When you buy a PS4, you should be able to pick up any PS4 game in stores or buy any PS4 game on the digital shop for the next five years and be able to run it no problem, having the exact same experience as the millions of others with identical hardware. Very appealing. No need to buy something in parts for more than a PS4 now and also pay to upgrade it over the next 5 years.
For the savvy user it's probably worth it to build that PC because in the end it will run better over time, the library is huge, and you can save money on a good number of games. And honestly it's not all that complicated and using a gaming PC rig is something I think all modern gamers oughta know how to do, but fact is they simply don't and would rather have undeniable convenience.
Consoles gamers as a population will only shrink if consoles become even more like PCs or if gaming declines overall, I think.
