This used to be true but it doesn't reflect reality. Yes if you want to play the latest and greatest games at 4k you do need a gaming laptop. But a lot of games

This used to be true but it doesn't reflect reality. Yes if you want to play the latest and greatest games at 4k you do need a gaming laptop. But a lot of games coming out nowadays work pretty good on even Intel iGPUs at full hd medium graphics. I'd wager you could easily game on an M1 if the game has support and you are willing to make some graphics concessions.