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It's 2025, And We're Getting A Brand New 8-Bit Game Console (retrododo.com)
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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

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[-] Peffse@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

I mean, we have Evercade and it's not failed yet.

[-] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 13 points 9 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.

[-] ApollosArrow@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

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

[-] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 2 points 9 months ago

Good point. With the specs fully open, hopefully we get a portable of this, at some point.

[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Evercade distributes digitally though.

[-] MurrayL@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

No they don’t? The games are only sold on physical cartridges (or built-in in some models).

There’s no online store or downloadable games, besides the ‘game of the month’ trial thing they occasionally run.

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