I was gonna reply, but you summed this up nicely.

Perhaps you need to consider most people dont buy consoles at launch price.

The people buying PS4 and X1 are mostly core gamers. Many wont buy an 8th gen console until they are like 250-300.

All depends on how you use the devices. For me, PC's and Smartphones's are absolutly worthless. I pay all of my bills, make phone calls, e-mail, make up spread sheets and other documents, photo and video edit, take pictures and video, and so much more with my PlayStation Vita 3G and my PS4.

For me PlayStation is essential, as without it I would not have a job, a house, or a car to get back and forth between them. I have had a gaming PC since 2005, with a refreash in 09 and 13. I have also had a laptop since 09. Niether the PC, the laptop, or my Xperia Z3 have ever been turned on this year. Last year the PC was only used for Company of Heroes 2, Titanfall, and Ryse. The laptop was untouched, and the Z3 was an experiment on whether a phone with remote play could make an upgrade to 4G worthwhile (it wasn't).

Going forward, I don't think I am ever going to throw money away on PC's or samrtphones again. The cost is to great, and the experience is to poor. I get more than I need with PlayStation, the devices have support over a long period, and it is at least 1K cheaper to get a new Gaming Phone and Gaming Console every 5 - 7 years.

Trophies aren't a necessity for enjoyment and exclusives are just an additional bonus when there are hundreds of multiplat games, many of which are more ambitious and fun than the vast majority of exclusives. Simplicity is the only thing which consoles have over PC, or rather had, since current-gen consoles feel more PC-like in this department.

And then factor in all those Steam deals and cheaper and better looking and performing PC version of games and its easy to see why many people choose PC gaming.

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For me personally consoles are the luxury. I was desperately in need of a new PC, so giving myself "next-gen gaming capabilities" costed like $200 extra, compared to $400 for a console. Not to mention the $60 games, or the super expensive controllers, or paid online.

How is that even possible? And you're telling me all that is simpler to do on a Playstation than on a PC?

All of my bills are payed through the web browser on either my Vita or my PS4, it just depends on when I do it, where I am, or how I am feeling. Phone calls are possible to any land or mobile line via Skpye on the 3G Vita. E-mail is built directly into the Vita OS, but G-mail and Outlook both work on the Vita, PS3, and PS4 browser. For Word Processing, and Spread sheets I use Office Online on the PS4 browser. Photo and Video editing can be done on the PS Vita and PS3 (PS4 still lacks this due to not being able to transfer files to the local Storage). I take all of my pictures with the Vita, but I also have a Sony Action Cam for some of my Video. I browse Twitter and Facebook via the web, and the built in apps on the Vita. And Every post I have ever made here was from a PSP, PS3, PS Vita, or PS4. 

Is it simpler? Well, probably not for everyone, however, for me, my PS4 and Vita are on 24 hours a day. They are always up to date, and I am always using them for something, so changing activities is quick, and absolutly no hassel. On the other hand, going to another room, to turn on the PC, then wait for Windows, Nvidia, Norton, Steam, EA Access, and a dozen other programs to tell me they need updates, just does not make doing any of these task a worth while effort. I can be done paying my bills, checking e-mail, of working on spread sheets on PS4 before the PC is even ready to use, then its right back to gaming, movies, and TV.

Steam has achievements some you can even sell for money.  Pc also has exclusives. Well it's all simple to me I work in IT I live and breath pcs.