When I play video games, I want to play with my friends. Now I can either convince my friends to get new computers that can run new games, teach them how to hook up the new equipment they have, teach them how to use their operating system with relative skill, teach them how to troubleshoot, as a lot of recent games have been poorly optimized or are filled with bugs day one, and go through a massive amount of hassle just installing and setting the shit up.
Or I can say get a copy of GTA V on xbox and we can play together.
I personally like gaming on PC but it's definitely not for everyone, and there's always something to be said for sitting down on a couch with your friends and playing some console games.
Sorry, that is BS
You download the game via steam, you install it and you're done.
In this day and age people use computers almost everyday, installing a game is no more difficult than installing a program.
Once the steambox comes we'll all be happy.