zarx said:
Squilliam said:
zarx said:
Squilliam said:
Favourite: Steam
Biggest flaw: Bugs and other such things in some titles as well as networking/multiplayer needing a bit of work to bring it up to Live standard.
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As great as steam is I don't think it qualifies as a "console" platform yes, console no.
Favourite console PS3
biggest flaw: I don't own one
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It is as much a console platform as Onlive and as a PS3 or Wii. It is a console running atop the general Windows operating system.
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it's a a digital distribution platform and support service, it's equivalent to PSN Wiiware of Xbox live ans yes OnLive. It is not a console examples of which would be the PS3, Wii or the OnLive micro console. ]
common definitions of console
"A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or modified computer system that produces a video display signal which can be used with a display device (a television, monitor, etc.) to display a video game."
" The portion of a computer or peripheral that houses the apparatus used to operate the machine manually and provides a means of communication between the computer operator and the central processing unit, often in the form of a keyboard."
"A cabinet for a radio, television set, or phonograph, designed to stand on the floor."
"the control unit of a mechanical, electrical, or electronic system: the console that controls a theater's lighting system."
which one of these does steam match?
Tho interesting fact OnLive as a streaming service kinda matches the second definition as it does act as a means of communication between the user and the computer.
Like I said before Steam is not a console it's a platform.
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