This is a non-starter price for a lot of people who are effectively going to be priced out, but for gamers with old Steam accounts with hundreds of games, there’s something to consider here.

So, I have two Macs and an Xbox Series X (and a Switch 1, and a modded 3DS). Never mind the Xbox, consider me about to purchase a PlayStation 5. The thing comes with no games and it’s what, $700 now? $800?

I have the first Steam controller. I have a few Xbox controllers. I also have an 8bitdo SN30 Pro. I have a keyboard and mouse, both of which do Bluetooth. I don’t need their controller. I feel like the 512GB model is kind of a bust. The 2TB might be worth the $300 more. Because once I have this thing, I now have a gaming machine with a few hundred games.

If you’re a brand new gamer with no games, the price stings. You might as well get a PlayStation or a Switch since you’ll have to buy games anyway. Even considering Steam has deeper discounts than anyone, it might not make sense.

I can game on Mac, but it takes some work. I got Fallout 4 for PC (GOG) running on my Mac. You have to disable gore, there’s a mouse fix, and there’s a sound fix. That’s it. Shit runs good. Haven’t tried building huge cities or walking through downtown Boston, but it works. I get like 60FPS in Sanctuary (the starting neighbourhood). I should get at least 30 downtown, but I’m not sure. Bethesda and optimisation are like fire and ice, they’re polar opposites. But since Fallout 4 recently got ported to Switch 2, which I’m assuming is ARM64 like Switch 1, it might make emulation easier. However, it wouldn’t have mod support. Skyrim has been on ARM64 (Switch 1) for about a decade, and still no Mac port. I think the only Bethesda game we got is The Elder Scrolls Online (and Fallout Shelter?) but I wouldn’t touch that with a ten metre barge pole.