Comment by WillPostForFood

I'm not happy about the, most likely temporary, price increases, but come on, it has never been an accessible hobby. It has always been an elitist, expensive hobby. Console game is the cheap way into gaming.

Here is 1995 custom PC build. Adjusted for inflation, it would be $4,276.37 today.

https://www.goto10retro.com/p/building-a-pc-in-1995

And it doesn't even have a gaming video card. You'd have to throw in another $400 for a good early 3d accelerator.