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Consoles, PCs, handhelds and peripherals: reviews, teardowns and buying advice.
US console sales are the weakest in decades by Circana's reading: Xbox units are down 33% and PlayStation down 25% through August 2026, while the average price paid hit a record $541 for the month.
Steam Deck vs Switch 2 now comes down to a $289 price gap after both companies raised prices in 2026, plus a trade between OLED and Nintendo's games.
After Valve's May 2026 price rise, the Steam Deck OLED costs $789 and the ROG Xbox Ally lists at $599.99, so the old rule of thumb no longer holds.
PS5 vs PS5 Pro is a different question after Sony's April 2026 price rises: the Pro is $899, the disc console $649, and the extra $250 buys real hardware but only some players will see it.
A 21 September 2026 report relayed a leaker's claim that Nvidia's RTX 60 could slip to 2028, while 2026 reporting shows memory costs, not new architectures, driving GPU prices up, per tbreak, Astute Group and Vice.
Console prices climbed through 2026: as of an August report, the PS5 Pro is $899.99, the standard PS5 $649.99, the Xbox Series X $799.99 and the Series S $499.99, per GamingBible and Wikipedia's sourced history.
New Intel-powered handhelds push past $1,600 while Nintendo’s Switch 2 sits higher after a September increase.
At G Play 2026, Logitech G revealed a Pro-series refresh led by the $199.99 PRO X3 Superstrike mouse and its HITS haptic click, alongside a magnetic-switch keyboard and a new wireless headset, per CGMagazine and PC Guide.
Valve opened Steam Frame reservations on 14 September 2026 at $1,059 for the 256GB kit and $1,299 for 1TB, each bundling controllers, a wireless streaming adapter and Half-Life: Alyx, per Road to VR and Dexerto.