I could make a great PC for that...

I could buy a steam deck and a shitload of games on sale for that

The last straw with consoles for me was when they all started charging money regularly just to play online multiplayer games.

My Steam Deck makes for a better console-like experience than any of the major consoles, and more. I have zero interest in going back to Sony or especially Nintendo's scams.

They could have given us full backwards compatibility for that.

I love how Sony learned nothing from the PS3 launch price.

Personally I decided about 6 years ago that I wouldn't buy another non-portable game console.

At this stage I just don't see any reason to drop $600+ on a console when I could put that $600~ towards upgrading my PC and get vastly more value for my money.

So as far as I'm concerned, the only consoles worth looking at at all right now at the Nintendo Switch, which I have and love, and the Steam Deck, which would offer me my PC gaming experience with something it lacks: portability.

Aside from that, I personally couldn't give 2 shits what's happening in the world of XBox or Playstation these days.

Why would you need 3 switches when you could get a 1.5km line of loafs of bread with that money?

Honestly, Sony really sees itself as a premium(ish) brand that puts a heavy emphasis on novelty with a bit of sophistication thrown in. They also see Nintendo as a kid's toy company. So, the expense (and some of the scarcity) is entirely the point.

Genuine question, could you make a PC that can perform as well as the PS5 Pro for $700?

I’ve built many computers for work over the years, but never my own gaming PC. I’m starting to plan one and I have no idea what I do and do not need, performance-wise. Like, I know I don’t need a 4090, but how cheap is too cheap to get good performance?

... can you actually make a PC with comparable performance these days? What does a console-level GPU cost these days?

Did a quick one to mimic my current “console killer” pc that sits in my living room, runs Bazzite 6700 XT

This is new stuff, one of the benefits of PC gaming is that you can roll builds. So if you had a gaming pc in the last 5 years you're looking at a £450 upgrade, not a £700 one if you're a PS5 player. Or even hitting up used for things like cases etc

Using a bench of Horizon Zero Dawn for the GPU

2k bench taken from techspot

so doing what the PS5 pro will be and using an upscaller like FSR/DLSS to hit 4k

4K is in the 50s, but again scalers used brings it to 60.

I have played GOW as well as a ton of other games this year at a resolution of 2K 144fps HDR on my machine without any issues or stutters. Also don't have to wait for a republish that I have to rebuy to enjoy older games at 4k 140hz currently playing AC4 and it looks amazing.

28 Blåhajar + a Mini one.

Honestly don't know what they thought was going to happen. They've had some misfires lately with the PS5 Pro not being needed at all (the PS5 is a decent bit of kit, and certainly capable of handling everything this gen can throw at it), selling a remote access tablet/controller that doesn't connect to their own cloud service, and even they've stopped talking about Concord.

You can buy 4 used switches, chip them, and buy accessories for them with 700$ available

Isn't the Switch $300? 🤔

Sweet Sweet Microcenter bundle deals

Realistically, how much VRAM can you obtain for $699 after all the other parts?

Good sir, your Pikachu is too HD. See to it at once

But can it run Linux?

Honestly if it was a open ecosystem with powerful hardware that wouldn't unreasonable. Also if the games were cheaper it would be fine as often consoles are sold at a loss.

Given that most games are multi-platform and that developers would need to optimize games for existing consoles, is there any real need for the pro version (not counting the Sony's desire to earn money by selling PS5 twice)?

A PC, sure. A great PC? Er... em... $1,000, sure.

Mechanical Keyboard Community:

"I need to see these $233 switches!" (Drools)