I don’t really understand why this is such a big thing.
The minimum requirements:
CPU: Intel i5-7600K or AMD equivalent - 6-year-old processor that wasn’t top of the line at the time.
GPU: GeForce RTX 2060 or Radeon RX 6600, 6GB VRAM - 5-year-old GPU
RAM: 16GB - That’s been standard for a couple of years
Storage: 90GB SSD - Most AAA games are over 100GB now
This isn’t nothing, but needing to have a computer worth $800+ (CAD) to play a new AAA has been the way things have been for more than a decade. A common trick is to buy an OptiPlex computer from NewEgg for under $400.00, and add a graphics card (you need to look up what the power supply can handle, so this can be a bit of research). Some of them even come with Windows at that price, if you haven’t made the switch to Linux yet.