If it weren't for Wii, I wouldn't own a console this gen.

[mowe]

First of all, I'm only talking about getting a PC specifically to game. Like I said, every console owner in the world ALREADY has PC to use for school, work etc.

@FaithRaven
Buying a gaming PC from a store costs a lot more

@shio
I ran a Google search and I found this site: http://www.buydirectpc.com/web/online/intel-gaming-pc

Apparently, new gaming PC's can range from $1000 - $5000 but on this site the cheapest gaming PC they had was about $1500. Comparing that to the $300 360 I came up with this:

PC
$1500 + 50 games @ $40 = $3500

360
$300 + 50 games @ $60 = $3300

Now, obviously you're gonna tell me that you can build the $1500 PC on that site for a lot cheaper but I'm just trying to give you an idea here. Only if you buy more than 40 or 50 current generation titles will the PC be cheaper. And that's not factoring in the fact that PC games cost just as much console games on day 1 (not $20 cheaper like I used for my calculations), and that console games get price cuts, too.

So basically what I'm trying to say is; there is no way that PC gaming is cheaper than console, at most, they're the same price, but even that's stretching it.