I didn't say people liked it, I said they were used to it. It's the status-quo so it doesn't get questioned the way it would if it was a completely new concept.

Yes, I agree that it's not questioned enough, which is a problem in itself.

When the hardware was so specialized it made a lot more sense. Now that everyone has nearly identical hardware it's even stupider.

On the plus side platform exclusives almost totally gone outside of the game is manufactured by the console makers themselves.