Surely memory prices hit consoles the same. Unless you specifically meant making the switch now is expensive.

I've been on PC for decades, I don't think I've ever paid 2500, and never bought "bad" hardware.

The Steam Box releasing this year may very well be a great alternative for "easy setup" and "easy fire-up". A PC with its open ecosystem, but a default OS that is much like consoles, a gaming platform frontend.