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Playstation is a PC with extra lockdown. So is Xbox. The Switch is similar hardware to Nvidia Shield, which is just another general computer (it can run Nvidia'
by rhn_mk1 4y ago
Playstation is a PC with extra lockdown. So is Xbox. The Switch is similar hardware to Nvidia Shield, which is just another general computer (it can run Nvidia's version of Ubuntu).
So the differentiator these days seems to be running custom software.
Which Steam Deck is also running.
The remaining difference is "console = extra lockdown". That might be a good definition in general, but doesn't make sense in the context of the original post
> And only on PC and Mobile. Not on console.
- gunapologist99 4y agoAnother definition of "console" might be "specialized and/or custom hardware designed mostly for playing games" without regards to the software.
- rhn_mk1 4y agoThat definition also captures the Steam Deck. And I think it's fine. It exposes that "console" being separate from "general purpose computer" is either an anachronism or a marketing ploy.