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Handhelds are not Consoles..

Yes they are. 130 53.72%
 
The newer ones are. 8 3.31%
 
Dunno. 3 1.24%
 
No they arent. 80 33.06%
 
I Dont care. 21 8.68%
 
Total:242
Ssenkahdavic on 03 October 2010

I have always considered them separate from one another.

Always have and  always will.  For some reason trying to put the two under the same roof seems to cheapen  BOTH of them. 

I love my handhelds and my consoles alike, but when I say to someone I know

"You a console gamer" I know of NO ONE who will say yea, I love my DS.

Visversa with "You a handheld/portable" gamer?



 

  

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oldschoolfool on 03 October 2010
c03n3nj0 said:

They are. 

One is a home console and the other is a handheld console. They're both consoles! 

It's like saying a cellphone is not a phone because it's portable. They still serve the same function, just like both handhelds and home consoles serve the same function: gaming. 


Is the I-phone a console? lol



c03n3nj0 on 03 October 2010
oldschoolfool said:
c03n3nj0 said:

They are. 

One is a home console and the other is a handheld console. They're both consoles! 

It's like saying a cellphone is not a phone because it's portable. They still serve the same function, just like both handhelds and home consoles serve the same function: gaming. 


Is the I-phone a console? lol

-_-

It's a phone. That's its main function. 

That's like calling the ps3 a computer because it can also go on the internet. 



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oldschoolfool on 03 October 2010
Ssenkahdavic said:

I have always considered them separate from one another.

Always have and  always will.  For some reason trying to put the two under the same roof seems to cheapen  BOTH of them. 

I love my handhelds and my consoles alike, but when I say to someone I know

"You a console gamer" I know of NO ONE who will say yea, I love my DS.

Visversa with "You a handheld/portable" gamer?

That's a great point sir? I consider a handheld a handheld. I see a console as a non-portable gaming device that you put under your T.V. There simiar,but there not the same to me. It's all in how you see it. lol



oldschoolfool on 03 October 2010
c03n3nj0 said:
oldschoolfool said:
c03n3nj0 said:

They are. 

One is a home console and the other is a handheld console. They're both consoles! 

It's like saying a cellphone is not a phone because it's portable. They still serve the same function, just like both handhelds and home consoles serve the same function: gaming. 


Is the I-phone a console? lol

-_-

It's a phone. That's its main function. 

That's like calling the ps3 a computer because it can also go on the internet. 

You could consider the PS3 a gaming computer. It has similar componets. More so with the xbox. If I used my smartphone for nothing but gaming and the internet,would that be considered a gaming computer,that also makes calls. It's all in the way you see it,even though my example is alittle out there. lol



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ConnorJCP on 03 October 2010
c03n3nj0 said:
oldschoolfool said:
c03n3nj0 said:

They are. 

One is a home console and the other is a handheld console. They're both consoles! 

It's like saying a cellphone is not a phone because it's portable. They still serve the same function, just like both handhelds and home consoles serve the same function: gaming. 


Is the I-phone a console? lol

-_-

It's a phone. That's its main function. 

That's like calling the ps3 a computer because it can also go on the internet. 

A ps3 is a computer......



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oldschoolfool on 03 October 2010
kowenicki said:

NOUN

console (plural consoles)

  • A cabinet designed to stand on the floor.
  • A cabinet that controls, instruments, and displays are mounted upon.
  • The keyboard and screen of a computer.
  • A storage tray or container mounted between the seats of an automobile.
  • (video games) A video game console, especially as opposed to a handheld.
  • (architecture) An ornamental member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight

    •  

    I like 5.

    What if my DS was my main gaming device,would that not then be considered a console?



    ConnorJCP on 03 October 2010
    kowenicki said:
    ConnorJCP said:
    c03n3nj0 said:
    oldschoolfool said:
    c03n3nj0 said:

    They are. 

    One is a home console and the other is a handheld console. They're both consoles! 

    It's like saying a cellphone is not a phone because it's portable. They still serve the same function, just like both handhelds and home consoles serve the same function: gaming. 


    Is the I-phone a console? lol

    -_-

    It's a phone. That's its main function. 

    That's like calling the ps3 a computer because it can also go on the internet. 

    A ps3 is a computer......


    kas said so.

    Did he? well hes at least got some knowledge on the matter.



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    Doobie_wop on 03 October 2010
    kowenicki said:

    NOUN

    console (plural consoles)

  • A cabinet designed to stand on the floor.
  • A cabinet that controls, instruments, and displays are mounted upon.
  • The keyboard and screen of a computer.
  • A storage tray or container mounted between the seats of an automobile.
  • (video games) A video game console, especially as opposed to a handheld.
  • (architecture) An ornamental member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight

    •  

    I like 5.


    Wow, you just blew away everyone's argument in one post. Probably shouldn't have, people will just start disagreeing with the dictionary.



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    oldschoolfool on 03 October 2010
    Doobie_wop said:
    kowenicki said:

    NOUN

    console (plural consoles)

  • A cabinet designed to stand on the floor.
  • A cabinet that controls, instruments, and displays are mounted upon.
  • The keyboard and screen of a computer.
  • A storage tray or container mounted between the seats of an automobile.
  • (video games) A video game console, especially as opposed to a handheld.
  • (architecture) An ornamental member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight

    •  

    I like 5.


    Wow, you just blew away everyone's argument in one post. Probably shouldn't have, people will just start disagreeing with the dictionary.

    That did'nt blow anything away? Can't there not be a handheld portable gaming console. Is the dictionary not always having to be updated? Am I just arguing sematics,just for the sake of arguing? lol