.