I'll try for order, but will fail (and I'm skipping duplicates - I owned multiple GB, DS, GBA, Switch, and PSP):

1. NES
2. Game Boy
3. Game Gear
4. Genesis
5. Sega CD
6. 32X
7. SNES
8. Saturn
9. Jaguar
10. Playstation
11. Nintendo 64
12. Game Boy Color
13. Dreamcast
14. Playstation 2
15. Game Boy Advance
16. Game Cube
17. DS
18. PSP
19. Playstation 3
20. Xbox 360
21. Wii
22. 3DS
23. Vita
24. Switch
25. RG350M
26. Playstation 4 Pro
27. PSVR
28. Wii U
29. Playstation 5
30. Xbox Series X
31. Steam Deck
32. PSVR2

So, basically everything major except two generations of Xbox. I'm sure I missed some, especially the last few years - I've bought a few other "retro devices", but I really only used the RG350 and Steam Deck, and those are arguable as "consoles".

Make sure you are plugged into an HDMI jack that supports 4k, and that you have all the settings appropriate for each console - VRR, 120, Dolby Vision, etc. Not all HDMI inputs on TVs will support all input types, and a mismatch would do what you are describing. Also make sure your cable actually supports 4k - I've had some "4k" cables do some wonky things to signal.

I have both a XBSX and a PS5 plugged into my Sony 4k OLED, and they look equivalent. Any differences in quality are subjective. I will say the XBSX feels "snappier" in the menus, though the PS5 has a better interface IMHO (though both are a bit info-barf-y compared to the PS3 era).

I'll agree with everyone else on Fire Emblem, X-Com, Mario + Rabbids, and Triangle Strategy, and add in Valkyria Chronicles 1 & 4.

You know your use case better than some randos in the interwebz.

My advice is predicated on the concept of avoiding future regret. If the S does what you want/need, go for it.

Do you have a 4k TV/monitor? Then get the X, full stop.

Do you plan on getting one? X.

Can you afford the extra $200? X.

Will you ever buy disks? X.

Interested in playing old Xbox/360 games? X (due to disks).

Basically, get the X unless you specifically know you won't use the features.

The last time they tried that they lost the generation handily - though with characteristic Nintendo bullheadness that hurt. Not putting a DVD drive in the GCN was dumb to the point of almost sinking them in the home console market.

That's fair, other than the expensive point - they are on the surface cheaper than any of the other "consoles", at least for titles at launch and hardware.

No one says you have to like their games! It is another thing to, as the guy I responded to did, say that the system is "shite" because it doesn't fit your subjective and arbitrary definition of good. It didn't work for you. That is fine, even good, and good on you for realizing. You do you!

PC just murders all of them on software price point, which is why I love my Steam Deck for indie stuff and the things it runs well. I tend to play my XBSX a lot more than my PS5, as well, since I developed something of a problem with Forza Horizon 5...

Looking at sales figures, I'd say it is more likely it sold well because it had software people wanted at a lower price point than the rest of the industry. Also, there is some truth to the "kids" thing - which has long worked for Nintendo, and I don't know why that makes "seereeus gaymerz" so personally affronted by its success.

Mario Kart 8 alone has sold almost as much as the Xbox One! The majority of people buying it don't care about specs or graphics nearly as much as games they want to play.

I mean, the PS5 hasn't really had an exclusive killer app yet, 3 years into its life. The XBSX doesn't have exclusives at all due to Microsoft's new strategy. Gaming PC's are not exactly mass-market, though I suspect Valve's gambit may pay off over the mid-term if they can sell the concept to the non-enthusiast.

Even as an enthusiast, I probably play my Switch as much as my other consoles combined and about equal to my "PC's" (including the deck). It has games I want to play, and the portability is handy with a toddler in the house and living in a place where I take trains everywhere (Europe).

I could be amused...

Oh, I think he used it correctly within his own mind, he just is so blinded by his own little niche - used correctly - that he doesn't comprehend that the larger industry and culture isn't just what he sees.

In other words, he seems to be deafened in his echo chamber.

I'm not in any way angry or upset, just a bit puzzled at how you could hold such a self-evidently incorrect view of the state of the industry.

For one thing, my Switch is metal and glass...

For another, I have no horse in this race, owning all the current gen consoles, a Steam Deck, and a PC (and a Mac for work). And all of the previous gens back to the NES, as well, with a few exceptions (dunno where my Jaguar went, and never got an Xbox One). I just like games, I don't make my like of particular kinds a part of my identity.

I suspect I also have at least 10 years on you, if not more. The "targeted towards children and weebs" in particular doesn't come off as, shall we say, mature. Son.

The entire reason for my reply was to point out your logical inconsistency, no more, no less. That is not a defense of said console.

I mean, how can you consider what might become the best selling console family of all time "niche"? It just doesn't make much sense.

That isn't to say your distaste for the software is wrong in any way - you do you - but to call it "only interesting to a small audience" (the definition of NICHE) just goes against common sense.

I wouldn't call any system that has sold over 100m units "niche"...

Depends on the game, but generally yes, they are incorporated.

That seems to be changing a bit in the last couple of years, though, with cross-platform stuff making it more complicated. Removing them is its own complication, though, so it is slow-moving change at best.

I feel like sane people just ignore those who care about 4k120 over actual quality of games. I say this as someone with multiple 4k120 setups, for PS5, XBSX, and PC.

Nintendo first-party stuff by and large is designed with the hardware limitations in mind, and tends to look great even on my 4k OLEDs (with some exceptions - Astral Chain, I'm looking at you, and Pokemon). Anyone who has a problem with that has other issues to deal with.

No, because you are in the vast minority of people who really care about specs over games.

Same here