Handhelds are not Consoles..

[d21lewis]

KylieDog said:

scottie said:

An mp3 player is still a music player

A laptop is still a computer

Takeaway coffee is still coffee

Sex in an aeroplane bathroom is still sex

 

I can go on?

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.

A PC's primary function isn't playing games, though.  It's just one of a PC's several options.  An arcade cabinet tends to only play the game originally built inside of it.  A walkman is a type of music player.  A discman is a type of music player.  An ipod is a type of music player but, like it was stated, they're all music players.  Music player is the big category that gets divided into smaller categories--not Walkman!

Console is the big category that gets divided, in this case.  Portable consoles, Nintendo consoles, etc.  A portable can play different games from a library.  It can often play the same games as the home consoles.  A portable console is a console.