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[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Nah releasing a console is crazy accounts of work and money. They switched to software-only for a reason.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Nintendo is the only one with a reason to keep making consoles. Xbox and PS5 are essentially PCs in a fancy box (although PS5 has a really fancy sound card)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Isn't the Switch essentially a tablet with controllers attached?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Exactly, it’s a portable you can dock to a TV. The PS5 is a fancy alternative-hardware pc. The Xbox is literally a PC. I suppose you could make an argument for price, but hardware wise they’re not really all that special these days.

This is why Steam Deck is such a game changer.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I’m not holding out for it but I won’t lie that I’m dreaming of the rare chance of it becoming a reality.

It has been nice having Sega games on so many different consoles, though.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

I think the next best thing we could get would be Sega releasing a Dreamcast Mini, which apparently they thought about, but scrapped.