PC Gaming: Why i don't get it

i visited Neogaf a couple days ago (you know to lurk, and read a few threads that seemed interesting).   One post in particular caught, my eye.  It was something about MSFT not releasing Alan Wake on the PC.  Maybe i'll eventually have a Dview on Alan Wake in the future (great concept, a little murky execution). 

The PC gamer defense force was out in force.  They were talking about how PCs have better graphics and the like (and how the best gaming is done on the PC side).  That is not a persuasive point for me - as quite frankly, my eyes aren't that great.  Also, i have never been a huge fan of the mouse (and hate keyboard controls).  i like the console controller for the most part, there are too many buttons.  Yes, most of the PC gamers have much better gaming equipped computers than i do (i am doing this post from a Toshiba notebook desktop replacement with integrated graphics).

Sure, i played some Age of Empires, some Lavamind (awesome games, Gazillionaire Deluxe is the most accessible) and some of the earlier Dungeons and Dragons games (Curse of the Azure bonds, etc).  In fact, i did most of my "gaming" on the PC (in the days where they sold shareware in the stores).  My sister had a ColecoVision Adam (which can loosely be described as a computer) and i spent much more time playing games on that.  However, my view on that changed slightly when i got a Sega Genesis. There were the console style games - like platformers, console RPGs, beat-em-ups, etc.  i spent less time playing games on the PC and more on the console.  My view was more re-inforced with the PSX and the Xbox systems (though i may play Game Room on my PC - a result of crashes/bugs in the XBLA version).  Sometimes games, like Spore or whatever, seem midly interesting - but i am not a huge fan of sandbox games with no real ending.

i know that there are wireless computers/peripherals and you can use your TV for a monitor.  However, there is one thing i cannot separate...  i view PCs as primarily work/productivity and information.  i view game consoles as more fun/diversion,  frustration (occasionally).  i believe in the separation of devices - i don't want one device that does everything.  i don't even watch movies on my console.  So, in other words - i typically like to separate work and play.  The PC is work (or it would be) and the console is play.  If i had a phone i would likely draw a similar distinction against playing games on it.