There are a lot of people patiently waiting for their Playdates, the crank-operated tiny handheld that went on pre-order over the summer. It took just 20 minutes for 20,000 people to claim Playdates, but it looks like it'll take a lot longer for those tiny handhelds to start shipping. An update emailed to Playdate pre-orders noted that an issue with the early production run has caused a significant delay as Panic had to source an entirely new battery.
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