Are Handhelds = Consoles?

[Dr.Henry_Killinger]

pokoko said:

Dr.Henry_Killinger said:

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.

I mean as opposed to the general definition of consoles, which is very broad and encompasses more than video games, irc it describes any special area or container of electrical equipment that serves a specific purpose, like the console of an aircraft or one of those old school PC consoles aka terminals, but I'm not an english major. I'm saying with regard to gaming its correct usage is referring to dedicated video game devices.