Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 touch stops responding while holding

The tablet works fine with "normal" use (internet browsing, taking pictures, recording video, using youtube, playing movies, writing texts, etc) but whenever I use it to play a game that requires me to hold a button down for a period of time (And occasionally pressing other buttons at the same time), it lets me hold it but then just stops responding to touch until I lift my finger up and place it back down again. The buttons I'm talking are of course touch buttons of the game. I went ahead and activated debugging options to see screen touches and coordinates, and it's clear that when this error happens the screen is not registering touches. At first I thought it was a hardware issue, but the I found other people having the same problem. This happens not in one game but in all the games I tested which require this kind of action (like league of evil) Any hint would be appreciated. Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 SM T230 Android 4.4.2