Your iPad may not be a computer, but it can do a lot of things, including gaming. There are plenty of games to explore on the App Store , and you can even connect controllers from your PS5 or Switch to play said games. But to actually play Switch games, you’ll have to leave your iPad behind and go back to the console itself, whether that’s handheld or via your TV, right?
How to play Nintendo Switch, PS5 and Xbox on iPad!
It turns out that your iPad can actually serve as a portable, high-quality gaming monitor for your Switch, as well as any other console that connects via HDMI, if you purchase a $20 capture card like this one . Dan Barbera over at MacRumors has a great video walking him through the steps for setting this up. It’s surprisingly simple and affordable, as long as you already have a compatible iPad and Nintendo Switch:
USB-C capture card: A capture card allows you to take the game footage from your console and record it to a separate source. In this case, we will use the capture card and display the output from the game console on the iPad.
iPad with USB-C: Unfortunately, only iPads with a USB-C port will work with this setup, as you'll need a USB-C capture card for this to work.
