The ludicrous price of gaming PC hardware is leading me towards buying a console instead of upgrading my gaming PC. I'd feel too much of a mug if I spent £1500 building a low-midrange gaming PC when a £450 console would probably do well enough. I'd prefer to continue gaming on PC, but I'm very far from convinced that the benefits of doing so (while real and valuable) are worth that much difference in hardware cost.
The last consoles I owned were a Megadrive and a SNES. I'm a little behind the curve on consoles
I'd probably continue using my 2560x1440 monitor. A quick look around online tells me that an xbox series x supports that res and a PS5 doesn't. Is that right?
Console subscription costs are only for online multiplayer, right? I'm used to PC gaming, where such things are free. But I don't do online multiplayer, so if console subscription costs are only for that it's not an issue for me. Although I might be making an exception for TDU3 if that lives up to TDU2.
The big sticking point is the input devices. Using an xbox 360 controller on my PC (for casual racing games, the only type of game where a controller is a better input device than keyboard and mouse) caused permanent damage to my right thumb. I'm loath to make that damage worse. Are there alternatives? Something that places less strain on thumbs than a standard controller? I don't care about portability - I'd be continuing to play at my desk anyway.
The last consoles I owned were a Megadrive and a SNES. I'm a little behind the curve on consoles

I'd probably continue using my 2560x1440 monitor. A quick look around online tells me that an xbox series x supports that res and a PS5 doesn't. Is that right?
Console subscription costs are only for online multiplayer, right? I'm used to PC gaming, where such things are free. But I don't do online multiplayer, so if console subscription costs are only for that it's not an issue for me. Although I might be making an exception for TDU3 if that lives up to TDU2.
The big sticking point is the input devices. Using an xbox 360 controller on my PC (for casual racing games, the only type of game where a controller is a better input device than keyboard and mouse) caused permanent damage to my right thumb. I'm loath to make that damage worse. Are there alternatives? Something that places less strain on thumbs than a standard controller? I don't care about portability - I'd be continuing to play at my desk anyway.