Yeah PC is sort of the "forever" console, I mean it's not strictly, there is always the upgrade grind, but new hardware tends to run old software fine(ish) and many(most if you play a lot of the smaller indie stuff) new games work fine on older hardware.
It is a huge mess compared to consoles but that is often the price of freedom and I am happy that at least one system escaped control of a single corporation.
I still think the best bang for your buck. Even now with inflated prices. I can’t remember when I picked up my 1080, maybe 2018. I just upgraded last year. Obviously I missed out on beat in class graphics but it kept kicking and doing a decent job for such a long time.
It is a huge mess compared to consoles but that is often the price of freedom and I am happy that at least one system escaped control of a single corporation.