They explained why in the comment you replied to.

Not having lots of SKUs and a user-managed OS is kinda what the console experience is about.

I dunno what a “user managed OS” means. There’s no reason MS couldn’t port the exact same experience, considering current and past XBOXes are both built on x86.

As far as SKUs, I agree, but that’s only part of the console experience. The rest of it is a controller-first interface and streamlined processing. The various SKUs is also what attracts so many people to PC gaming, and in case you haven’t noticed, it is an incredibly quickly-growing segment.

not everybody is in the same situation you’re in

The vast majority of people are.

You’re treating this like we’re having a debate, and I don’t really know why.

Because I said they shouldn’t be included and detailed why, and you disagreed 🤷

it’s not impossible by that point I’ll need an entirely different charger to get maximum charging speed.

It is extremely unlikely that your new phone would consume more power than your “old as fuck” laptop or your Steam Deck charger. It is, however, extremely likely that your new faster-charging phone would require a faster charger than your previous phone would include.

We’re veering into the realm of the hypothetical

Yes and no. If they were required to, it’s very likely they would continue doing what they have been doing for decades.

It really seems like you’re trying to plead the case for very obscure use-cases and not living in reality.

I’m gonna refer you back to the original post.

Don’t forget to mention Linux. Literally eveywhere.

Those “Solar generator” systems are all grossly overpriced. Look at something like this instead

Is it too late for that?

Why would it be?

those that do would probably prefer SetamOS…or something else that isn’t affiliated with Microsoft.

For whatever reason, millions of people obviously still prefer XBOX, in addition to or in place of, PC, Sony, Nintendo, etc. All this does is give those people more options.

or PopOS

PopOS does not deliver the console experience that I’m referring to.

You can’t buy your way past low-end hardware.

MS just needs to release a gaming OS. Just stop making XBOX hardware and make XBOX an operating system that can be installed on any PC. Like SteamOS.

We have Windows Pro, Windows Home, LTSC, etc. Why not Windows Gaming (XBOX)?

One for my desk, the other for my bedside.

Sorry, you specifically said 2 different chargers, so I thought you had some misconception about how USB-PD works.

You skipped the last question. In 10 years or whatever, when you buy another new phone/laptop/literally any electronic device, you’ll be able to charge it with the same charger you already have and won’t have another one filling up your drawers like I do.

Also didn’t reply to the bit about having an actually good and useful charger. When I bought my laptop, I threw the included one in the drawer and bought another one anyway that can be used to charge my phone and/or other devices. I even have one that looks like a normal charger but is actually a dock to connect a second monitor.

According to the fedidb, it’s about the same.

The answer is (currently) ~42k monthly active users.

This sucks…since I need two different chargers for the phone.

…why do you need 2 chargers?

Have you never owned a laptop before? Have you never owned a PD charging phone before? Will you never own them again?

it definitely would’ve been nice to have at least one included with the phone.

If they included one with the phone, it would have been cheap crap that only served to charge the phone. Buy a nicer, more universal one, and then never buy one again. Or be like me and buy a handful of them to leave all over the house.

I glossed over it. I’m not really sure what their position, but I don’t think any devices should come with USB-C chargers.

They’re not going to throw in nice ones, they’re going to throw in cheap junk.

When I got my Steam Deck I was super disappointed that it came with a USBC charger with the cable that was fixed to the power brick and only 3 feet long. So it’s basically useless. I already have a dozen 45W+ chargers with multiple charging ports and A/C. I already have some really nice 10 foot braided cables that actually reach where I need them to. That charging brick is still sitting in it’s box.

I did say almost never

There are native Linux games

They exist. How many of them do you see on the front page of the Steam store? Almost never. Games that people actually play are very rarely Linux native. If they were, Proton never would have been created.

A note: I have entirely automated background updates. I have no idea how often it checks, or how often it updates.

If it were a “first-class citizen” there would be native Linux games and not rampant and intentional anti-cheat exclusions.

“First-class citizen” doesn’t refer to the quality of the experience, but how it’s treated in society. At this point it’s mostly something that devs and publishers tolerate, and occasionally offer minor consideration on behalf of a single device.

This is one place where AI actually makes sense

Hence it is not a reasonable solution.

No one’s hating on anything. If you actually read my comment I expressed precisely the opposite, while answering OPs question.