When I want to play that's the only thing I'm interested in, not having to deal with settings or outdated drivers or components whenever a new game releases I want to play without upgrading a PC to run it.
My computer is so outdated it's not funny, but I really like XP and rarely need a PC for anything, my laptop isn't quite so old but it's not suitable for gaming either, hence the Xbox Series X.
Prices have dropped significantly but i paid around $1800 for mine. I think it's still around $1000-1200 though.
The rest of my PC was less than that lol