I have the Xbox one S and a gaming PC. The gaming PC is used only to play VR games. All other games are played on the Xbox one. I don't play many games but my 9 year old son does. I don't think a PC an compete with a gaming console for regular (non VR) games.
This is an age old debate between gaming communities
My perspective is as follows
- From an experience perspective its more of getting used to one over the other I feel.
I used PC for gaming since being 13 years old (of course consoles were unheard of for me back then). I used to play a lot of FPS games and I find PC to be a lot better (KB and mouse combo) , have been an ardent FIFA fan and used to buy PC versions before but here consoles are way better and have made the switch to consoles for this. My brother in law however uses his consoles for FPS too and is quiet good in it, I however struggle to use it for FPS games.
- Consoles have the graphics optimized for best performance and maximum possible detail at those performance levels. While the level of details in new-gen consoles have taken a huge leap, if one is willing to spend you can get way better details in a PC but of course at almost triple the cost. The value Series X and PS5 bring for gaming is very hard to beat by a PC built even at 75k IMO. I have a 2080ti amp edition as the GPU, this does quiet well and I feel renders some games much better than the consoles
- VR wise I have not delved into both sides , I have high glass power and worried it will worsen with VR
I have given a shot to console gaming multiple times considering I can sell my PC and settle with a laptop, but due to my personal preferences unlikely to happen in the near future. Every friend who has actually grown up using a console says he will never ever use PC for gaming and same story from other side , I have a slight tilt towards PC but little more neutral than both the camps and am trying to explore consoles more these days.