Your comment is interesting though - I wouldn't expect skill in Gran Turismo (or Forza, or more realistic racing sims, etc.) to translate directly into Mario Kart! I don't expect that F1 drivers would benefit from training using Mario Kart, but they still might enjoy playing it.

https://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/48181341/max-verstappen-p...

So you don't like Twisted Metal (great PS2 game) or Mario Kart (great game on any Nintendo console)?

What about the recent macOS releases that seem to prioritize dubious features (Apple Intelligence) that don't add a lot of value (and don't work well), while botching the core fundamentals of UI design and functionality, as with the UI disaster that was Liquid Glass (not to mention the broken window resize region, inconsistent spacing and corner radii, menu items being hidden under the notch, the off-center Windows menu, scrollbars that are either invisible or hard to target, etc.) Liquid Glass was inexcusable as it opposed the fundamental UI principles of clarity and legibility. Apple basically ignored its own design principles.

This timeline doesn't seem to make sense, as Windows XP came out in 2001, and Windows Vista in 2006-2007. Maybe you are referring to Service Pack 3 in 2008?

https://www.steamfps.com/guides/steam-machine-vs-ps5

see also:

"$400 more, fewer FPS" https://shattered.io/steam-machine-vs-ps5/

But this also notes that 5-year TCO may be lower once you account for PS+ subscription fees and Steam sales/discounts.

Most of the listed games seem to be playable but with some content locked behind DRM, galaxy, or online connectivity.

Overall it does seem like they are trying to live up to their DRM-free claim/promise, but it looks like there are still a few annoying exceptions.

I'm not sure how easy it will be to copy downloaded games to another PS3 once Sony pulls the plug on the PSN store (and likely PSN login) for PS3 next year.

This is part of the appeal of Nintendo consoles - you don't need to connect them to the internet, and they are still terrific for local multiplayer.

August-October has a huge bounty of games that presumably are trying to avoid the GTA6 release window.

That being said, it's still nice to be able to easily run something like Demon's Souls, Fable 2/3, or the latest Mario/Zelda/Metroid/Pokémon/Fire Emblem/Animal Crossing/etc. without having to mess with emulation.

The games that really seem to have vanished into the sands of time are MMOs with no available private server. Though I still hope to be able to play DC Universe Online, Wildstar, etc. someday.

Then there is the MCLZ8, a cycle-accurate emulator that runs on a microcontroller (which itself is much more powerful than the original Z80) based board that can plug into a hardware Z80 socket:

https://microcorelabs.com/2022/05/11/mclz8-zilog-z80-emulato...

And what about Astro Bot, Demon's Souls, Ghost of Yotei, Gran Turismo 7, Saros, Sons of Sparta, ...?

Or anything by Nintendo?

Medium-sized publishers like Devolver, Annapurna, or Humble Games are an interesting middle ground.