(Snarky sidepoint.) My Aurora LN begs to differ.
My problem with the design isn't really the design itself, more the thinking behind it.
The person making it clearly doesn't sit at the PC, joystick in hand, and play the game.
It is just common sense that you want your main viewing area to be large, uncluttered and distraction free. Only vital at that moment info being displayed on your peripheries.
Everything else should be available to view somewhere out of the way, somewhere you aren't going to be seeing unless you are looking for it.
I guess I am an old fart in that area. I dislike the dashboard on my newer car because it tries to tell me all sorts of stuff I don't want to know until I want to know it.