You can get a Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (with a pen) for C$330. It has better GPU performance than a Switch.
You can play games like Genshin Impact, PUBG Mobile, and Sky: Children of the Light pretty damn well.
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Deestan@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Was considering a new switch, but may hold off now.
Which tablets do you have in mind? I could not find any suitable for anything but phone games via touch screen and unimpressive battery, but I don’t really know this market
atomicpoet@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Deestan@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Thanks. Does it work well with controllers, or do people mostly play with the on-screen joysticks?
atomicpoet@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Yeah, you can hook up a Bluetooth controller just fine. Lots of them available.
You can emulate too.
SheeEttin@lemmy.zip 8 months ago
If you want a similar gaming handheld, Steam Deck.
Deestan@lemmy.world 8 months ago
How’s the deck for mouse-heavy strategy games like Stellaris, Civ, etc?
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Playing portably, mouse-based games run pretty well. Games that use a lot of keyboard keys are where it gets difficult without using an actual keyboard.
deadcade@lemmy.deadca.de 8 months ago
Great, the touchpads are amazing for mouse-related stuff while handheld. I can comfortably use mouse heavy menus with them. Obviously, a lot closer to a laptop touchpad than an actual mouse, but still a lot better than a joystick as mouse.
A Steam Deck is a PC. If you dock it, you can hook up a mouse+KB and a monitor, and use “desktop mode” (KDE plasma) to use it exactly like any other Linux desktop. Docked “gaming mode” makes it feel more like a home console for PC games (and emulators). It is even possible (though not recommended) to install Windows.
atomicpoet@lemmy.world 8 months ago
If you hook it up to a monitor and use a keyboard with mouse, it’s indistinguishable from a regular PC.
SheeEttin@lemmy.zip 8 months ago
I don’t personally have one, but Civ has a touch interface (at least 5 does, never got into 6). The touchpads probably approximate a mouse input.
jacksilver@lemmy.world 8 months ago
You’d probably be better served by a retro handheld. A lot of them run android so you can play android games, but the built in controllers make emulating actually enjoyable.
Major issue is that the ones cheaper than a switch struggle with 3D games.
If you have the money, steamdeck is definitely one of the best bang for buck, but it’ll probably be more expensive than a switch (unless you can find a deal on a used/refurbished one).
Deestan@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Thanks! I am starting to think a steamdeck is going to be my solution. SteamOS on my tiny nongaming Linux laptop works perfectly for 2D or light 3D games, so I expext it to be fine.