Welp, that was the only reason to get XBOX, now I'm convinced I won't buy neither PS5 nor XBOX :)

Seriously, how hard is it to DIY your own console? It's just a PC afterall.

Not hard at all, really. My main "game console" for the last year and some change has been one of those tiny gaming PCs you can get on Amazon for about $400. I installed ChimeraOS on there and got it set up with the SteamOS thing in about an hour. I don't play a lot of cutting-edge new stuff, but I do have a lot of Windows games and Proton seems to handle them all just fine.

The SteamOS interface works great even with a gamepad. I even use Xbox gamepads to drive it.

I've built multiple living room, consoles PCs.

The experience is nowhere near the same.

- OSs do not compare fairly to how easily and care free is the UX on consoles: press one button, press another and you're in game

- Most PC games have issues with local coop, especially when it comes to bluetooth controllers, some games don't even release with local coop on PC, but they do on consoles

- Many games still expect a keyboard and mouse and won't popup the virtual keyboard when playing with a controller.

- The OS itself will not work with just a mouse and keyboard

- Dimensions are much bulkier, there's virtually no low profile well performing GPUs anymore since a decade

Honestly comparing a PC to a console is nonsense. It's a very different experience. Unless you're playing at your desk, then they are equivalent.

Not sure if this is still the case but they used to subsidize the console hardware and recoup the loss on games.

If you can afford PC, both in effort, time and money - it is obviously better choice.

Two years ago I saw a cool game, Helldivers 2. It looked like a lot of fun but my old PC was not up to the task. I went to the store, got PS5 and in couple hours I was enjoying the game. It is so much fun, and so little hustle that I honestly can't imagine going back.