Microsoft and Sony need to embrace Tablets for their next-gen consoles

[TadpoleJackson]

RVDondaPC said:

TadpoleJackson said:

RVDondaPC said:

You clearly don't know what a gimmick is. BluRay/DVD, cell processor, XBL,  and achievements are not gimmicks. The eyetoy maybe, but it was never really used as a marketing tool. The kinect would  be considered a gimmick because it seemed to be developed to use more as a marketing tooll rather than adding substance to the actual system. 

No... I don't think you know what gimmick means. 

Straight from wiki

"a gimmick is a unique or quirky special feature that makes something "stand out" from its contemporaries..." 

XBL, achievements, eyetoy, DVD/blu-ray playback, and to a point the cell processor made their respective consoles stand out from the pack. 

Did you read passed the first sentence? "In marketing language, a gimmick is a unique or quirky special feature that makes something "stand out" from its contemporaries. However, the special feature is typically thought to be of little relevance or use. Thus, a gimmick is a special feature for the sake of having a special feature. It began, however, as a slang term for something that a con artist or magician had his assistant manipulate to make appearances different from reality. Such things as the manipulating of a gaming wheel led to the idea of a "gimmick" being used."

yeah so?  "typically" does not mean "always". And anyways that's what most of that stuff is what use does the cell processor have to consumers; it's just something people got excited about. Same for the eyetoy, and achievments. They were completely pointless but they stood out to consoles. the blu-ray/DVD/XBL are just gimmicks too. Stuff that just gave their respective console something to brag about