I’ve owned the Xbox Series S, which I affectionately call the Baby Xbox, since launch day. And yet I almost never play any games on it, compared to my other devices. Why? Because until recently, I didn’t have the ability to stream Xbox games to my Steam Deck. Now, thanks to a little app called XBPlay, which costs $7 but is worth every penny, I’m finally going to be booting up my Xbox just as often as my PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
Allow me to explain: I simply love to play video games in handheld mode. Sure, I have dual computer monitors and a very impressive television, but handheld gaming has huge benefits — namely, for playing games while also watching TV in the background. (Like a less unhinged version of the three-TV lifestyle.) Especially when it’s a massive RPG with lots of little side quests, like, say Final
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