This could be huge for smut games.
Hardware settings seems a bit limited. Maybe the point is to make it very cheap? Charging via older standard microUSB port makes it a no-go for the whole of European market through conventional channels tho.
But really the 7.5" 800x480 screen def worries me. A Kobo Clara is 1072x1448 over 6" diagonal, for $120.
(Now 5000mAh battery is crazy good for an e-ink device, that’s great)
OP when the actual Crowd Funding campaign starts, please repost. I am curious nevertheless, it’s a cool idea but I also want to be able to read my books on it.
I am also interested in the open source sdk they claim it will have. I’ve been wanting to build an openbook for ages, but sourcing the pannel has proved pretty much impossible. This might wind up being the next best thing
I discovered this open-source 1024x768 6" e-paper screen while checking OP’s crowdfunding page
EDIT: they make it in 9.7" too
Why make an e-reader especially for this, couldn’t they just make an interactive epub books (html)? It is a cool idea tho and I want to play it on my e-reader, but I wouldn’t buy new hardware when I already have one.
My initial reaction was “oh cool”, but I have a feeling most of the games would be something that can just be played on a tablet. I’ll keep an eye out, maybe it’ll be more versatile than the PlayDate.
Interactive Fiction to make a comeback? What? Visual novels never went anywhere.
I’m assuming interactive fiction means more along the lines of Choose Your Own Adventure books or Fighting Fantasy game books.
Article mentions text adventures as well, but old school like Zork and such wouldn’t work well without a keyboard. Maybe more the nineties era Gabriel Knight and Beneath a Steel Sky,but that would suffer from a black and white screen.
I do kind of wish it had a full keyboard like the old kindle did. Tons of great IF text adventures that would almost seamlessly transfer to this format.
Joystick but no keyboard is going to limit the IF options. That said it might be a great way to play gamebooks.
Needs a color version.
I would absolutely buy this if the price was reasonable and if you could play games without physical media.
Krumits tale can work on this too
