• Trollception@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    Honestly I would be down for a $1500+ gaming console if it could perform close to a modern gaming PC. Not sure why they can’t offer levels/tiers of the console for people who have more disposable income.

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      2 months ago

      Probably thermals. Consoles are basically gaming laptops with a desktop heatsink and internal PSU (most of the time)

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      2 months ago

      Xbox tried it, tbh it was nice but cutting your market in half creates a knock on affect in your cost of supplies. It also affects the game production with some consoles having issues and others not.

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        2 months ago

        I was always a PC gamer but now having a nice TV in the basement the console is just a more natural choice. I tried using Steam big picture among other options but it still doesn’t fit as well as a console does for me. Xbox had different tiers of consoles? Guess I didn’t research Xbox much and haven’t had one for ages.

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          2 months ago

          Yeah in the most recent gen they had series S and series X, the S being a low end new gen and X being the flagship ps5 competitor in spec.

          Tbh xbox has terrible naming conventions that make it difficult.

          In the 360 era they had multiple options mostly relating to HD size.

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            2 months ago

            I follow tech, gaming, consoles, etc.

            I still have to fucking double check S/Series S and X/series X because those are the dumbest names ever.