Best budget consoles

a Yourlist ranking · the crowd decides the order

The most console for the least money — value picks only.

What counts: Seeded with approximate real-world figures — the crowd's votes decide the order from here.

Nintendo Switch 2▲ Rising
Price: $449Overall: 9/10
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119
PlayStation 5▲ Rising
Price: $499Overall: 9/10
added by IJRin 4 rankings
49
Steam Deck OLED▲ Rising
Price: $549Overall: 9/10
added by IJRin 3 rankings
48
Xbox Series X▲ Rising
Price: $499Overall: 8/10
added by IJRin 3 rankings
38
Meta Quest 3▼ Falling
Price: $499Overall: 8/10
added by IJRin 3 rankings
-24
Xbox Series S▼ Falling
Price: $299Overall: 7/10
added by IJRin 2 rankings
-57

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QQuinn Kowalski6h
Price-to-performance matters more than the spec sheet here.
JJonas Novak1d
The top pick is safe, but the value pick two spots down is the real winner.
TTessa PatelJul 28, 2026
Battery numbers on the box never survive real use, trust the crowd.
MMila Chen6d
Owned three of these — the ranking tracks my experience almost exactly.