Reach out to a therapist.

My phone is a glorified Gameboy. I’ve got every emulator I can download and about a thousand games for NES/SNES, Gameboy, Sega, N64, and PlayStation. As long as I can plug in for power I am unstoppable!

I do. Not really an anxiety thing, although I am autistic and have had handhelds on me ever since the OG Game Boy came out, maybe it’s habit, maybe it’s addiction, maybe I’m just weird, but I enjoy being able to game whenever there’s unexpected downtime or boredom. It is kind of soothing, so I can understand you.

If I know for sure I’ll wanna game and will have lots of time to kill I’ll carry a good system like my DS or 3DS. Otherwise, I’ll carry one of those super cheap chinese emulation handhelds like my 20$ Data Frog. It doesn’t run a lot of things that well except for Genesis and NES, but it’s cool to play a quick game of Streets of Rage, Shadow Dancer or something, and if it gets stolen I don’t really care. It’s always in my sling bag and I try to keep it charged.

You unironically sound like a “do you have any games on your phone” type of person.

I used to carry around my 3DS for that connecty matchy thing that I don’t remember cause it’s sitting my bedside table for the passed 10~ years.

If anyone has had those torturous dark days of unexpected 4 hours stranded, they would understand always carrying like a switch just in case. Even if you dont turn it on more than 20 minutes a week. Its about that one time.

I bring my Steamdeck to work every day, but I might actually use it once per week

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No.

the most hand held thing I carry around is my smartphone or ipad these days. If I’m traveling then a laptop.

My switch has some joycon drift that infuriates me to bring it with me when I travel. I used to bring my DS and GBA with me, but then I was told to watch my surrounding areas when im traveling instead of gaming.

If I’m expecting to be out for days or more, I’ll bring my 3DS. I might not use it, but at least I have the option. Mostly, I bring a tiny Tetris handheld with me, fits in my wallet.

well, yea that’s what the phone is for.

it’s a ‘safety zone’

As a remote software dev I always have to have at least 2 if not 3 devices that can be considered handhelds, but I never play games outside my home.

I want my hand held

What?

I want my HANDHELD

You want me to hold your hand?

Used to. Then I finished the 3DS Backlog. Switch doesn’t fit in my pocket, especially with a pouch which I prefer to have, so it mostly stays home