"Console Quality" In Relation to Handheld Games

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Trunkin said:
Console quality means that the graffix and gameplay mechanics/scale are comparable to what games from the past two generations are putting out. It doesn't have anything to do with how good a game is. That's how I see it, anyway.

Using the PSP as an example, I would consider Daxter "console quality," whereas LocoRoco is " handheld quality."

I can somewhat follow this logic, but the terms "console quality" and "handheld quality" don't strike me as apt descriptors. When I call a game a "quality" video game, I'm referring to how good it is on an all-encompassing level. It boggles my mind to think that the whole meaning of the term can change because "console" or "handheld" are added in front of it.

Yes, I do care about semantics. I don't like arguments in which the points being made are unclear to begin with.