@Sarah90 – My computer cost me a fair amount, but then I expect it to last for at least five years running games at higher quality settings than the new generation of consoles (PS4, Durango, etc.) before it becomes my home server for as long as it survives (for illustration, my previous computer, now serving that function, is 8 years old and still going strong).
The reason I loled is that you asserted something that was clearly not the case, and 10 seconds on Google would have shown you.
For illustration, this is the system I’m running. I bought it in Japan, so prices are slightly different. It was also a gradual build. the GPU and the SSD were bought first and attached to my older system.
MSI Z68-G43 – $90.
Intel Core i7 2600K CPE – $320 (cost me about $250 in Japan)
GTX670 2GB Graphics card – $350 (cost me $300 in Japan)
120GB SSD – $100
Everything else was carried over from my last PC. In total, then, I spent $750 a year ago on a machine that will outperform the new consoles when they come out later this year.
I consider that money well-spent. Furthermore, I can do other things than consume media on a PC. It’s not just for games, is it?
Incidentally, make sure you don’t see Bioshock Infinite on PC before you play it on console; it will spoil the experience.