Im not much of a gamer (ironically I make games for a living) but I made a bet with my kids that if the Detroit Lions make the playoffs this year I’ll buy them a system, and its looking like almost a lock to happen, so I want to get in on some Holiday deals.

This is their first non-Nintendo system so I’m a little lost on which way to go at this point in the generation cycle. For reference they’re 7 and 9 year old boys and are gonna be new to gaming that isnt based around crafting or Italian brothers. (i made them use my old NES, then SNES first, then got them a Switch a couple years back)

  • Slut4Sage@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    If anything, using a mouse would be less janky than thumb sticks. I’ve been playing a lot of older games that don’t ship with controller support, but there are community profiles that translate everything to the Deck’s controls.

    You just pair a Bluetooth device and bam you’re good to go.

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      10 months ago

      Mehta I’m curious about isnt using an actual mouse, it’s what the steam decks solution to games that need mice is? Does it use a trackpad? If so is it good?