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I don’t upgrade my PC very often - in fact, until last year, I was still running a 10 year old setup with an i7-4790k, DDR3 RAM, and the only somewhat modern part being a modest RTX 3070. Despite its age, it still outperformed my PS5, while doubling as a multipurpose workstation.

Yes, you’ll usually spend a bit more upfront on a PC, but it can pay off in the long run, but that depends on your situation.
One of the unusual things to have occurred in the console space is the notion that you have to pay a fee to play your last-gen games on your new hardware (I think this is the case with some games on the Switch 2?). A bizarre concept as a PC player... Then there is the fee to play games online. Gradually these costs which you don't need to deal with on a PC can make a difference.