It's more that "video games" is a North Americanism. ^^'
In the UK they are broadly interchangable terms (possibly more "computer" because we had a stronger history of using personal computers for games vs. consoles). And in Russia, I understand there is no such thing as a video game. But it is a matter of semi-regular discussion on Wikipedia:
More than ever, they're the same games; usually much the same code. The days of completely different games for different platforms are largely past - except on mobile, which in a way has become the new "console", albeit with less in the way of dedicated hardware and more market fragmentation.
The distinction doesn't make much sense to me - since they're all computers! As opposed to board games" and "video games" - notwithstanding that some have tried to take one sort of game to the other platform. Microsoft has made this more explicit with their Game Pass. But I see consoles that way as a programmer, and for some people consoles might seem more distinct.
It's more that "video games" is a North Americanism. ^^'
In the UK they are broadly interchangable terms (possibly more "computer" because we had a stronger history of using personal computers for games vs. consoles). And in Russia, I understand there is no such thing as a video game. But it is a matter of semi-regular discussion on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Video_games/Archive_157...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:PC_game#Renaming_this
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Video_games/Archive_69#...
More than ever, they're the same games; usually much the same code. The days of completely different games for different platforms are largely past - except on mobile, which in a way has become the new "console", albeit with less in the way of dedicated hardware and more market fragmentation.
The distinction doesn't make much sense to me - since they're all computers! As opposed to board games" and "video games" - notwithstanding that some have tried to take one sort of game to the other platform. Microsoft has made this more explicit with their Game Pass. But I see consoles that way as a programmer, and for some people consoles might seem more distinct.