$700, and the side by sides look barely different, from my perspective. The chat seemed to have the same opinion.

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    3 months ago

    If consoles want to remain relevant in the age of the gaming PC, they have to try harder than being locked-down gaming PCs.

    Free and simple multiplayer, subsidised hardware, and physical game ownership were staples of most consoles for years but now the urge to turn every device into an “everything machine” has kneecapped the very purpose of these devices.

    At best, these are slightly less hassle and slightly more social than a gaming PC. At worst, they’re as anti-social and user-hostile without the cost benefit that once made them genuinely preferable.

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      Sony will try to drag this thing out at least one more generation. If that goes like this one–and it has room to actually go worse–then Sony will have to make some hard decisions.