Why the but? Maybe you being a big nerd is the reason you didn't like Fringe (because it wasn't nerdy enough). At least that's how I usually see if I don't like something
I mean, if Bard can access those things, that means Google already had access in the first place. I also don't mind if that means I get to enjoy a better service overall.
The things I don't want Google to know about I have separate anyways
It's more like a piece of art than a game, meant to be looked at but not played
I have played the game maybe 10-20h and the content variety is not great, there is however an insane attention to detail in terms of ship design which you can get lost in.
I have a 7900 XT also on KDE Wayland with 3 montiors: one 4k@144Hz, one 1080p@144Hz and one 1080p@75Hz and my idle power usage is around 70-80W I believe, around 90W when I watch a 4k video
As others have suggested you could just your phone as an MP3 player, which I have been doing for multiple years now and works just fine, you just need an app for playback (you could just use something that's already on the phone, but the experience will definitely be better with something dedicated); I use Poweramp, which is like 5 bucks but it's definitely worth that much.
If you want to use an MP3 player, they definitely still make these, from cheap ones for like 20 bucks to, in my opinion, completely overpriced ones for 300+ bucks for audiophiles.
If you also want to rip your CDs, you can try this reddit thread. They used a tablet but I guess it should work an android phone just as well (unless Pixel doesn't want to...)
I prefer this version