User blog comment:N7/Battlefield 3 has over 1,000,000 pre orders in America alone/@comment-3173376-20111024093542/@comment-3479148-20111024204331

^True, but not completely. While a good gaming PC can set you back anywhere between $/€500-2000, a console costs about $/€300, and each subsequent game approximately $/€60.

So basically, it depends on how many games you want to play, and how you want to play them.