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Game consoles

The game consoles you can buy right now, grouped by maker — the chip inside, a line of headline specs, the starting US price and when each shipped. It’s a quick way to compare raw silicon across the PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo and PC-handheld camps without wading through spec sheets.

Snapshot as of 5 June 2026. Prices are starting US prices in dollars and exclude tax; several have risen over the past year on component costs and tariffs. Listed prices are for the lowest current configuration.

PlayStation

ModelChipSpecsFromReleased
PlayStation 5 (Slim) AMD Zen 2 · RDNA 2 10.3 TFLOPS, 16GB GDDR6, 1TB SSD, 4K/120; $649.99 with disc drive $599.99 Nov 2023
PlayStation 5 Pro AMD Zen 2 · RDNA 3.5 16.7 TFLOPS, PSSR AI upscaling, 2TB SSD, advanced ray tracing, 16GB GDDR6 $899.99 Nov 2024

Xbox

ModelChipSpecsFromReleased
Xbox Series S AMD Zen 2 · RDNA 2 4 TFLOPS, 10GB, digital-only, up to 1440p/120; 1TB at $449.99 $399.99 Nov 2020
Xbox Series X AMD Zen 2 · RDNA 2 12.15 TFLOPS, 16GB, 1TB SSD, 4K/120, Blu-ray drive $649.99 Nov 2020

Nintendo

ModelChipSpecsFromReleased
Switch 2 Nvidia T239 7.9″ 1080p 120Hz LCD, 256GB, 4K docked, DLSS, mouse-mode Joy-Con 2, 12GB RAM $449.99 Jun 2025
Switch – OLED Nvidia Tegra X1 7″ 720p OLED, 64GB, TV / tabletop / handheld, 4GB RAM $399.99 Oct 2021
Switch – Lite Nvidia Tegra X1 5.5″ 720p LCD, 32GB, handheld-only, 4GB RAM $229.99 Sep 2019

PC handhelds

ModelChipSpecsFromReleased
Steam Deck OLED AMD Zen 2 · RDNA 2 7.4″ HDR OLED 90Hz, 512GB–1TB, SteamOS; 1TB at $949, 16GB RAM $789 Nov 2023

The PC-handheld field is the busy corner right now: alongside the Steam Deck sit Windows machines like the ROG Xbox Ally, with Valve’s living-room Steam Machine and Steam Frame headset also on the way. They run the gamut on price and aren’t locked to one store, so they’re harder to pin to a single “console” line — I’ll fold them in as they settle.

Some of the figures in the charts and tables on this page were compiled with the help of AI tools and may contain errors or be out of date. They are shared in good faith for general interest only — not as professional, financial, investment or purchasing advice — and should be checked against the cited primary sources before you rely on them.