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I’m not sure how you can compare a closed ecosystem with essential services - phone, email, text, 2FA, emergency warnings, heart monitoring, medicine tracking,

I’m not sure how you can compare a closed ecosystem with essential services - phone, email, text, 2FA, emergency warnings, heart monitoring, medicine tracking, banking, etc. - with a closed ecosystem that runs games. Mobile phones are how many individuals interface with the rest of the world. Not to mention your case gets worse when there are way less restrictions on releasing games on Xbox/PlayStation/Switch than on iOS.

judge2020 6y ago
The closed ecosystem with essential services is also a closed ecosystem that runs games. It's also millions or billions of peoples' primary gaming device. iPod Touch exists almost solely to play games on.
- asddubs 6y ago
  yes, but the comparison doesn't go the other way: a game console isn't a general purpose device, nor as important of a utility for the average person as a modern smartphone is.
  - manicdee 6y ago
    The only reason for that is that console makers haven't pushed into those personal utility applications.
  - pjmlp 6y ago
    Sure it is, I can run Skype and Web applications on the XBox, alongside plenty of other stuff on the store.