A word used by PC gamers to describe the cost-friendly practice of developers in which a video game is clearly designed to accommodate the limited capabilities of console systems.
Symptoms include inferior graphics, sluggish gameplay, clumsy user interfaces, checkpoint-based save systems, a lack of dedicated servers, limited customization and simplified game mechanics.
Symptoms include inferior graphics, sluggish gameplay, clumsy user interfaces, checkpoint-based save systems, a lack of dedicated servers, limited customization and simplified game mechanics.
It was clear that due to the overwhelming amount of negative user reviews of Modern Warfare 2 for PC that Infinity Ward had contracted consolitis.
by Steakface February 19, 2010
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Consultant: ..and then, if we invert your product matrix and relocate 5000 jobs to China, we can boost ROE by 50% to 13% while increasing upper management pay packages by 200%.
Normal person: Ummm, I'm sorry, what language are you speaking in?
Consultant: Consultish
Normal person: Ummm, I'm sorry, what language are you speaking in?
Consultant: Consultish
by AYYFRON March 10, 2011
Get the consultish mug.When you send out a text to one of your closest friends in the event that the people you are with ignore you, therefore, making it awkward. It makes it look like you are doing something, and not just a complete loser.
*You Texting*: Hey bro, this is a consolation text, my girlfriend went talk to some people I don't know.
*Friend Texting*: Dude, I feel your pain..my girlfriend does that to me all of the time.
*Friend Texting*: Dude, I feel your pain..my girlfriend does that to me all of the time.
by Fretichey217 January 13, 2011
Get the Consolation Text mug.Although we miss our dog very much, it is a consolation to know that she died quickly, wihtout suffering.
by Larstait November 10, 2003
Get the consolation mug.The french fries in the bottom of the fast food bag. Just when the disappointment sets in that you've finished your fries, you are pleasantly surprised to find a few more Consolation Fries at the bottom of the bag.
I was sad when I finished my fries before I got home, but at least there are Consolation Fries left.
by Jane Mc February 2, 2009
Get the Consolation Fries mug.Consolation success or a consolation achievement is when you put a lot of effort and concentration into achieving something or getting better at something, and only after you've tried for so long that you begin to give up, do things start to "work out" for you. Often, it is more of a slap in the face than a happy acquisition. The consolation comes in giving you your success only because you worked yourself so hard that you gave up and life begins to feel sorry for you. God's way of playing keep away perhaps.
"After so many years in the movie business and his involvement in tonnes of great films, Christopher Plummer only received his first oscar in 2012, at the age of 83. That consolation success must feel more painful than if he retired with no award at all."
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