Are PC's Considered Consoles?

[Porkey234]

My friends keep telling me that pc's are consoles, i know it sounds stupid, but they wont believe me when i say they're not consoles. can you guys please explain to me why pc's are not consoles. thanks

 

[firefoxx04]

Pretty stupid thing to say. Console does not have a definition but historically a console has been limited to a specific feature set. We have gone from gaming to gaming + multimedia but thats about it.

A PC does everything. Games, multimedia, scientific computation, video editing, etc etc etc.

Its a silly argument.

 

[ThatVietGuy]

My definition of a "console" is a device that plays video games.

A PC fulfills that definition...

 

[caqde]

My friends keep telling me that pc's are consoles, i know it sounds stupid, but they wont believe me when i say they're not consoles. can you guys please explain to me why pc's are not consoles. thanks

Uhm no I'd say the opposite though a Console is a PC for all intents and purposes. Given being a console means that it is small device and a PC can be almost any size. You can make a PC that is a console but not all PC's are consoles.

Think of it as comparing a square and a rectangle all squares are rectangles but a rectangle is not necessarily a square..

 

[boju]

Reverse psychology for argument sake. Both Sony and Xbone have become more like PCs, can even get a mouse and keyboard for either console and even do more stuff on them than just game. Lol i know right.

 

[Lee-m]

It would be much more accurate to say a console is a limited PC. But by most definitions still don't fall in to the category of a personal computer (PC).

Better advice would be to not waste your time arguing about such silly things.

 

[USAFRet]

My definition of a "console" is a device that plays video games.

A PC fulfills that definition...

Can you write a resume on a Playstation?