Do you want a $400 underpowered pos or a proper next gen console for $550?

Yes, it's fine. Next gen will push 4k and also be plagued with abysmal performance. That "abysmal" performance will also be fine. If you want to actually expect every game to perform well, you need to maintain a gaming pc.

TC, you should make a new thread, maybe a poll. Another $150 won't get that much extra as many already pointed out.

Something like this;

Would you prefer a $400 console with a decent GPU and tablet CPU?

Or would you prefer a $550-600 console with a decent GPU and good CPU?

The latter would have a much higher chance of running games at 60 fps, and could likely enable the most graphically demanding games to have a 60fps mode which runs at lower resolution.

I like the $400 limitation. It forces the companies to get more creative in what they offer. Consoles are starting to get boring to me. It’s time for a shakeup.

Note that I’m talking about actual innovation that is pushing the medium forward, and not one generation gimmicks.

Well, i upgraded my "monitor" from 75" Sony X900F to 65" Samsung Q90R in January (4k@120Hz, i think that's future proofed enough for a few years...:P), and now just waiting for Ryzen 4800X or 4900X and RTX 3080...

TL;DR: Can't wait for the incoming shitstorm of "my PS5/NeXtBox got better graphics than your 3k PC" threads... (¬_¬ )

I maintain a gaming pc. If Sony and MS are smart, there will be an option for sub 4k/60 and 4k/30. That is much better than what we currently have.

Honestly I'd rather pay more for a premium product, but I'm sure they'll both be fine either way. Graphics and power aren't really what matters to me, but it is a cool added bonus.