Well, personally, when I say that I save money by gaming on PC, what I mean is that I save money by gaming on PC. Not that "individual gamer constructed not to save money by gaming on PC saves money by gaming on PC" or "everyone saves money by gaming on PC". You'd think that would be obvious.
That said, even individual day 1 releases are cheaper on PC - often significantly so.
And that's before getting into the whole $100/year to play online thing.
Edit: it should be noted that the mid-market on consoles did not die off completely in Japan (with developers like Gust and individual projects such as Nier), which is a a major reason I actually bought quite a few games on consoles during the last generation.
That said, even individual day 1 releases are cheaper on PC - often significantly so.
And that's before getting into the whole $100/year to play online thing.
There is, and has been, a healthy mid-market on PC for a while now while it was dying off on consoles completely during the previous generation. If anything, a few of those PC games coming to consoles is even helping revive that segment there a bit. (Recent examples include Talos Principle, Wasteland 2, Tropico 5 and DIvinity: OS)That's in no way specific to the console market though.
Edit: it should be noted that the mid-market on consoles did not die off completely in Japan (with developers like Gust and individual projects such as Nier), which is a a major reason I actually bought quite a few games on consoles during the last generation.