I <3 Consoles

I don't mean to fanboy.

I've been a long time PC gamer, and still do play online with my friends. However, I work in engineering all day and am tinkering, trying to get stuff to work.

I have a powerful rig, and I'm well versed in PC, Linux, all that. I just want to come home, plop on the couch and play.

I know I could hook a PC up to a TV, or use moonlight/sunlight. I've tried it, its not as good. Anything that gets between me in the game means I'm less likely to game.

Ever since I switched to the PS5 pro things "just work" and I love it. HDR works, my Dolby Atmos home theater engages, VRR works. I'm not messing with settings, tuning things, moding etc. I don't watch the frame rate I just play the damn game. I feel like I'm finally GAMING again instead of tinkering.

No hate to those who love PC, its still an amazing platform, I just don't want to deal with it after a day of engineering work.

I know its a walled garden, like the iPhone, but for me the convivence is worth it. With a walled garden you get a fully integrated platform that allows the developers to optimize and QA for it. I could run Linux, Proton, tune the games, etc. to be in a real fully open ecosystem, but its just not worth it for me anymore. I'm not a price sensitive gamer, I just want a easy, enjoyable, couch focused experience.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk. I'm happy to be part of this community :)