| Shinobi-san said: You are absolutely correct. My bad. Although when it comes to a games console it might be a bit different? That is if we define a game console and Personal Computer as two different things...which we probably cant so yes you are right. |
I must admit that I didn't even know the correct definition of a "peripheral" myself until I had another look at the Wikipedia page. 
For some reason, I actually considered the hard drive to not be a peripheral.
While I can see your point about a game console eventually being a special case, (since it's not exactly a standard computer), I don't think that really makes a difference. Wikipedia for example states that "In a system on a chip, peripherals are incorporated into the same integrated circuit as the central processing unit. They are still referred to as "peripherals" despite being permanently attached to (and in some sense part of) their host processor." I think this is a somewhat similar case.
I think even if something like a traditional controller is mandatory for the actual firmware/operating system being used, that doesn't change the devices "peripheral or not" status. The software being run does not decide if something is a peripheral. Otherwise, a graphics card for example would have to be considered a peripheral under Linux, but not under Windows.
