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if it was that easy, we'd have a Switch 2 by this point. The Steam Deck is basically a mini-PS4, and that starts at $400.
The steam deck is significantly more capable than the PS4. Jaguar's CPUs were absolute dogshit when they launched, let along compared to anything Ryzen.
The problem with a switch 2 is nvidia can't make competent CPUs.
also worth going further on library size. There's twice as many steam deck verified games, than there are ps4 titles. Not counting any titles that work in steam deck but haven't bothered to be verified.
Not according to Digital Foundry. In real gaming performance and tuned to PS4-level settings, you'll see framerates slightly higher than the PS4. Tuned to Xbox Series S settings, you'll see framerates slightly below the Series S. And all of this is mostly only possible because the Steam Deck only needs to output 720p, which is easier for a GPU than the 900p-1080p that those comparable consoles are usually targeting.
The PS4 CPU was garbage, yes, but that usually didn't matter because most console games are not very CPU-intensive.
They're only not CPU intensive because the hardware was fucking pathetic and they had no choice. AMD held the entire gaming space back for a decade.
If you're OK with a dumpster fire CPU the cost of chips goes way down.