There's a Playdate OS/SDK update out today, 2.7.2. (Get it in Settings > System > System Update).

While it doesn't have a lot of features for players, it sets the stage for a big new part of Playdate: networking. That means developers can start writing things like—that's right—multiplayer games.

Some devs have already started writing network-enabled code. Playdate community legend Rae made a fun weather app:

https://raewtf.itch.io/cloudburst

If you'd like to check out the new networking APIs, download the latest SDK and dig in:

https://play.date/dev/

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