@siege well the thing is, watching something and playing something are different things
I prefer watching stuff at normal framerates when it comes to movies and TV and stuff, but with games you are in control of what's going on usually
A higher framerate is closer to what your eyes do, as well as minimizing input lag which is important for certain types of game (especially stuff like twitch shooters - not a fan of them but hey people like them)
But yeah different types of media - games aren't made for *watching*, at least not as their primary function