I am 30. Had many many computers since I was 7. So that's 23 years of pc gaming. Had 360 for last gen and ps4 this gen too.
2019 I've finally upgraded my 2500k build (which at the end of it's life had 1060, ssd only, fractal case etc) to
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TGBK27 (Just g2, not g3 psu and fw minor additions)
What I am trying to say is that pc gaming is incredibly expensive and do not believe those "oh you can buy 500usd pc that beats ps4". Well no shit sherlock, ps4 is out for 7 years and 500$ pc will still have many drawbacks and will kinda suck.
For me, I want pc that looks nice, is quiet, cool and reasonably fast but I don't need cutting edge 2080ti.
My pc alone was around 2k usd without peripherals. And I have "only" rtx 2070 in it, no watercooling/aio and generally nothing crazy really.
Just a good pc. That said - You can probably get great 1080p rig for about 1k usd if You just want it to be functional and reasonable. But You will not have latest and greatest parts.
Ps4 slim was 200usd and serves me fantastically. I never had problem having console for exclusives and pc for multiplats.
I've played many games on ps4 and love it. Don't have any problems with graphics, framerate or anything. It's a seamless plug and play experience. Same with 360 - I've had it last generation alongside my pc and I've still played more games on 360 probably because pc ports were fucked back then and many games were timed exclusives to consoles.
Maybe I am a falling pc gamer who should let go finally but I went full out on this pc as I wanted to give pc gaming another solid, fair chance. I play on pc my whole life and finished 100x more games on pc than consoles but also spent way more on hardware.
That and issues.. THERE ARE ALWAYS ISSUES with pc gaming, drivers, compatibility and ports. There is a reason why pcgamingwiki is bookmarked in my browser. Almost every game requires a little bit of tweaking at least. Maybe I am too demanding on perfection.
At the end of the day - I can play freesynced, 58fps locked, 4k, max graphics games with no stutter, tearing and in a perfect way. At the same time, I've put tons of hours in ps4 bloodborne and never had problem with how it played. I just wished it was 4k because of terrible aliasing.
I even had 240hz gsync monitor and sole dit for 4k60. Freesync/gsync in my opinion is AMAZING and much much more important than high refresh rate. I like nice, sharp graphics so 4k freesync is excellent for me.
Anyway - no reason pc gamer cannot have a nice cheap ps4 for exclusives. People get way too hung up on high framerate. 240hz, 144hz, I've had it all and never had problem switching to 30fps console game and enjoying it.