>>712575842Vidya is one of the few hobbies that can have a cost of almost 0. You don't need the latest games or best hardware and indie games are honestly better than 90% of the AAA releases we have today anyway.
As for the initial hardware costs, all you need is a modern laptop with one of the newer AMD APUs (which can be had for at little as 300 bucks) + an internet connection and then you can play pretty much every game ever released up to the release of the PS5 at the very least.
Hell, even a Steam Deck is enough to play almost everything released before current year.
One of those lappies or the 'eck consumes as little as 30 watts of power during full load (which is about the same as any modern TV) and with a bit of technical know how (or just knowing how to use Google) you can get unlimited entertainment for FREE in any format.
>Want to read a book? Annas Archive probably have it for free>Want to listen to music? Any modern torrent site can get you any song released in the last 80 years or you can use Spotify/Youtube for free>Wanna watch a movie? Any modern torrent site can get you any movie/TV series released in the last 80 years >Wanna play vidya? Same deal as music and movies or you can buy copies for cheap and then crack them to keep the games forever>Wanna do something creative? There are literally hundreds of quality applications that allow you to make music, write, edit video/pictures, draw/paintA laptop (or arguably any smartphone) is a better investment than literally anything else no matter what. The only thing a laptop can do for you is physical activity and playing music on your own, if your the type of person who can't take anything seriously if you can't physically touch it then sure, vidya or just tech in general might not be a worthwhile investment.