PC are designed for general purpose not gaming specifically, even gaming PCs. As time goes on it becomes a more viable platform for more gamers, furthermore with this generation of consoles being the most PC like, the line is virtually nonexistent.
And despite criticizing gamers for acting out on buyer's remorse, that it a natural occurrence when a reason you bought the system is "retroactively removed". The whole voting with your wallet mentality crap doesn't work when you've bought the system on false pretenses.
Thus especially then versus now, distinguishing characteristics (console v console, and console v PC) are extremely important and scrutinized.
Not to mention the majority of the "backlash" was caused a la poor PR by Microsoft as in the launch debacle.
In this day and age, with the Internet, ignorance is a choice! And they're still choosing Ignorance! - Dr. Filthy Frank
