[HN Gopher] Playtiles: The Pocket-Sized Gaming Platform
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Playtiles: The Pocket-Sized Gaming Platform
Author : surprisetalk
Score : 21 points
Date : 2025-11-28 16:08 UTC (6 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (get.playtil.es)
(TXT) w3m dump (get.playtil.es)
| crimsoneer wrote:
| Aww this is a cute variation on the playdate model, which I
| really enjoyed
| atulvi wrote:
| I've been wanting something like this! but how does it stick?
| mathgeek wrote:
| From the FAQ, they're using one of the sticky surfaces that are
| reusable and refresh via getting them wet.
| sandboxdev wrote:
| I don't understand what you're buying, a sticker and access to
| the software?
| zem wrote:
| the sticker is a game controller, with physical buttons. meant
| to give you more of a handheld gaming device experience on your
| phone
| Y_Y wrote:
| Fuck QR codes so much. Yes they have good uses, but this isn't
| one of them. Would have been a good place to use NFC though.
| nosrepa wrote:
| Cameras are more ubiquitous than nfc chips
| bhz wrote:
| Sad that the dev-kit apparently costs money. Unless I'm missing
| something, you have to pay to explore the SDK.
| zem wrote:
| it's not entirely clear from the page - the description of what
| you get when you buy the "dev kit" says
|
| 8<----------------
|
| Each kit includes a custom Playtile and a download key for
| Gumpy Function's enhanced version of "Let's Build a
| Platformer!" course, featuring exclusive Playtiles chapters on
| sideloading, testing your games, digital manual, achievements,
| and more.
|
| 8<----------------
|
| so at the very least it sounds like you buy the dev kit and it
| comes with the device as well, and the PDF course book. but
| it's not clear whether you can just get a playtile and then
| develop your own games for it. they do say you can "sideload"
| games from itch.io and play them with an actual controller,
| which makes me think the sdk is very minimal and mostly
| involves input translation, and might well be documented on
| their site when they release. it would be nice to have that
| spelt out in the faq though.
| weslito wrote:
| The devkit is the hardware device to test your game + the
| course
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| The sdk/game engine is free and open source
| https://www.gbstudio.dev
|
| You can submit your game and get a publishing agreement on
| the platform here https://tally.so/r/wbylPE
| zem wrote:
| that's good to know, and greatly increases my likelihood of
| getting one!
| nosrepa wrote:
| I hope their production units have better buttons than what's
| shown on some of their images.
|
| https://api.playtil.es/api/v1/shop/items/92/files/screenshot...
| zem wrote:
| the homepage design makes it impossible to link to anything,
| but they have a video which makes it look a lot better than
| that.
| nom wrote:
| yeah those are FDM 3d printed, unlikely that they are doing
| that in production for such simple pieces of plastic, it surely
| must be a prototype.
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