The console versus PC has been a debate for decades, dating back to the early 1990s when consoles were the primary way most people played games. As PCs became more powerful, they caught up, then surpassed consoles in graphics, performance, and flexibility. Consoles adapted and survived, often by borrowing from PC design, and for a long time, both ecosystems comfortably coexisted.
That balance no longer feels real.
Over the last five years, gaming has hit a point of diminishing returns. Visual upgrades are smaller, performance gains feel incremental, and the overall experience has become more expensive, more restrictive, and less rewarding. That shift has affected both console and PC gaming, but consoles have taken the harder hit.
I didn’t fully understand how far I’d drifted until the Nintendo Switch 2 was announced. For the first time in my life, I felt no rush to buy a new console. No excitement. No fear of missing out. I looked at what it offered, shrugged, and realized I was done. When I glanced over at my PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X sitting unused, it became clear this wasn’t burnout. I wasn’t falling out of love with gaming. I was falling out...
