$650-1200 USD

Well, they should be looking at low to mid range modern gaming laptops and minimum the pro versions of consoles

With the current market, I’m not sure how much you can upgrade your current PC for less than that.

Honestly, this is 100% the solution for this problem, especially for sharing with a child.

Now, the issue of having a “license” and rights to play a game, vs actually owning the game is still a valid point of contention.