For one it's a single install, so you don't need to install VSCode, add the extension, restart, make some changes in the project config .ini... This is a huge d

For one it's a single install, so you don't need to install VSCode, add the extension, restart, make some changes in the project config .ini... This is a huge deal for hobbyists who are often not computer power users or even fully computer-literate (often children who are just learning this stuff). Otherwise, you can do anything Arduino 2 can do with VSCode+PIO, it'll just take some setup.