As the other commenter says though, this isn’t true for most other systems.

It was true for 3.5. Nevermind 4e, which was a naked play to shoehorn D&D back into the then-lucrative war-gaming miniatures market.

Also, I don’t even think it’s necessarily a bad thing.

I don't think it's bad either. I just find it's a design decision that shifts how the game is played.

You lose a lot of the more avant guard aspects of table top RPGs in favor of a ridge, easier to export system.