• chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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      15 hours ago

      It’s the “and much more” that’s the problem. A console is a deli slicer where a PC is a chef’s knife.

      The knife can do so much more than the deli slicer, but if you just want to slice some meat and don’t care about the rest, then the deli slicer is perfect.

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        10 hours ago

        Huh? This analogy is wild. Deli slicers are a specialist, commercial-level piece of equipment. It’s basically the antithesis of everything a console strives for, other than the fact that it’s a unitasker.

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          10 hours ago

          Deli slicer aren’t all commercial.

          I have a $60 deli slicer on the counter. I also have chef’s knives that cost way more.

          The knives can do everything the slicer can, but the untrained person can slice meat faster and neater with the slicer. They don’t need to k ow how to use a knife properly or how to sharpen a blade. It just works.

          That’s a console. They’re cheaper than PCs that can run equivalent games for a lot of their lifespan, and they’re specialist devices that just fucking work.

          But they can’t run cad, use excel, or do anything else but play games and videos just like a deli slicer can’t debone a chicken.