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... almost everyone already has a computer, often for school/work. A console is a separate instrument though.
This is kinda like saying there's more tablespoons than ladles in American kitchens.
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Right. Just saying that when the size of the PC industry is so much bigger, is it any surprise whatsoever that PC gaming also dominates? I would have expected no other result.
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To the contrary, the vast majority of all games that exist do not require a robust system. Especially given the rise of microtransactions.
Don't lose sight of what games in the world are actually the most popular. It's not high-end stuff. It's Candy Crush and shit.
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Liiiike, League of Legends? Point stands.
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No, I'm expressing my point that the main reason PC gaming is so much bigger than console gaming is because the number of available machines is many times higher. Someone replied that most PCs are not specced to play games. I countered by saying most games don't require strong specs, because the most popular games are almost always garbage.
League of Legends is my current example since apparently Candy Crush didn't adequately communicate my point. There are plenty of other examples I could come up with if my point is still not understood.
Why is this so bothersome?
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The vast majority? That's just not true. Probably 10%. The issue here is you seem to think the good games are the popular/most profitable ones. I'm pretty sure that's incorrect. VNs, MMOs, gambling games, etc. All that shit exists, is profitable, and is popular. Yet your focus seems to be on high end stuff for some reason. I am not the one cherry picking.
I played many on shitty office hardware back in the day.
Mobile games being different I'll grant.
edit: I think I get it, this is just a "PC master race" thing, isn't it? People are upset I'm not doing the circlejerk thing and pumping their egos for them. I'm too old for that bullshit.
Do you remember farmville?
Also, most of those high end games? Also available on console. It's the weird, not-high-end stuff that is usually unique to PC, with a few exceptions.
as @Spuddlesv2 noted, this is about the market in terms of money made in the US and specifically in the sphere of gaming; not the single units delivered.
Still, we can extend skepticism on this data considering that most of the money is, probably, made in microtransactions: all consoles driven by their own monopolistic entity (Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo) are in disadvantaged because they demands cuts while on PC, as Epic Store with Fortnite and Steam with CS:GO, those who publish on PC are free to take the 100% of their cuts without have to split with the platform holder (Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo). The appeal for GaaS, unfortunately, is vastly huge on both Mobile and PC (as open platforms) than consoles (which are closed).
What is a tablespoon in the US then? In the UK a tablespoon is probably not that much more common than a ladle, it's much bigger than anything you'd use to eat with and generally is used as a serving spoon or a measurement when cooking/baking.
Our "common" spoon which is mouth sized is called a dessert spoon.