Yeah, that's definitely a significant part of it. There is definitely an amount of laziness.

I think another part of it might be that people are so used to online shopping now, especially those who are younger, that the idea of going to a brick and mortar store to demo something before purchasing doesn't even enter their minds. I often find myself recommending people demo audio equipment before purchasing if they are planning to invest a decent amount of money (something insanely easy to do in that hobby).

I'm not disagreeing that the question is asked too much, but I will point out that being a "gamer" is not a prerequisite to buying a console. Maybe they're interested in trying videogames for their first time (at least playing seriously). Maybe it's as a surprise present for someone else. That's getting into the realm of gatekeeping, which is the worst type of hobbyist. Why was the Wii such a massive success? Because it managed to appeal to people who would not even remotely identify as "gamers," and the Wii was a fantastic console.

I get it, I'm super passionate and have a lot of interests myself, but everyone starts somewhere, both in terms of knowledge as well as product. In addition to gaming, I'm into audio and watches, and seeing people trying to get interested in hobbies just sucks.

I think this touches on a bigger Reddit problem where people will just post basic questions without trying to do any research whatsoever (forget Reddit-specific research, I mean research period). I do agree that that is frustrating and is a mindset/behavior that should be discouraged in-general.