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Let's be honest. There never has been affordable computing. That's why I was a console exclusive gamer for so long. because I never had the money to get into console gaming. Even a baseline computer capable of running good games was 3 times the price of a console.
Here’s the thing. Consoles are like gym memberships. Once you get signed up by buying. A highly subsidized console, then the charges start racking up. Premium prices. Locked into a singular store, slave to their sales and predatory practices. Every game inflated to cover the console. They squeeze and squeeze. Because the spike must flow.
PCs give you the luxury of better directing your cash in the long run. Not to mention serve a larger purpose and provide a broader depth of gaming.