I feel like the games industry is an absolute slump right now overall and I agree with other people there's probably a major collapse on the way. I also don't know why people think that consoles are a good deal because in most cases they're not. The pricing is a bit deceptive in my view, sure consoles are technically 'cheaper' but it's closed source garbage you can't really use for much else then when you add on the cost of games ( Which are very pricey for what they are ) it works out the same as a PC anyway.

If I were to go to a console-esque route I would definitely pick the steam deck and that's something that's on my list because it's not closed source and you can install Windows on it and use it like a regular desktop. Combine that with the steam deck dock and you have an incredibly versatile machine compared to regular consoles and you'll be able to mostly play whatever you want. Basically my main argument is, why would you get any of these consoles when the steam deck exists as an option?

I feel like the games industry is an absolute slump right now overall and I agree with other people there's probably a major collapse on the way. I also don't know why people think that consoles are a good deal because in most cases they're not. The pricing is a bit deceptive in my view, sure consoles are technically 'cheaper' but it's closed source garbage you can't really use for much else then when you add on the cost of games ( Which are very pricey for what they are ) it works out the same as a PC anyway.

If I were to go to a console-esque route I would definitely pick the steam deck and that's something that's on my list because it's not closed source and you can install Windows on it and use it like a regular desktop. Combine that with the steam deck and you have an incredibly versatile machine compared to regular consoles and you'll be able to mostly play whatever you want. Basically my main argument is, why would you get any of these consoles when the steam deck exists as an option?