Handhelds are not Consoles..

[Khuutra]

KylieDog said:

A MP3 player is different to a walkman as is different to a discman.  They are all music players as you put it but different devices.  They are not all walkmans.

 

Same as a video game handheld is to a games console is to an arcade cabinet (and even a PC).  They all play games but are different devices.  They are not all consoles.

They (portables and home consoles) are all consoles - the problem is that we've allowed the nomenclature to degrade to the point that we no longer add a qualifier to home consoles. Consoles are defined by their specialization and their free availability for the average consumer. Home consoles and portable consoles are both consoles.