There's a lot fewer people with gaming quality computers for technical and cost reasons.
At the end of the day, Joe-schmoe would rather pay $200-300 bucks for a console to plug into the TV and not bother with the technical details of building and maintaining a high spec PC.
Have you SEEN the average person's computer/laptop? It's a crawling nightmare of viruses, spyware, crapware, adware, icons, and just an overall mess.








