End Console Racism! Handhelds are Consoles too!

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the2real4mafol on 15 January 2013

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Console racism, what the hell are you on about? Handhelds and home consoles aren't the same, the fact they are portable means they are different.

Maybe so, but they're both CONSOLES, and should be allowed to be referred to in any sales argument or debate.

What about phones and tablets, they can play games well, they should be involved, that's if handhelds are directly compared to home consoles

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radishhead on 15 January 2013

the2real4mafol said:

radishhead said:

the2real4mafol said:
Console racism, what the hell are you on about? Handhelds and home consoles aren't the same, the fact they are portable means they are different.

Maybe so, but they're both CONSOLES, and should be allowed to be referred to in any sales argument or debate.

What about phones and tablets, they can play games well, they should be involved, that's if handhelds are directly compared to home consoles

But they're not consoles

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the2real4mafol on 15 January 2013

radishhead said:

the2real4mafol said:

radishhead said:

the2real4mafol said:
Console racism, what the hell are you on about? Handhelds and home consoles aren't the same, the fact they are portable means they are different.

Maybe so, but they're both CONSOLES, and should be allowed to be referred to in any sales argument or debate.

What about phones and tablets, they can play games well, they should be involved, that's if handhelds are directly compared to home consoles

But they're not consoles

Fair enough I actually agree but i just felt like bringing it up

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Okay, but I propose then that we also accept tablets/smartphones as gaming consoles.

And don't argue that consoles are dedicated gaming machines, because we're watching Netflix, Hulu, Youtube, etc., etc., on Wii/360/PS3 now too. WiiU/720/PS4 will be even more multimedia oriented. And PCs - don't even get me started on that. So what if my console also doubles as a phone?

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Gamerace said:
Okay, but I propose then that we also accept tablets/smartphones as gaming consoles.

And don't argue that consoles are dedicated gaming machines, because we're watching Netflix, Hulu, Youtube, etc., etc., on Wii/360/PS3 now too. WiiU/720/PS4 will be even more multimedia oriented. And PCs - don't even get me started on that. So what if my console also doubles as a phone?

"Console" is an outdated term. Everything is a gaming "platform", I say. Zero discrimination!

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Handhelds are not consoles.

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aikohualda on 15 January 2013

heres a question.. is it a videogame console????? yes or no??? no buts!!!
heres the definition

games console

— n
an electronic device used in playing computer games on the screen of a television to which it is connected

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aikohualda said:
heres a question.. is it a videogame console????? yes or no??? no buts!!!
heres the definition

games console

— n
an electronic device used in playing computer games on the screen of a television to which it is connected

And what is a television exactly?

Definition of TELEVISION

1

: an electronic system of transmitting transient images of fixed or moving objects together with sound over a wire or through space by apparatus that converts light and sound into electrical waves and reconverts them into visible light rays and audible sound

Therefore, handhelds are gaming consoles.

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