I got a PS5 months ago for the regular price (400 EUR for the digital-only version), and I didn't put that much effort into getting it. A 3060 would be at least 700 EUR right now.
And the GPU prices have been rather expensive, if not as outright insane as right now for years. So PC gaming in general has become less attractive from a financial point while console prices are pretty much the same (though with some difficulty in getting them, for sure).
You don't need a 3060, you can simply get a GPU from a few generations back. You can get a Vega 56 for about 300€ which will play most games in high quality settings without any issues.
Same for all other components, it's no longer true that you need current-gen technology to be able to play with Graphics put on High.
That's still 3/4 of the price of a new console for a used 4 year old GPU. And you still won't be able to match the graphics quality of a PS5 in new games.
> And you still won't be able to match the graphics quality of a PS5 in new games.
And the PS5 won't be able to match the PCs capability of doing productive things when not gaming.
> You can get a Vega 56 for about 300€
No, not really.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=vega+56&_saca...
Also keep in mind that consoles are subject to the very same price increase, it's nearly impossible to obtain a console for the advertised price.