The Switch is the only console that's actually worth it just for the exclusives, relative to the price.

Problem with PlayStation and Xbox these last couple of generations is that their price is a great deal - for PC - but for consoles, they're ridiculously overpriced.

PS5 and Series X are actually not bad machines, esp again for the price, if only you were allowed the functionality of a PC. But for w/e bizarre reason, Microsoft can't just be content to load their machines with a slightly modified version of Windows made to give a console-like experience while allowing those who want to, to venture outside the walled garden. Ditto for the PS5, which would be a great deal if it was just loaded with a slightly modified version of SteamOS.

The most mid PC may not be able to keep up with the latest AAA titles, but then most people don't wanna shell out over a grand for something if all they wanna play is older and indie games. Even if you're a tech retard and don't wanna bother with building your own PC, you can find a PC or even a laptop that's good enough for around $500, with an astronomically larger library and astronomically better prices for games than what you can get on consoles.

It's amazing how out of touch these companies are with ordinary consumers. Even if we completely remove ourselves from the culture war, the PS5 and Series X are in a sort of anti-goldilocks zone of value since, again, they'd be an amazing deal if they were just glorified PCs, but because the companies insist on keeping the constraints of consoles, they end up being ridiculously overpriced. Sure, a pre-built $700 PC isn't gonna be able to outperform a PS5 or Series X, but you get so much more bang for your buck if you're willing to forego the latest AAA experience.

Sometimes I really do think that the people who run these companies actually aren't particularly concerned with maximizing profit beyond their legal obligations. I wish they were just concerned with profit, because corpo scum who are only concerned with profit will at least leave you the fuck alone. But I really get the impression that the people running these companies have the Steve Jobs mindset of being megalomaniacs who believe it's their role in society to engineer the lifestyles of the plebs, since after all what would we do without their enlightened guidance?

Wokeness then grows out of and reinforces the nanny corporation (along with other stuff like ESG of course). Because unfortunately, most of the people at the top are narcissists, not psychopaths, so they can't be reasoned with, they're emotionally attached to some crunchy corporate pseudo-spirituality and think God put them here to bless the unwashed masses with their infinite wisdom.