Yes. Since they can't find a good argument that take off the label of "toy", they start saying that other "cool" things are toys too

Yeah I agree. I'm just saying that for myself, a car can be my big boy toy. I originally made that comparison on the first page anyway to demonstrate that the word toy is dynamic and can be applied to many many things that don't originally serve that purpose.

For another example, a stick. A stick can be a toy.

In all honesty a console is way more than a "toy" but technically yes it is a "toy". Guess we should inform PC gamers theirexpensive rigs are nothing but toys.

Hey, I'm not the one putting forward the argument that if you simply enjoy or it provides you with entertainment, then it is a toy. Can't have your cake and eat it too. If it's simply a matter of being entertained by something, then any and everything is a "toy".

I've answered with a "good argument" for why it's not a toy. A console isn't just meant to be "played with", like toys are. But then, I'm told that because you can play Angry Birds on your phone, your phone is a toy. So, by extension, other "cool things" have to be toys as well. I don't say that because I can't find an argument to take the label "toy" off consoles. I say it because you guys are stretching the definition of "toy" to call a console one, but that definition ends up being so far reaching that you can name anything else to be a "toy"

lol truth hurts?

Cars - They are not designed to be played with. Their function is to transport people/items from point A to point B. They can be used as toys, but that is not their primary function.

Phones - They are not designed to be played with. Their function is to enable two (or more) people to communicate with each other from a distance. They can be used as toys, but that is not their primary function.

Computers - They are not designed to be played with. Their function is data processing. They can be used as toys, but that is not their primary function.

Gaming computers - They are designed to be played with. They are toys. They can be used for other tasks, but that is not their primary function.

Consoles - They are designed to be played with. They are toys. They can be used for other tasks, but that is not their primary function.

Zune/iPod/MP3 players/etc - They are not designed to be played with. Their function is to play digital audio files that the user can listen to, and (in some cases) play movies/shows that the user can watch. They can be used as toys, but that is not their primary function.

Television/Cable Box/DVR/etc - They are not designed to be played with. Their primary function is to transmit and receive moving images and sound that the user can view. They can be used as toys, but that is not their primary function.

Does anyone else need me to clarify something?

Stop it! You are making sense

Transformers >>>> PS4

Depends. 

There's a whopping huge difference between a 28-year-old man having a Playstation 4 in his living room ... versus say a Lego play set. Saying there's no difference between the toy because they're primarily made for play doesn't make sense. A woman going out on a date is not going to think its odd to have a PS4 (she may disaprove a bit), but she probably will start asking a host of questions if she sees her date plays with Lego blocks. That might even be a deal breaker for a relationship, lol.  

One is relatively socially acceptable ... the other ... not so much. 

Having a football or basketball or hockey stick is nothing unusual for a grown adult. Or a dart board. Or a pool table. Having action figures that said adult actually plays with ... is different. 

Game consoles "graduated" away from being seen as strictly a child's toy as they were in the 80s/early 90s by the 2000s. 

So, now toy is being defined as "designed to be played with". Is a guitar a toy? 

I don't know why everyone's trying so hard to equate a console to an action figure. They are clearly two different things, interacted with in two different ways, and serve two different purposes.