Honestly, this all just starts making library card a hecking steal in comparison and they even have games nowadays! I have a museum card that let's me visit over 200 museums for free in my country.

I can imagine PC gaming being cheaper if your tastes run a bit left field, like if you primarily emulate, play older games, indie games or a specific genre such as visual novels. But then you're clearly outside of the "gamer" culture and it's also clear that even this isn't going to be cheaper than being really into music, film, TV, podcasts or books. And you're likely using the machine to do work, pay the bills etc. which kind of ruins relaxation. Different things and places, different moods, at least for me.