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by neona 4658 days ago
At this point, unless you care a lot about keeping graphics high, I wouldn't be too surprised if you could keep a decent computer for at least 4 years. Even more so if you didn't care about resolution/played games at low resolutions (keep in mind, consoles have run games at 720p or less for the past 7 years!).

The thing is that most people who're willing to deal with pc gaming also care enough to upgrade more often, so a lot of the cost is self-imposed.