What is fantastic about it?

    * The screen is crisp and clear and especially playable in bright light
    * The crank is nifty and enables a lot of player interactions that you don't see anywhere else
    * The device itself is a design delight. It doesn't feel premium, so much as just the right amount of quality and playfullness. It's cute and fun.
    * Panic created an IDE that makes developing games for the Playdate super easy and fun. I've built a few (terrible) games and it was a blast
    * Panic is throwing a lot of weight behind game development for this. You get a ton of great games for free with the device, plus access to a storefront that's filled with so many other games of all genres
    * I think games are being priced sustainably. They aren't expensive, but they also aren't so cheap that the designers need to rely on ads or donations. I don't know if it'll last, but they're certainly heading in a good direction.