It certainly is a deterrent to PC gaming, and may in the long term end up turning PC gamers into console gamers. Consoles don't have those kind of problems, and most of the PC gamers out there don't want to work their way thru a system just to play their games. Everyone like it simple after all, since it's supposed to be a way to have fun and relax, not a way to bring even more problems to you before you can actually benefit from the experience.
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