I know I'm going to be one of those people, but I feel like I have to have an argument with you about that. You'll need to define 'good' if you mean 1080p mid settings 60hz as an example would be good for me, you would probably be surprised at how little it costs if you get the components yourself.

My 90's era brain can't understand people who bitch about the graphics when I grew up with the nintendo 64 and gameboy. If however you're going for one of those fancy 4k 60hz ultra wide setups or anything else then yes it's going to cost a lot compared to a console. There's also the fact that consoles are closed source trash and you can't access the indie market the way you can on PC. If you own a console it's essentially a brick the second you're done playing the games you have on it and your only option is to buy more games. I'm aware though they operate as multimedia platforms kind of these days, haven't looked at consoles in ears but PCs can do all that and more.

The one exception to the rule I've seen is the steam deck, which isn't closed source and you can treat it almost like a laptop if you want to which is very interesting but functions just fine as a portable gaming device.

TLDR: PCs can be the same price as consoles or cheaper and still run games well, just don't expect them to run max settings, also pre-builts are always way more expensive because you're paying for a service.

I know I'm going to be one of those people, but I feel like I have to have an argument with you about that. You'll need to define 'good' if you mean 1080p mid settings 60hz, you would probably be surprised at how little it costs if you get the components yourself.

My 90's era brain can't understand people who bitch about the graphics when I grew up with the nintendo 64 and gameboy. If however you're going for one of those fancy 4k 60hz ultra wide setups or anything else then yes it's going to cost a lot compared to a console. There's also the fact that consoles are closed source trash and you can't access the indie market the way you can on PC. If you own a console it's essentially a brick the second you're done playing the games you have on it and your only option is to buy more games. I'm aware though they operate as multimedia platforms kind of these days, haven't looked at consoles in ears but PCs can do all that and more.

The one exception to the rule I've seen is the steam deck, which isn't closed source and you can treat it almost like a laptop if you want to which is very interesting but functions just fine as a portable gaming device.

TLDR: PCs can be the same price as consoles or cheaper and still run games well, just don't expect them to run max settings, also pre-builts are always way more expensive because you're paying for a service.