Handhelds are not Consoles..

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Doobie_wop said:

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

 

I like 5.

Wow, you just blew away everyone's argument in one post. Probably shouldn't have, people will just start disagreeing with the dictionary.

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...