{"id":5495,"date":"2022-04-26T12:36:11","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T10:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/26\/pushing-buttons-need-nostalgia-crank-up-the-new-playdate-console\/"},"modified":"2022-04-26T12:36:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T10:36:11","slug":"pushing-buttons-need-nostalgia-crank-up-the-new-playdate-console","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/26\/pushing-buttons-need-nostalgia-crank-up-the-new-playdate-console\/","title":{"rendered":"Pushing Buttons: Need nostalgia? Crank up the new Playdate console"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this week\u2019s newsletter: with its fun gimmicky design and new games every week, this handheld device is taking us back to our Game Boy days<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/info\/ng-interactive\/2021\/nov\/24\/sign-up-for-pushing-buttons-keza-macdonalds-weekly-look-at-the-world-of-gaming\">Don\u2019t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Welcome to Pushing Buttons, the Guardian\u2019s gaming newsletter. If you\u2019d like to receive it in your inbox every week, just pop your email in below \u2013 and check your inbox (and spam) for the confirmation email.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These days, video games aren\u2019t often tied to a particular console or gadget \u2013 even if something like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/halo\">Halo<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/2018\/apr\/12\/god-of-war-review-violent-vengeful-and-more-brilliant-than-ever\">God of War<\/a> originally appears on Xbox or PlayStation, it will often eventually make its way to PC, and the majority of games come out on everything at the same time. Unless you\u2019re playing a console-exclusive game like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/2021\/may\/12\/returnal-review-epic-dance-of-death-with-beautiful-brutal-aliens\">Returnal<\/a>, specifically designed around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/playstation-5\">PlayStation 5<\/a> controller with its adaptive triggers and fancy haptic feedback, the experience of the game isn\u2019t shaped much by the hardware you play it on. You can play <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/minecraft\">Minecraft<\/a> with a controller or a mouse or on your phone, and it\u2019s still largely the same.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/2022\/apr\/26\/pushing-buttons-playdate-console\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/606e4554ac5c026e6c62381ced768b048c28e0c4\/0_397_2500_1500\/master\/2500.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=92c7c199d5f366361d32c957bd1a73f3\" title=\"Pushing Buttons: Need nostalgia? Crank up the new Playdate console\" \/>In this week\u2019s newsletter: with its fun gimmicky design and new games every week, this handheld device is taking us back to our Game Boy days<br \/>\nDon\u2019t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here<br \/>\nWelcome to Pushing Buttons, the Guardian\u2019s gaming newsletter. If you\u2019d like to receive it in your inbox every week, just pop your email in below \u2013 and check your inbox (and spam) for the confirmation email.<br \/>\nThese days, video games aren\u2019t often tied to a particular console or gadget \u2013 even if something like Halo or God of War originally appears on Xbox or PlayStation, it will often eventually make its way to PC, and the majority of games come out on everything at the same time. Unless you\u2019re playing a console-exclusive game like Returnal, specifically designed around the PlayStation 5 controller with its adaptive triggers and fancy haptic feedback, the experience of the game isn\u2019t shaped much by the hardware you play it on. You can play Minecraft with a controller or a mouse or on your phone, and it\u2019s still largely the same. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this week\u2019s newsletter: with its fun gimmicky design and new games every week, this handheld device is taking us back to our Game Boy days Don\u2019t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Welcome to Pushing Buttons, the Guardian\u2019s gaming newsletter. If you\u2019d like to receive it in your inbox every &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/26\/pushing-buttons-need-nostalgia-crank-up-the-new-playdate-console\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Pushing Buttons: Need nostalgia? 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