With a nearly 3 month old at home, portable pausable gaming has allowed me to relax during my downtime when the little guy naps or feeds, but still lets me jump in on a moment's notice. After a couple of months doing this on the switch (with games like pokemon scarlet and monster sanctuary) or on my phone with board game arena, I decided to unlock my steam library and pick up a deck.

And I enjoy using it immensely! The biggest technical issue I've encountered involves the screen not turning back on after sleeping, but with its short boot times, that issue hasn't bothered me too much.

So far, I've played a few games on it. I tried out Desk Job, replayed some Hades and Cozy Grove, delved into the newer acclaimed Vampire Survivors, and took my Civ VI turns in my play by cloud games with friends.

I even got ff14 working on it to catch up on the 6.3 main story! While reluctant to move from M+KB to controller gaming for an MMO, I've picked it up quicker than I thought I would, and actually prefer it for a few things already. Maybe not for extreme trials, but I'm mostly doing solo content anyway right now (so I can pause whenever I need to).

Not sure what I'll play next, but studios have packed February with new games up my alley. Hogwarts Legacy comes out on Feb 10, Theatrhythm Final Bar Line on Feb 16, and Octopath Traveler 2 on Feb 24. And in the latest Friday Facts, Twinsen announced controller support for Factorio is on its way, so I've got that to look forward to at some point, as well.