I’m a PC enthusiast, but I think you’re greatly overestimating how much computing power the average, non-computer focused (read: most) people have access to. The “computer” in a ton of households is a smartphone, tablet, or the budget laptop they got their kid for school. Unless they bought the laptop with gaming or demanding productivity in mind, they’re not playing anything except older titles or small, non-demanding games.

The idea that “almost everyone already has a laptop” that they can just play games on just isn’t a reality.