A mid-low end GPU is the same price as a console right now.

Considering the price you pay compared to even a single full priced game, it's pretty damn consumer-friendly. It's especially valuable for full price games that you're going to play through once and never touch again, not so much for games you'll want to keep returning to.

Look at Israel's borders when it was formed and look at them now, and then ask yourself why there's such a difference

Most likely because it makes the game look more potato than the Devs were willing to allow