It's mostly about the music!
Guitars are like Bikes.. part of the fun is the fan club and the art of spending hours pouring over details and tones. In the end though it's really about the music. Playability and ascetics do play into that (pun intended).
A few years back I went on a year long "find the best acoustic" journey which led me to purchase about 15 acoustics (even driving to Canada to procure one), and in the end I sold all my Tak's, Taylors, Martins', etc. for one McPherson (Spruce & Rosewood).
Part of the journey in this art is learning what works and doesn't and the why behind each of those. There are are many who just love guitars and they will never be a great player, just like a Harley Rider may never be an Evil Knievel, but still loves riding and craftsmanship (primarily as a keyboardist/pianist I'm one of those).
I've been on a similar journey with Electric Guitars lately (which is what landed me on this forum). In the end I am huge fan of PRS' innovation, craftsmanship, the company & community, etc. and the guitar I ended up purchasing (the S2 Singlecut) meets almost every need I have. I hope PRS brings back the SC250, but this S2 is a great player. That being said, almost all my favorite tones from various artists or bands I love tended to be Fender Strats. I haven't found a PRS that completely replicates that sound, and they should not necessarily try. I've listened to almost every demo available of every PRS model to get a real feel for the tones of their various pickups, body shapes, wood & electronics combinations, etc. There are several pups that are just phenomenal. Love the #7's, #6's, & 408's. I tend to find the maple caps closer in tone to what I like but none of these replace that Fender SSS sound though.
My next guitar will probably be a used USA Strat with noiseless pups on her. Almost every demo or video I watch from Floyd & the Edge, to Jimmy Ray & Mayer, have that tone I love. This Strat, however will never replace my SC.
I'd love to see more maple necks and Single coils coming out of PRS. I loved the D-coil on the Vela, but she was too hot, the hum was too much for me. The "Studio" model looked very interesting as well. Funny enough 2 of the 3 core models I think I'd be most interested in are no longer available (The SC250 and Studio). Then there are also the Knaggs, Blade, and Anderson, I'm looking at!
I'd say keep the Strat if its been a great guitar for you, otherwise buy that new "Fat Boy" and ride on!
~C