They are literally computers. Specialized for gaming. Is a gaming PC a toy?
"But, a gaming PC is still a PC. You can web browse, photoshop, write word documents, etc"
And on gaming consoles, you can develop games (with an SDK), launch apps, and cure cancer (PS3 Folding@Home).
I'm not trying to get up in arms, per se, about it being called a "toy". But if gaming consoles are toys then my iPhone is a toy.








