{"id":226863,"date":"2024-06-01T03:31:28","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T03:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/01\/a-400000-delivery-of-playdates-were-briefly-stolen\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:18:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:18:12","slug":"a-400000-delivery-of-playdates-were-briefly-stolen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/01\/a-400000-delivery-of-playdates-were-briefly-stolen\/","title":{"rendered":"A $400,000 delivery of Playdates were (briefly) stolen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A misdelivered order, theft and a hasty return: those are the three acts comprising Playdate&#8217;s recent real-life adventure. According to the <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/playdate\/status\/1796277575901401404\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:handheld gaming system's account on X;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">handheld gaming system&#8217;s account on X<\/a> (formerly Twitter), FedEx dropped off $400,000 worth of <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/playdate-revisited-two-years-with-the-little-yellow-inspiration-machine-125517060.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Playdates;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Playdates<\/a> to a construction site near their actual warehouse destination. Then, poof, it was all gone \u2014 but that wasn&#8217;t the last of it. Suddenly, the shipment reappeared, not at the warehouse door but in front of a random restaurant. The return was seemingly quick, with some packages toppled over and entering the street.<\/p>\n<p>We don&#8217;t know who was behind the theft and eventual return, though no one seems too bothered, as a follow-up post says the necessary detective work was &#8220;enjoyed.&#8221; Plus, the account (jokingly?) pitched selling these devices as a limited edition run called Playdate Hot. <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/the-playdate-stereo-dock-got-stuck-in-factory-limbo-but-its-still-coming-010517171.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Playdate;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Playdate<\/a> promised further details in the future \u2014 possibly on the Playdate Podcast. One user on X asked about getting their hands on any devices they don&#8217;t need, to which Playdate responded, &#8220;Check the streets of North Las Vegas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/playdate-review-indie-games-crank-170054294-170054963.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Playdate came out in April 2022;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Playdate came out in April 2022<\/a> as a cute, monochromatic alternative to high-level gaming systems that features a crank on its side. Panic, which owns Playdate, sold about 70,000 units in the first two years and offers more than 100 titles in its built-in library. These black-and-white games are relatively simple but include everything from first-person shooters to puzzles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/a-400000-delivery-of-playdates-were-briefly-stolen-124519551.html?src=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] A misdelivered order, theft and a hasty return: those are the three acts comprising Playdate&#8217;s recent real-life adventure. 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