[incangold]

Console hardware is subsidized by games sales- it’s much cheaper than a similarly capable PC.

[cogman10]

I'd also point out that the latest versions of consoles are simply glorified x86 machines. When viewed in that light, you can evaluate if you want a PC with a pretty decent graphics card for the price point.

These are literally x86 AMD machines with AMD graphics cards.

The original XBox was the same way. It made a great media server which is the origin of the likes of plex and kodi.

[AngryData]

Well they use to be, this last generation seemed break even in hardware cost around release. But with hardware supply issues now that may not be true at this moment still.

[rangestransform]

There were hardware supply issues around launch time that made consoles a much better deal than the equivalent PC

[dartharva]

But are PC software and games compatible and tuned for console hardware even if you hotwire Linux onto it?