Quote from: Enma45 on Yesterday at 19:17:30I will never spend almost $1,000 on a console, regardless of whether it's Intel or AMD. Here MSI is making a mistake on the prices again and I'm waiting for independent reviews. I'd rather spend it on a laptop or a PC which I can get more use out of.
Currently, the Asus ROG Ally X seems to me to be a better console, but its price is still too high to just play games or buy for your child.
These consoles should not exceed $500-600 and I doubt MSI can sell at such high prices.
The thing is folks with lots of money will buy these up. Being 'practical' is not something ANY of these 'gaming systems' have any intentions of. :)
The masses that are drunk on the 'must have latest and greatest' koolaid will swarm on these devices.
Forgetting for the moment that much of the entire segment is both larger and heavier than a 'standard' game pad the actual performance (and run time) of these devices are meager at best.
While the Steam Deck actually represents a viable inexpensive entry point into PC gaming, the WIN11 based products have stiff competition with discounted last & current year laptops that offer far more usability and performance.