If you are going to factor in your time spent researching and building then you should also factor in a PC’s superior versatility and upgradeability, catalog, c

If you are going to factor in your time spent researching and building then you should also factor in a PC’s superior versatility and upgradeability, catalog, cheaper games in general and no fees for online services. (That alone ends up being many hundreds of dollars over the lifetime of a console, if you need it.) In the long run a PC is usually going to cost you less than a console even if it costs much more up front.