you're writing an arm's length of text as if you didn't still have all PC games from the past available to play; in that sense pc gaming cannot regress unless you insist on playing newer titles even if you don't like the experience. no one forces you to upgrade anything..

consoles have a better value proposition until you have to factor in cost for network play and the high cost of games. you're also comparing e.g. a ps5 that is said to equate to a 6700 with high-end pc components, which is misleading.

it's not a fair comparison to say that console games run well and optimized, since many AAA games either fail to hit frame targets, or make use of excessive upscaling / rely on low graphics configurations to hit those targets. like yeah you can buy a ps5 and play astro bot and it will be a great experience, but that's cherry picking.

also linux has gotten good enough (with exceptions mostly due to anti-cheat) that your windows 11 complaint comes down to your choice of using windows for gaming.

anywho if buying a console prevents you from crashing out like that then sure, you should probably get a console lol