I have heard that historically composers didn’t frequently include it but, musically and sound wise, is it less suitable or just not needed?
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Musician here: They are used, and more often than not.
Historically, Pianos were not used because they were not suited for Orchestra. The pianos from 17th century were garbage. They weren’t loud enough, and the player didn’t had the huge array of dynamics options that a modern piano offers.
At the 18th century, there have been many improvements in the construction of pianos, and more composers started to adding it to their compositions.
tl;dr: It wasn’t a popular instrument before the 18th century, but nowadays is used frequently
Also: People saying that the problem is related to the tuning have no idea what they are talking about.
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