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Your machine serves you, not the other way around.
However there is such a thing as budgeting and spending money wisely.
I have a high end machine and I also have emulated GBA games on it. (I also play modern titles)
I do know someone who has a high end osrs machine, not wise spending.
I emulate GBA games on my beast of a gaming PC if I'm home because that's the most comfy setup
If I leave, I used to use my hacked PSP and manually synch the files, then it was my hacked Vita and a program that synched them automatically, and now I use retroafch and my steam deck so my files are synched automatically without even having to think about it
Everyone I know who's just playing emulators is doing so on their phones these days anyway
I used to use my hacked PSP as well but now instead I RDP if I'm casually gaming. And if I can't RDP I just take it as a break from gaming.
Steam Deck absolutely changed my habits. I played more Elden Ring on it than I have my high end gaming PC. It's just more convenient to turn on a play. Where lately, my gaming PC distracts me with emails, YouTube, random kinks like it can't see my controller.
I don't think Ill ever buy a gaming PC anymore and might fully switch to buying Steam Decks every few years.