Are PC's Considered Consoles?

Porkey234

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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
 
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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.
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.
 
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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..
 
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.