It's the physicality of being at the piano that makes it more exciting, like a drummer sitting behind his drum kit and being surrounded by drums.

With software none of that exists, we sit at a laptop - Bugsey


This article says it better than I can: http://campus.murraystate.edu/staff/scott.thile/digital_vs_real.html

That being said both acoustic piano and electric piano become closer in the recording realm.

John smile