Yes, you read that right. In a world of cloud streaming and teraflops, a gamer from New York is striving to release their own 8-bit home console with its own gaming infrastructure. Meet the GameTank, its simple controller, and its chunky cartridges that are looking to bring 8-bit gaming back

  • Chris@feddit.ukOP
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    5 months ago

    Evercade has the advantage of a huge software library to draw from (they have a few native games but the majority are emulated), whereas this will only run it’s own software, which puts it at a disadvantage.

    Mind you, the Playdate seems to be going well.

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      5 months ago

      I think one of the things playdate has going for them is they are portable.