If I didn't want to play on console and had a tight budget, I'd look into AMD apus or steam deck, yes, or used if that were an option in the market I were in.
My point was, for the price, you'll be hard pressed to get better perf/visuals out of a game like the guy in the article said. Surprisingly enough, consoles still deliver an impressive presentation. Even more so if Jimbo RyRy hadn't poured over 2bn in developing live service trash instead of core gaming experiences like Returnal, which is likely my game of this gen (together with BG3).
The 2000s were a dark time. Something is wrong with the mainstream music scene when everyone looks like Dane Cook.