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I mean, hardware-wise, aren't most recent consoles general purpose computing devices, with game-optimized hardware controls anyway? For example, the Switch is a
by torginus 6y ago
I mean, hardware-wise, aren't most recent consoles general purpose computing devices, with game-optimized hardware controls anyway? For example, the Switch is a modified Nvidia tablet chip.
- majewsky 6y agoThe Switch is a game console not because of the form factor or because of any particular piece of hardware. It's a game console because I can just take it out of the box, put a game cartridge in and start playing. It's not a BOM thing, it's a UX thing.
- dfxm12 6y agoExactly. There's more to a game console (or any computer) than its hardware. And further, a Switch is not a general purpose computer because the system, both hardware and software, is designed to be locked into certain uses.
- timw4mail 6y agoThe PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series _ are even closer to the average computer with x86 hardware.