alt Hacker News$230 for a macropad with an exposed PCB and no washers under the Allen screws.
I'm not sure what the joystick is for, and neither are they apparently: the only example they give is something that could just be a keybind.
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dzhiurgis • today at 9:49 PM
For context - macropad is about $5-10 from aliexpress. I got one for my kids in back of car so they can control music and climate.
RE: the joystick. They should have gone with the Playdate's crank instead, CrankGPT style.
Anyway, I think it's all a fun marketing thing. A desk toy for folks with disposable income. I imagine they'll sell out, given the limited release and then they'll be on eBay.