consoles are a big source of e-waste

Surely pc components are an equal source of e-waste? Personally I think PC gaming is in a weird place with all the unnecessary RGB obsession and endless consumerism of upgrades.

presumably already existing

I think you’d be surprised how uninterested the average person is in owning and using a pc nowadays so we can’t easily assume that.

lose their relevance over time

Also applies to pc gaming… It’s not like consoles stop working when a new one is released.

Anyway I’m not here to argue for one or the other as they can just happily coexist.

I have a Series S and quick resume and backward compatibility are the best features. The current generation is generally underwhelming though so I’m not surprised if pc gaming is on the rise.

It’s not like there needs to be a winner here. Console or PC gaming is just a personal preference and will always coexist.

It’s not all about performance and the price of what you suggest is triple that of a 5600G.

I probably shouldn’t have used the word “upgrade”.

I was recently thinking of changing to a 5600G or something to replace my 3600X + R9 390 combo. The GPU is so power hungry, runs very hot and is noisy that an AGPU would be an interesting upgrade.

I have claimed most of the games and some have been real gems. I’ve bought a few games too because they were the cheapest option.

Personally I don’t have a problem with the Epic launcher as it’s just a launcher which is fine by me. I use GOG Galaxy anyway and I’m not a fan of Steam either so don’t care about that aspect.