Moore – who held senior positions at EA, Microsoft, and Sega before leaving gaming altogether to join Liverpool FC in 2017 – reflected on the losses incurred whenever there's a new console generation, suggesting that both "companies and gamers" are asking questions about whether or not players "really need to be spending what could be five, $600 on a bespoke piece of hardware just to play games".

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[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The difference of course being the reason.

Companies ask why they are making a $500 gaming box because they want more profit.

Gamers ask why they're buying the newest $500 gaming box because new games continually plunge in quality.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

To me its more about the increasing ubiquity of "decks". Why would I buy a console when I can buy a deck and a dock? A dock that can also handle damn near any job a low to mid end laptop can as well with a wireless kb and mouse.

A steam deck can effectively replace a laptop/desktop for most things both of them do outside of dedicated school/work, and replace your console...

[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I wouldn't buy a deck or a dock because I prefer my consoles to say in one singular location.

I had a Switch and it literally never left the dock, ever. Hardware could have been way stronger if it wasn't relying on the portability gimmick.

A Steam Deck is really only meant for gaming, I would know because I have one. It has a controller built onto it. Its not like a GPD WIN or similar device with a built in keyboard where you can kinda make the argument you can use it for other stuff. I lent it to my father who mostly uses it because he can at least play a game he wants when my mother is using the TV. But outside of that its like all my other portable systems, collecting dust in the carry case.