Console video games

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A console video game is a interactive entertainment [computer] or electronic device that manipulates the video display signal of a display device (a television, monitor, etc.) to display a game. The term video game console is used to distinguish a machine designed for consumers to buy and use solely for playing video games from a [personal computer], which has many other functions, or [arcade games], which are designed for businesses that buy and then charge others to play.