Another day, more time on the road …
Today, I’ll share my travel gaming setup (it’s incredibly simple, yet decidedly complex at the same time), and what types of games I play (you might be shocked!)
I use a Nintendo Switch 2 for gaming when we travel for appointments! The form factor (and the ability to sleep my progress in any game I have installed on the system) fits my use case quite well. Given my past & perhaps current preference towards PC gaming, I did briefly consider the Steam Deck earlier this year, but ended up with a Switch 2 due to cost concerns … let’s just say I don’t play FPS games on it, but I will play every other genre just about on there … it just so happens that at the moment, my favorite genre to play is JRPGs!
So, how do I take it around with me? And what accessories do I take with me when it goes? To quote a former Nintendo employee, I use this carrying case:(I’ll also put a link below at the very end of the post), but it is the City Slicker carrying case from Waterfield. Is it overkill? Yes! For everything I needed (the carrying strap, the bag itself, and the carabiners that attach to either side), it ended up being nearly $160.
Do I recommend this for you, the person reading? Absolutely not! You could probably make due with one of the less expensive options, and be happy. It just happened to be circumstance that I had money at the time, and had always wanted one of their bags.
I do use the Switch 2 in handheld mode a lot of the time, but those days that I have a couple hours wait for a procedure to end, or time to kill during a chemotherapy treatment; I just so happen to have a controller in the bag. The City Slicker bag is unique, in that it cannot store your full-size Switch 2 Pro Controller, or any other controller with similar dimensions. But the SN30 Pro is not full-size, and it’s form factor allows for it to easily go into one of the storage pockets.
For charging and audio … I use a UGreen portable battery, and a Nothing Ear (a) for Bluetooth.
Links for stuff to buy:
CitySlicker Bag