The creative handset Playdate launches its own software store, and the price of the product is raised at the same time.

CTOnews.com, March 8, according to mashdigi, Playdate, a creative handheld launched by Panic, recently announced that it will launch its own game software store, Catalog. Panic officials said that Catalog will initially provide users with a total of 16 game software, most of which can be adapted to Playdate's specially designed joystick to achieve strange game operations. Currently, most Catalog games sell for less than $15 (CTOnews.com Note: currently about RMB104).

In addition, Panic also announced that it will raise the price of Playdate from April 7. Previously, the handset sold for $179 (CTOnews.com Note: currently about 1246 yuan), and after the increase, the price of the product was $199 (CTOnews.com Note: currently about 1385 yuan). Panic officials said that due to the increased production costs of the Playdate, it was necessary to balance the possible losses by raising the price of goods.

The Playdate looks like a radio, equipped with a high-density, high-contrast, reflective black-and-white LCD screen made by Sharp, a cross button and An and B buttons at the bottom of the handset, and a joystick that can be picked up and rotated in the game on the right. It is worth mentioning that this handset has 24 exclusive games built in, and users can unlock one a week after opening the handset for the first time, and it will take half a year to unlock all the games.