Sure, or dosbox games etc that can be played on absolutely anything, but when a lot of people think gaming systems they think the latest game ads with high end gaming pcs, PS5/XboxX or stronger phone models, not their own phone, their work laptop, etc. That's far too expensive for a hobby if you only know of the broadest terms possible and don't have time to look into it seriously. Popular flashy new games that in consciousness needs an investment vs obscure 'sad nerd' games they can play on any old thing.

Do pc or console gamers consider phone gamers their siblings? No, there's quite a bit of elitism, even the can X run Doom jest belies some of this mindset.

Also there's the appeal of concrete immediate tangible sensual reality and escapism via say cooking, drawing, or knitting etc which all produces something IRL as a result, vs gaming which usually has very little to show minus pixels for all that time spent.