Panic détaille les conditions de précommande de sa console Playdate. Les joueurs pourront la réserver à 19 h en France sur le site du constructeur, à l’adresse play.date et au prix de 179 $ (environ 151,93 €) sans compter la TVA.
Par ailleurs, Panic précise les modalités de réservation : il faudra payer l’ensemble de la commande au moment de la précommande, contrairement à Steam qui a mis en place des réservations à 4 € pour le Deck. Il est toutefois possible d’annuler à loisir et d’être intégralement remboursé.
Panic précise enfin que les premières vingt mille unités seront envoyées dès la fin de l’année mais que la console ne sera pas en rupture de stock et que les expéditions continueront en 2022 avec une production qui suivra la demande. Le constructeur précise enfin que le Playdate Stereo Deck sera disponible ultérieurement.
Précommander la Playdate sur le site play.date →
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PLAYDATE PRE-ORDERS OPEN ON JULY 29th AT 10AM PT
PORTLAND, JULY 22nd, 2021 – Panic is excited to announce that the Playdate, their unique video game handheld system (with a crank), will be available for pre-order for $179 USD on JULY 29 AT 10AM PT / 1PM ET / 5PM GMT at play.date. The Playdate Cover will also be available for pre-order on the Playdate site for $29 USD, and a bundle with the Playdate and the Playdate Cover will be available for pre-order for $199 USD.
Playdate pre-orders will not “sell out” — everyone will get a virtual place in line. The first batch of Playdate units (roughly 20,000) will begin shipping towards the end of this year, and subsequent orders after selling through the initial allotment will ship in 2022, with production adjusted based on demand. Pre-orders require full payment up front, but can be cancelled at any time for a full refund. Units will be limited to two per person, and any additional orders will be cancelled. Playdate will be shipping initially to the countries listed here. International shipping costs will also include any duties and taxes paid up-front, to avoid surprise importing fees. Visit help.play.date for more information.
Also debuting next week on pre-order day will be a new episode of the Panic podcast focused around the Playdate and the decade-long saga of twists, turns, and mini-boss battles that led to the creation of a surprising handheld gaming console. The episode will also be the first of a brand new Podcast feed, the Playdate Podcast from Panic, that will feature behind-the-scenes stories and interviews with Playdate game developers!
