As I have no gaming console I have an idea to sometimes plug my daily-drive laptop to a TV and run some parties playing games like Overcooked or Move or Die. My laptop runs Linux with KDE Plasma and has a Thunderbolt 4 port.
Any recommendations for a dock and bluetooth/dongle gamepads models? I want to focus on more budget options, the cheaper the better as long as playable.
Honestly it’s best to plug it directly in your TV using an HDMI cable. Most 3rd party docks will only output 60fps.
For gamepads you can check out 8bitdo. They make great controllers. PDP also makes great quality Xbox gaming controllers. https://pdp.com/
I use an 8bitdo controller, and will second them. They connect to anything and feel pretty good to use.
bluetooth/dongle gamepads models
I like DualShock 4. It should be cheaper now, that DualSense is out, gyro is a great thing in case you decide to play some shooters or space sims. Steam supports it out of the box
As for dongle, I’ve used the cheapest BT5 I’ve found and did not have issues
