I have followed the Pandora project since the beginning. I was never sure if the small crew of dreamers who made it a reality would pull it off, and I must say my hat is off to them as they have come through and are working their butts off on a daily basis. Yeah, if Nintendo or Sony or Apple decided to build such a device then everyone who wanted one would already have one. But that's just it...those companies would never build a retrogamer's dream device. It may grow beyond it, but this project is almost at the level of a cottage industry, and the people involved with this endeavor have their hands full on a daily basis. Cut them a lot of slack, very few (if any) of us would have the drive and the know how to produce such a capable specialty device.
The games that many of us want to play are 10, 20, 30 years old. What's the big hurry? I believe the true value of this device is being able to hold a piece of history in my pocket. History isn't going anywhere. Mobile computing functions and homebrew software are tasty gravy but until more units ship we aren't going to be missing that much newly created stuff anyway.
Frankly when I see impatient rants I think that the OP must be a child, or some person that never grew up in the first place. I'm in my early 30s...the games aren't going anywhere...the pandora is a reality...it's only a matter of time until everyone that wants one will have one. I could wait months or, if necessary, years for my unit (though it's clear that waiting years is no longer going to be necessary). Further, while you wait there is nothing stopping you from running the same software you will run on your pandora, on your desktop or laptop.
Learn to enjoy life. Go outside and take a deep breath. Sip some wine. Walk your dog. Spend time with your girlfriend or other loved ones. Life is too precious to waste with feelings of anger, impatience and anxiety. I don't understand the disappointment...I would have felt a bit disappointed if the device never materialized, but instead of that I now feel *very* encouraged and inspired by what the Pandora team has achieved.
The games that many of us want to play are 10, 20, 30 years old. What's the big hurry? I believe the true value of this device is being able to hold a piece of history in my pocket. History isn't going anywhere. Mobile computing functions and homebrew software are tasty gravy but until more units ship we aren't going to be missing that much newly created stuff anyway.
Frankly when I see impatient rants I think that the OP must be a child, or some person that never grew up in the first place. I'm in my early 30s...the games aren't going anywhere...the pandora is a reality...it's only a matter of time until everyone that wants one will have one. I could wait months or, if necessary, years for my unit (though it's clear that waiting years is no longer going to be necessary). Further, while you wait there is nothing stopping you from running the same software you will run on your pandora, on your desktop or laptop.
Learn to enjoy life. Go outside and take a deep breath. Sip some wine. Walk your dog. Spend time with your girlfriend or other loved ones. Life is too precious to waste with feelings of anger, impatience and anxiety. I don't understand the disappointment...I would have felt a bit disappointed if the device never materialized, but instead of that I now feel *very* encouraged and inspired by what the Pandora team has achieved.