When GPUs have HDMI 2.1, that line will become ever more blurred, but that's a good year away at least. The other problem is size... we almost certainly won't be seeing TV's at the 27-32" range, which is where most PC gamers will want to be at. 50"+ is hardly practical for most, outside of a lounge gaming scenario, and even 40-43" is often ignored by TV manufacturers... there's not so much a demand for high end small TV's. The PC monitor market is MUCH smaller than TV's also, so it's hard to imagine them really putting much focus on that. I doubt it would generate enough profit for them to bother, so they'll leave it to the existing players.
That said, as tech develops, we will see high end features become more affordable... the only thing which will get in the way of that is manufacturer greed!
Next gen consoles in late 2020 paired with a 120Hz TV are going to give gaming PC's a run for their money though... not in raw performance of course, but in terms of the value aspect they'll bring given how expensive high end PC components are clearly becoming... this monitor being an extreme example.
I think Asus are only able to charge such a crazy price for the PG35VQ because it's the first of its kind and we're at this unique moment in time where there is nothing else like it... when Acer and Agon drop their equivalents, this price will drop, and in a year or so, I think people will look back and realise how insane it was to pay £2700 for this... at least I hope so, or we'll be seeing 5-figure price tag monitors before much longer ha!!
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