Commodore's Callback flip phone matches early C64 Ultimate sales after price cut

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In 2025 YouTuber Chris "Peri Fractic" Simpson bought Commodore and steered the brand back into hardware and merch. Last month Commodore launched the Callback, a flip "dumbphone" that blocks social media, email and a web browser while offering WhatsApp, maps and built-in retro games. The company cut the phone's price from $500 to $400 ahead of presale and said on X that Callback matched the Commodore 64 Ultimate's first-month sales in three days; the announcement was posted to an app the device itself blocks.

• 2025 acquisition by Chris "Peri Fractic" Simpson revived Commodore hardware line
• Callback is a flip phone that blocks social apps, email and browser at system level
• Includes WhatsApp, maps and retro games; initially priced $500, reduced to $400
• Commodore says Callback matched C64 Ultimate first-month sales in three days