First Playdate orders begin shipping today

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The day has finally arrived. Following an eleventh-hour delay late last year due to a
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, Panic has begun shipping its long-awaited Playdate portable (spoiler warning:
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). In an email it sent out on Monday, the company said "Group One" customers will see their handheld shipped out "today and in the coming weeks." If you were among some of the first people to
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the device back in 2021, Panic says you'll get an email the moment it sends out your unit.

Oh! A new Playdate Update video is here!

It recaps the great developer things we've released this year, like Pulp and the Playdate SDK. Please enjoy it.
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There's one extra important bit in the update. Playdates in Group One will begin shipping…

…today.
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— Playdate (@playdate)
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"We'll ramp up our shipping volume every day to make sure all of our systems are working smoothly," the company
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. "We think we can get Group One out the door during the next month." Panic promised to share more information about Group Two orders, including details about delivery estimates, in the future.


Unfortunately, if you decide to order the handheld today, you're in for a lengthy wait. "We've filled our production capacity for 2022, but we're ramping up to make even more systems," the company says on its
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. "The queue for 2023 is quickly growing, so preorder now, and secure your place in line!"

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