Back to collectionPlanet X Opens a Window, While Play Remains Out of Reach
The community had been waiting for tangible progress on games, and the town hall had said that a Planet X showcase and beta were near. Sisyphus asked in the group, “Is this all the year of games amounts to?” The showcase did not dissolve the silence, but it gave the community something it could show others instead of repeating a promise.
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The community had been waiting for tangible progress on games, and the town hall had said that a Planet X showcase and beta were near. By the weekend, Sisyphus, a longtime participant in the discussion, had little patience left for previews.
Sisyphus asked in the group, “Is this all the year of games amounts to?” No one answered at first. That same day, Planet X opened a showcase mode, offering the first glimpse beyond its closed test. Someone wanted to pass the news to a friend, but worried it would sound as though the friend could already join the test, and clarified the difference first.
The showcase did not dissolve the silence, but it gave the community something it could show others instead of repeating a promise. Sisyphus’s question remained: people could now see the game, while the chance to play it themselves still depended on the next arrangements.