Playdate with Catalog review: Panic! at the distro

Catalog is Panic's very own videogame store

The Playdate had a long path to market, and it feels like it's still on that journey. Originally announced alongside an Edge magazine cover feature back in 2019, and floating around in prototype form long before that, Panic's unique gaming handheld eventually started shipping last year — to a lucky few.

As with many tech products, the Playdate was hit b…