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Michelasso on 24 September 2015
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Rab said:
Michelasso said:


Wikipedia is usually good (I use it a lot) but it isn't a recognized dictionary. And really, since it is pretty clear that the term "console" for "handhelds" is rejected by many I don't even know how it could end up in there. Maybe they tried to make a neologism but it isn't working. To me a console must connect to a separate screen. So a PS VIta isn't a console, while a PlayStation TV (and the Wii U) are.

Oh, and the iPod is closer to an handheld than a 3DS is close to a console. :p

The term console for handhelds is also accepted by many, and makes sense when you think of the prime objective of a console device is as a dedicated games machine


It is accepted by some but that's why I said others reject it. We do not just disagree, we say it is plain wrong. And the dictionaries are on this side. Everytime it's used we get this kind of discussion. The problem here is the lack of a proper term that includes both consoles and handhelds.

In any case the one above is just a linguistic debate. What I find wrong is to join the two markets. They are separated and even complementary. The way people use them is totally different anyway. Indeed, HW apart, handheld gaming is more in competition with mobile gaming than with console gaming.