| Soundwave said: Depends. There's a whopping huge difference between a 28-year-old man having a Playstation 4 in his living room ... versus say a Lego play set. Saying there's no difference between the toy because they're primarily made for play doesn't make sense. A woman going out on a date is not going to think its odd to have a PS4 (she may disaprove a bit), but she probably will start asking a host of questions if she sees her date plays with Lego blocks. That might even be a deal breaker for a relationship, lol. One is relatively socially acceptable ... the other ... not so much. Having a football or basketball or hockey stick is nothing unusual for a grown adult. Or a dart board. Or a pool table. Having action figures that said adult actually plays with ... is different. Game consoles "graduated" away from being seen as strictly a child's toy as they were in the 80s/early 90s by the 2000s. |
Nobody said that game consoles were strictly a child's toy. That said, they are still toys.
Updated List:
Cars - They are not designed to be played with. Their function is to transport people/items from point A to point B. They can be used as toys, but that is not their primary function.
Phones - They are not designed to be played with. Their function is to enable two (or more) people to communicate with each other from a distance. They can be used as toys, but that is not their primary function.
Computers - They are not designed to be played with. Their function is data processing. They can be used as toys, but that is not their primary function.
Gaming computers - They are designed to be played with. They are toys. They can be used for other tasks, but that is not their primary function.
Consoles - They are designed to be played with. They are toys. They can be used for other tasks, but that is not their primary function.
Zune/iPod/MP3 players/etc - They are not designed to be played with. Their function is to play digital audio files that the user can listen to, and (in some cases) play movies/shows that the user can watch. They can be used as toys, but that is not their primary function.
Television/Cable Box/DVR/etc - They are not designed to be played with. Their primary function is to transmit and receive moving images and sound that the user can view. They can be used as toys, but that is not their primary function.
Guitar/Trumpet/Etc - They are designed to be played with. They are toys. They can be used for other tasks, but that is not their primary function. NOTE: Early instruments (such as a trumpet) were actually designed to send signals (successful hunt, warnings, etc), and they were not considered toys. As they are not (generally) used for this purpose anymore musical instruments are now considered toys.
Action figures - They are designed to be played with. They are toys. They can be used for other tasks, but that is not their primary function.
Legos - They are designed to be played with. They are toys. They can be used for other tasks, but that is not their primary function.
Transformers - They are not designed to be played with. Sentient beings are not toys. Like humans, they should not be used for any function. NOTE: If we are referring to a non-sentient being (e.g. an action figure) then they are toys. They can be used for other tasks, but that is not their primary function.
Does anyone else need me to clarify something?
