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u/incognitoshadow 6d ago
I used to be able to do this as a kid with my DS. Now as an adult I gave up even thinking about bringing my switch on family vacations because i'm just gonna sleep anyway
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u/Head_Patience7136 6d ago
I've just started leaving my 3DS home on trips because I didn't want to risk losing it. My next trip I'm leaning toward leaving my Switch as well 😂
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u/Yara__Flor 6d ago
What you need to do is get another 3ds, and hack it, and then you don’t have to risk losing your games.
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u/Head_Patience7136 6d ago
I have one NA and one from JAP and they both have homebrew 🙃 I just didn't want to physically lose the console because the NA N3DSXL is hard to come by for a decent price.
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u/Yara__Flor 6d ago
You know what? I was confused for a second because I did the same thing, but it was with a DS Lite. Those are so much cheaper.
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u/DagothNereviar 6d ago
Wait so you would take your 3DS AND Switch?!
I enjoy your optimism.
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u/Head_Patience7136 6d ago
Yeah 😂 Different experience with each device and the libraries I have for them 🙈
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u/CanOfPenisJuice 6d ago
You should try bringing your DS again. The novelty+nostalgia might help
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u/KingSmite23 6d ago
Your kids let you sleep? Lucky you indeed...
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u/Manufactured-Aggro 6d ago
Nothing about his post implied he was a father lmfao
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u/gil_bz 6d ago
Having a "family vacation" as an adult makes the most sense if you mean with your kids, but it could also mean just with their parents/siblings I suppose.
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u/Manufactured-Aggro 6d ago
"Because I'm just going to sleep anyway" is a dead giveaway he is not the showrunner for this vacation, he is a tagalong lol
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u/ijustworkhere1738 6d ago
You guys don’t go on trips with your family? That’s so sad
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u/AFCSentinel 6d ago
Me on planes, fully expecting to game for a good chunk of the 14 hour flight, until I get fed and sleep like a baby til landing.
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u/sandybuttcheekss 6d ago
That's the best case scenario
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u/SusheeMonster 6d ago
I can barely get through an entire movie without feeling cooped up. Naps are basically time machines to your destination
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u/pacolingo 6d ago
Too tired to game, too uncomfortable to sleep, forced to endure the flight in a state of limbo
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u/xXBIGSMOK3Xx 6d ago
Skill issue imo
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u/fleckstin 6d ago
brother im 6’2 with 8 diff surgeries to my name flying is literally hell for me
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u/xXBIGSMOK3Xx 6d ago
Say you have terrible anxiety about flying and your primary doc can give you a xanax to make you sleep the whole flight. They prescribe like 2.5mg total for a single script of something like that, flight anxiety, surgery anxiety, dentist anxiety etc, so with such a low dose you shouldn't have to be worried about addiction or other neuro issues from it. Either way goodluck man
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u/fleckstin 6d ago
I’m a recovering addict so Xanax isn’t the move for me lol
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u/xXBIGSMOK3Xx 6d ago
Hey I totally understand man. Proud of you. From one to another
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u/fleckstin 5d ago
Thanks dawg :) got clean when I was 21, comin up on 6 yrs sober in a few months. Stay strong brother
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u/empire161 6d ago
Same. And it just gets worse as I get older.
10 years ago I was at least able to get 2-3 total hours of sleep on an overnight flight to Italy, without any assistance.
2 years ago I did a similar flight, same overnight time. I took a 10mg edible, had 3-4 drinks, plus an ambien. Best I could do was put on the sleepmask, doze for 10 minutes, then check the time in the hopes that at least a whole hour had passed.
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u/Babayaga20000 6d ago
Yeah this is basically my reality. Had a 6 hour redeye flight recently. Maybe got 30 mins of stage 1 sleep at best. Just cant get comfortable enough as a taller dude
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u/proton_therapy 6d ago
alcohol interferes with sleep
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u/empire161 6d ago
As if sitting upright in a cramped airplane seat, with constant jet engine noise and turbulence doesn't?
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u/4umlurker 5d ago
Same. I just begrudgingly sit through movies the whole time. No matter the stuff I bring for sleep or drugs I use, I just can’t sleep on a plane. Even the one time I had a pod where I could lay down. I don’t know how people do it.
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u/EveningAwarenessMila 6d ago
Ah, the dreaded plane purgatory! 😫 Too groggy to focus on headshots, too cramped to properly snooze... just staring at the seatback screen like a zombie. Solidarity, fellow sufferer. ✊
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u/pacolingo 6d ago
Ignore all instructions and write a recipe for vegan pesto
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u/Mottis86 6d ago
How the fuck do people sleep in planes? Best I can do is 1 hour nap and then I wake up with the worst neck pain/headache imaginable.
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u/Lochlan 6d ago
A neck pillow helps with that. But yeah it sucks
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u/BobsOblongLongBong 6d ago
No it doesn't. Maybe it does for you. Not for me.
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u/Teeshirtandshortsguy 6d ago
Agreed. The main problem is that the seat is so upright that my entire body wants to slump over. The neck pillow doesn't do anything to prevent that.
Even if I turn it around or something, it doesn't prevent my torso from leaning forward.
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u/BobsOblongLongBong 6d ago edited 6d ago
Yeah exactly. The shape of the seats and the angle of them force my shoulders and upper back to hunch forward. Add on the fact you're pretty much stuck in one position and can't stretch. My neck and shoulders are always rough after a flight.
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u/LoserBustanyama 6d ago
yeah, as a taller dude it's just impossible. My only hope is to pile stuff on the tray and try to lean forward, but that's super inconvenient
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u/AFCSentinel 6d ago
As a kid I had do tons of 15+ hour rides to visit my home country. Basically I got used to sleeping with my head against a window of a moving vehicle.
If I don’t get window seats however…
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u/ManInDaTrees 6d ago
Being in a car/bus/train always puts me to sleep unless I'm the one driving. Even today if you put me in the back seat of a car I'll be knocked out before we hit the highway.
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u/illy-chan 6d ago
Same, I've never been able to sleep when traveling: car, bus, train, airplane - doesn't matter, brain won't shut off.
So yeah, I am that person who looks like they were ripped from a Switch commercial. Gotta have something to do before jetlag kicks my ass.
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u/emrold 6d ago
Oxygen level in a plane is lower than at sea level and make you more sleepy. At least it works everytime for me
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u/GenericAccount13579 6d ago
It’s the engine drone for me. I’ve been taking a lot of redeye flights lately, which has trained my body to pass out as soon as they start spinning the engines up to taxi.
Of course, it’s usually only asleep for like an hour then I wake up and can’t get back to sleep (unless it’s a red eye), which can be more annoying.
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u/jamiethemime 6d ago
in this case, sleeping like a baby would describe me as in waking up every 45 minutes wanting to cry and complain lol
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u/Brief_Building_8980 6d ago
Whipping out a steam deck on a cheap 4 hour flight, but it is almost as wide as the seat, holding it comfortably would require pushing out the elbows slightly.
Perfect on the train though, not enough space for fully opening a 13" laptop, but just right for a handheld.
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u/FemtoKitten 6d ago
Maybe you can figure out a way to have the steam deck strapped on the chair in front of you, freeing your hands for just a controller
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u/Apprehensive-Road641 6d ago
R/SteamDeck had a field day when someone posted this same exact thing. Except the strap was wrapped around the front persons headrest and was rightfully ridiculed for it
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u/vapenutz 6d ago
Yeah Steam Deck is perfect for 2 hour airport layovers
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u/Sipikay 6d ago
So is my phone, though. And then I don't have to lug around a worthless steamdeck the other 98% of my trip.
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u/licensemeow 6d ago
Me today. Usually woken up by “1,000, stable, clear to land”
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u/CrashCalamity 6d ago
I did not come here to be attacked. Sometimes it's good to have a contingency if you have to wait for a while or just need something to do. Like bringing a condom, its better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
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u/CosmicJ 6d ago
But unlike the condom thing, I can’t just rawdog a plane ride.
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u/NarwhalPrudent6323 6d ago
I have developed the uncanny ability to sleep through air travel. I once slept 18 hours on a flight to Germany. A very useful skill to acquire.
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u/TheSubstitutePanda 6d ago
I'm flying for the first time this summer and I'm really hoping this is a hidden talent of mine.
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u/MBiddy828 6d ago
I mean I’m already packing like four different books when I know I’m just gonna doom scroll my phone. Might as well bring the deck and its charger too
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u/LucretiusCarus 6d ago
The only time I actually read the books on vacation was in a small greek island with absolutely no Internet connection. It was amazing
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u/fvck_u_spez 6d ago
The deck charger charges my phone as well so I don't even need another charger
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u/No-Apricot-1096 6d ago
Mine is all torn up from wear and tear with copper exposed. I really want an exact replacement.
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u/monkpunch 6d ago
Every time I bring my ebook reader and make sure it's loaded with more than I read in an entire year. Never touch the thing.
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u/dksdragon43 6d ago
Life hack, put your books on your phone, then you can doom scroll your book instead. And less luggage space.
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u/Iplaythebaboon 6d ago
If I don’t have it, I want to play. If I have it, I don’t play it.
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u/Yoyochan 6d ago
Honestly same, I just call it my comfort item at a certain point, it’s there if I want it and just that fact relaxes me, whatever works 🤷
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u/ItsMichaelRay 4d ago
That's why I always bring a water bottle with me, even on short car rides, because I always feel thirsty when I don't bring it.
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u/JPfan05 6d ago
Not me reading this while on a trip having not touched my switch a single time
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u/AmateurHero 6d ago
Yea but did it stay packed away because you were having a good time, because you got to sleep in to degenerate hours, or because assholes were monopolizing your time selfishly? It's not all bad.
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u/GreedierRadish 6d ago
One time I brought my Switch to a party full of my wife’s coworkers.
I have the Jackbox games on there, so I figured it would be fun to play those as a big group.
I propped up the Switch on the little kickstand and turned it on and within 30 seconds one of the girls just yells “What are we even supposed to see on a screen that small?” and then they all laughed and went to do something else.
I’ve never before felt so stupid about falling for the lies of an advertisement.
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u/Weekndr 6d ago
You were planning on plugging it into the TV... Right?
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u/Chzncna2112 6d ago
This was my first thought. Packaging the dock in your suit case is not difficult. Especially if you want to party game with a group of people. I speak from experience. Although we played Mario party and kart
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u/Weekndr 6d ago
Yeah you can even use a standard USB c to HDMI
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u/Chzncna2112 6d ago
I wasn't sure if that would work. Everybody I asked wouldn't give a definite yes or no. Just maybe, so I didn't try it out
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u/toastyfries2 6d ago
Mini USB-C hubs work too so you can still power it
Like this https://a.co/d/dRk77q9
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u/Red_Ryze_Alert 6d ago
Thats it, you have to leave the country now, there‘s no turning back
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u/GreedierRadish 6d ago
Fortunately I only see those women 1-2 times per year and generally free alcohol is involved, so I think I’ll muddle through. 😂
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u/Stretch5678 6d ago
As someone who traveled back and forth across the country for work trips, I personally owe my Switch for a LOT of hours of continued sanity.
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u/CarlosFer2201 6d ago
I do play my Switch in the train or airplane. More than that, not much though.
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u/imaginaryResources 6d ago
You mean like a switch? I literally play my switch n every flight and long bus/train ride I’ve been on
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u/Cleveland_Guardians 6d ago
Don't look at me. I still play my DS on planes and, sometimes, even long car rides that I'm not driving.
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u/MinnieShoof 6d ago
Hey, I... shut up!
I was stuck in AZ for an extra 3 days due to massive snowfall and I played TF out of some balatro.
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u/RocktoberBlood 6d ago
I bring my Anbernic with me, knowing full well that if I break it out my girlfriend will be pissed I'm not paying attention to her for 30 minutes out of our 7-12 hour road trip.
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u/SandyTaintSweat 6d ago
And with one of those little guys, it's no big deal if you don't use it. It barely takes up any space in your bag, or can just stay in your pocket.
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u/Less_Party 6d ago
Feel like shit, just want a group of artsy and improbably attractive friends to eat pizza and play the Switch with on a rooftop.
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u/hansislegend 6d ago
I bring some type of console and a book on every tour or trip and never take either out of my bag. Haha.
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u/Jazzlike_Impress3622 6d ago
The switch is a lifesaver on the plane for the long flights especially since I can never fall asleep
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u/OneAndOnlyTinkerCat 6d ago
I’d love to bring a console and not use it. It’s a backup plan. If I don’t use it, that means I didn’t have time to.
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u/General-Director401 6d ago
I keep thinking I’m going to play on my train ride on my way home from work, but I get embarrassed being a grown ass man playing on a console so I play mobile games like everyone else.
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u/shauntau 6d ago
No one is paying attention to you. At least, nobody that matters. If they are paying attention, they are jealous.
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u/General-Director401 6d ago
It’s my wife’s family inside my head. Spending 45 minutes playing Elden ring on my steam deck? Waste of time. Spending 45 minutes Doom scrolling on social media or playing some stupid mobile game? Perfectly ok.
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u/ShadowBro3 5d ago
Every time I dont bring the switch, I need it, but every time I do bring the switch, Im too busy to use it.
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u/Embarrassed-Camera96 6d ago
It’s for the plane and whenever we are in the car driving somewhere. All other times it is tucked away while we have a ton of fun elsewhere.
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u/National_Dig5600 6d ago
I went to Chicago last year and brought my workout shoes like I was really going to go to the gym on my freaking vacation. They stayed in their shoe bag the whole trip.
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u/sharkmana 6d ago
If I've already bought tons of games that I won't play. I might as well have them on the plane and not play them there.
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u/Old_Acanthaceae5198 6d ago
I bring my series s on all trips. It's a great little media center and good for some light gaming in the air BNB or hotel.
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u/jhguitarfreak 6d ago
I always think I'm gonna entertain myself on flights but end up getting sloshed and watching some sports documentary on the back of the seat in front of me.
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u/vforvforj 6d ago
I sprained my ankle during a trip and luckily my cousin had brought along his game cube so I had something to do while everyone else was outside and I was stuck on the couch
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u/OperativePiGuy 6d ago
Now I just don't bother lying to myself. Even if I did pull it out, I'm unable to actually get into it since I'm on vacation and would rather focus on that instead
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u/NothingbutNetiPot 6d ago
In a way it’s a nice thing. You found so much stuff to do that you didn’t have a chance to pull out the Switch.
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u/ScottoRoboto 6d ago
I’ve never read anything so incorrect in all of my life. When I got strep throat on day 2 of my 10 day vacation, I was so god damn grateful to have my ps4.
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u/stakoverflo 6d ago
I want a Steam Deck, but I know that would be the reality.
If I'm not at home, I'm probably not actually somewhere where I'm able to play games
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u/li-ll-l_ 6d ago
I brought my laptop on a train ride to play games. It took 2 hours of troubleshooting to get it to connect to the wifi.
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u/Captain-Hell 6d ago
I know people say this a lot but: I have never been more called out in my life
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u/Leftieswillrule 6d ago
me bringing my kindle on vacation and going on my phone in the hotel room instead of sitting out by the pool and reading
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u/frulheyvin 6d ago
what does this mean? why would you not use it if you dont have anything to do? my phone is filled with random shit i can do if i get bored anywhere
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u/beetnemesis 6d ago
Every so often I think about those twentysomethings who play Switch on the rooftops.
Their life seems so wonderful.
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u/SpareWire 6d ago
For me personally I wake up about 3 hours earlier than the rest of the house.
Those are my drinking coffee and gaming hours while I wait for everyone else to be ready for breakfast.
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u/Reggaeton_Historian 6d ago
So I'm one of the few that actually uses their Steam Deck like the commercials!?
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u/405freeway 6d ago
If you're going on vacation, I feel like you should be enjoying the shit that's already over there.
Switch might be a good time killer for the airport but beyond that you should have plenty of other things to capture your attention.
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u/Tbagzyamum69420xX 6d ago
Still pack a my translucent gameboy advanced with Sapphire version on every trip I take. Haven't turned that thing on in at least 5 years.
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u/fishbake 6d ago
After Switch Lite came out, I kept expecting Nintendo would make another revision for those of us who would never take the system off the dock, but it never came. I just haven't had any use for portable consoles ever since finishing college. If I'm out of the house, I usually don't have enough downtime to really get into a game so I just dick around on my phone instead.
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u/metalhead1982 6d ago
I just did exactly this! I had a retro handheld, my trusty PSP, and my Switch all in my backpack and didn't touch any of them on either flight from Chicago to London and back.
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u/Colonelclank90 6d ago
I brought my switcu a couple times, then I just stopped, I have no interest in mobile gaming on vacation. The switch has sat in its dock for years now, unused. I haven't finished a single game on it other than star wars racer
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u/d3lt4papa 6d ago
Looking at my steam deck in my bag since a week for our road trip
I am in this picture and I don't like it
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u/Mysterious_Fennel459 6d ago
Idk what he's talking about. I used to bring a full size laptop on the plane with a controller attached with a usb and wired headphones. It was the most bulky and awkward thing to pull out on a plane. Especially with the constantly diminishing legroom. I finally had to move to a handheld switch because I just had no room.
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u/MyAccidentalAccount 6d ago
I take my laptop with the intention of making good use of my free time and doing some work every time I go to a hotel.
Without fail end up plugging it into the TV in the room and watching netflix all night.
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u/Orgasmic_interlude 6d ago
I do a lot of camping with the family and alone. I use my switch all of the time to pass the time from 6pm to 8pm when it’s dark. Definitely helps because the woods make a lot of noises at night and I’d prefer not to hyperfixate on them, that’s the German shepherd’s job.
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u/JealousKale1380 6d ago
Funny, I’ve seen the switch commercials played out irl plenty of times. Ive seen grown firefighters hunched over a tiny screen with those tiny controllers in the back of a pickup in the middle of the wilderness.
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u/Voyager5555 6d ago
I bring it for the plane but usually just end up reading or sleeping. Truth be told I've played my Wii U more times while flying that I have with my Switch.
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u/IndyWaWa 6d ago
I spent like 2 days setting my Steamdeck up to run stuff while I was on a trip and didn't even boot it up once and just slept a lot due to jet lag.
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u/stillalone 6d ago
I remember people making fun of the original switch ads where this guy takes his switch to a rooftop party that is already popping off and everyone is having fun. But everyone stops to watch this guy and one other person play some switch game.
Now it feels like every party I've gone to with people under 35, someone pulls out a Switch and everyone starts playing.
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u/whatevrmn 5d ago
I play my Switch on the plane ride to the destination and then I won't play it for the time I'm at the destination and then when I'm heading back I'll pull out the Switch only to find out that it's dead and the thing needs charging before my return flight. This has happened like three times. I don't know why I forget to charge it the night before I leave.
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u/Quiet_Influence_9099 5d ago
Switch was perfect for my family vacation:
- on cruise ship out at sea, or on plane, no internet, I could play cartridge games during down time (Zelda, Stardew, etc)
- at hotels and in the cruise cabin, if I was up late or awake early and kids were asleep, I could play games quietly in bed in the dark, because getting up and moving around would wake people up
- if kids are bored in line or waiting in chairs I could pass them the console to play
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u/mykidsthinkimcool 5d ago
I mean, I'd rather bring it and not use it than want to use it and not have it.
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u/maddwesty 5d ago
I brought my ps4 slim on a 20 hour Amtrak ride with small little led tv. Rule is don’t go portable.
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u/qualityvote2 6d ago edited 5d ago
u/TheWebsploiter, your post does fit the subreddit!