In May 2019, Panic was told off after the details of an email they had sent to an indie video game event that was also named Playdate should change its name to avoid confusion. The next day, one of Panic's founders cancelled the request, saying "My intention was always to find a way for our Playdates to co-exist [...] but we remain fine with you using the name Playdate." On January 29, 2020, the team behind the event (now named "Playdate Pop Up") announced Panic was joining the event as a sponsor, and would help the event to be considered as non-profit.