I love the Playdate. Some day, I will buy it. And since I am a developer, I will try to make something for it!
But it fascinates me: what motivates people to create games for the Playdate? What is the key motivator? Because I don't think it's money. And yet... so many people make games for Playdate...
The fun of it - creation for creation sake. You hear it a lot on the Playdate podcast, most of the devs have other jobs, either in game dev or other industries, and develop on the Playdate to explore things creatively or try new stuff in general.
I love the Playdate. Some day, I will buy it. And since I am a developer, I will try to make something for it!
But it fascinates me: what motivates people to create games for the Playdate? What is the key motivator? Because I don't think it's money. And yet... so many people make games for Playdate...
The fun of it - creation for creation sake. You hear it a lot on the Playdate podcast, most of the devs have other jobs, either in game dev or other industries, and develop on the Playdate to explore things creatively or try new stuff in general.