Are Handhelds = Consoles?

[pokoko]

Dr.Henry_Killinger said:

pokoko said:
The trouble seems to be that a lot of people think the word "console" is specific to video games. That surprises the hell out of me but I guess it shouldn't.

Home video-game consoles are only TYPES of consoles, they are NOT where the term originated and they are certainly not the defining principle.

With regard to gaming, the assumption is that the discussion is about video game consoles. The debate, its not a debate honestly, is whether or not Handhelds are considered consoles. The issue is by assuming home console is the only console, then we have to use retarded terms like dedicated gaming device to describe both handhelds and consoles despite the fact that this is what a video game console is.

 

All squares are rectangles, not all rectangles are squares.

Because it's about gaming does not mean it supersedes correct usage.

The argument people are presenting that handhelds are not consoles is basically this:  "An ATV is an 'All Terrain Vehicle', therefore it's synonymous with the word vehicle, which means that cars, boats, and motorcycles are NOT vehicles."  That, clearly, is rubbish.  It doesn't matter if people start calling ATVs 'vehicles', it would still be nothing more than jargon.

If someone says "consoles" when they only mean "home consoles", then they failed to establish the context they intended.  When all they had to do was type four letter to specifiy what they meant, that's kind of ridiculous.