The resolution war is a fairly recent phenomenon. 1080p has existed on PC for ages and to this day people still run with 1366x768 laptops or 1600x900 screens. The PC community as a whole isn't very divided because of that.
On consoles the story is different. There was an enormous war between the X1 and PS4 over 1080p. You couldn't make two days without some headline detailing the resolution of some game.
As a first, consoles even got a mid-gen refresh whose objective is, you guessed it, shoot for higher resolutions.
Then consider things like HDR which are heavily promoted and even timed exclusive features in some cases(Witcher 3 for Xbox One X), the success of cinematic driven games on consoles(Uncharted, TLOU etc) among other things. I find console gamers to be far, far more concerned about graphics and resolutions than PC gamers are which is quite ironic given the fact PC is THE place for anyone cherishing those things.
Blockbuster big-budget wow games also receive more promotion on consoles whereas smaller games with a bigger focus on gameplay, style or innovation tend to do better on PC and often get their early success there, only to be released on console after receiving enough attention from the PC crowd(Kerbal Space Program, Elite Dangerous are examples). Even the biggest games on PC aren't exactly lookers but games accessible to the vast majority of gamers such as DOTA, COS, LOL, Football Manager but on consoles the big AAA wow-looking games get the larger appeal.
From a personal opinion, the people I know who game on PC are more concerned about playability, frame rate and gear quality(mouse, keyboard, triple monitors) than they are with visuals, often not hesitating to sacrifice graphics for something else. Console gamers are the ones who tend to rush to buy the new HDR/OLED TV to go along their spanking new Pro or X1X. I really find the whole PC gamers obsessed with graphics narrative to be false. Console gamers in general give far more importance to graphics than PC gamers do.
Thoughts?
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