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Handhelds are not Consoles..

Yes they are. 130 53.72%
 
The newer ones are. 8 3.31%
 
Dunno. 3 1.24%
 
No they arent. 80 33.06%
 
I Dont care. 21 8.68%
 
Total:242
forest-spirit on 03 October 2010
Mr.Metralha said:

A portable computer is not a computer.


It's a laptop!



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ConnorJCP on 03 October 2010

I did not expect it to keep going like this.
I thought it would have died out around the time the definitions were brought in.



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Demotruk on 03 October 2010
ConnorJCP said:

I did not expect it to keep going like this.
I thought it would have died out around the time the definitions were brought in.


Semantic arguments are always the biggest arguments :p



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A_C_E on 03 October 2010

A console is a piece of hardware that plays software.

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themanwithnoname on 03 October 2010

This thread is a prime example of lots of people on this site having too much free time. A 5 page argument over the semantics of the word console? Who gives a flying crap in all honesty?



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A_C_E on 03 October 2010
themanwithnoname said:

This thread is a prime example of lots of people on this site having too much free time. A 5 page argument over the semantics of the word console? Who gives a flying crap in all honesty?

What's even worse is the people who add judemental comments that keep the thread going.



Gnizmo on 03 October 2010
kowenicki said:

NOUN

console (plural consoles)

  • A cabinet designed to stand on the floor.
  • A cabinet that controls, instruments, and displays are mounted upon.
  • The keyboard and screen of a computer.
  • A storage tray or container mounted between the seats of an automobile.
  • (video games) A video game console, especially as opposed to a handheld.
  • (architecture) An ornamental member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight

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    I like 5.

    You shouldn't as it doesn't actually make any sense as a definition. Look up the word handheld and you get a link to:

    Alternative forms
    hand held, handheld
    [edit]
    Etymology

    (see hand) held
    [edit]
    Adjective

    hand-held
    small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands.
    [edit]
    Noun

    hand-held
    (computing) a personal digital assistant

    So the PSP and DS are now just PDAs? Man that strange since they both suck at that function. 5 wasn't a valid definition in any way shape or form, and thus kind of useless in this discussion.



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    MaxwellGT2000 on 03 October 2010
    Demotruk said:
    ConnorJCP said:

    I did not expect it to keep going like this.
    I thought it would have died out around the time the definitions were brought in.


    Semantic arguments are always the biggest arguments :p


    To me and any English teacher in the world, a definition is the definitive word, and by definition the meaning of (video game) console simply is a standard platform that plays interchangeable games, it's been the definition since consoles were made, they were created as a standard device so development could be easier and you didn't have to worry about specs or various operating systems like on home computers.

    Console - a standard hardware device that plays interchangable games

    home console - a standard hardware device that hooks up to a monitor/TV not meant to be carried around and plays interchangeable games

    portable console - a standard harware device that plays interchangable games and is able to be on the go.

    And if you want to go into slang that seems to be thrown around a lot.

    Console -  A home console

    handheld - a portable console



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    Mr.Metralha on 03 October 2010
    themanwithnoname said:

    This thread is a prime example of lots of people on this site having too much free time. A 5 page argument over the semantics of the word console? Who gives a flying crap in all honesty?

    Honestly the problem resides on some people who can't stand the fact that DS will surpass the PS2 as the best selling console of gaming history and for that fact they cherry pick it saying a portable is not a console or whatever they spin it.

     

    That's the only problem.



    Maynard_Tool on 03 October 2010
    KylieDog said:
    c0rd said:

    You do realize, he pulled that out of wiki?

    I personally don't think of handhelds when I hear "console," though mainly because I've barely dealt with handhelds (other than Pokemon, and the recent DS). Sadly, it seems this thread is mainly filled with people with an agenda - the whole PS2 vs DS being the top selling console deal...


    Bingo.  I still to this day not hear handelds called consoles until sales come into it.  No one in the real world calls them that.  You ask someone "Do you own any consoles" and never will they answer DS or PSP.

    That's where you are wrong.

    In a lot of threads here in vgchartz, asking "whay system/videogame console do you own"I always see people listing portable consoles too.



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