Xbox One is the Greatest Entertaintment Device Ever Concieved. Microsoft have Outdone Themselves.

[AbbathTheGrim]

Adinnieken said:

AbbathTheGrim said:

I don't know who you are talking to but don't put words on my mouth. The PC is an entertainment platform, period. As it is also capable of doing a lot of other things. Whatever purpose there was behind it's creation is irrelevant, what matters is what it is.

He never said anything about the Xbox One being the greatest entertainment device created/invented. 

lol what are you talking about. Read the OP and the title of this thread: Xbox One is the Greatest Entertaintment Device Ever Conceived.

What are you reading? You put words and bring conversations I don't start and then you are oblivious to what OP even is writting. Where did I say that the reason behind the creation of the PC was entertainment? Tell me where did I say that? Whatever purpose there was behind the PC is irrelevant, it is used as an entertaiment machine.

By the way, why does it matter that a video game console was initially intended for gaming?  What the platform is now and what it does is what matters.

I don't know. You are the one bringing the argument having to treat and categorize things because of their intended purpose. You are the one coming with this argument. 

I think Micro is doing great, they should keep that direction and focus in entertainment primarily.

Ok, I'll concede the point.  He does say that in the title, though he doesn't say it in the body.

As to the second point, I'm not sure I would have used the words you used, because that wasn't the case.  The fact that devices evolve to become something else doesn't make the general purpose device the greatest thing invented.  A PC isn't made to be an entertainment device.  It has evolved to include that purpose, and with hardware and software, it can fill that role.  A gaming console can still be considered an entertainment device, because gaming is a form of entertainment.  Whether or not the Xbox One is the greatest entertainment device concieved or not, I'm not sure I agree with that.  I personally think the transistor radio had a greater impact because it made entertainment, including music, personal and portable.  Without transistors you wouldn't have anything that we consider "personal" or "portable".  There will be, one day, a new word to evolve the game console into a device class that fits what the Xbox One and likely the PS4 will be.  Because all three are quickly becoming more than a video game console.   

Tell me how does the initial purpose of PC keeps me from listening to music, watching films and videos, playing video games, reading books, etc.? The initial purpose is irrelevant to what the PC is right now.