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My teen coworkers told me that he found an old Xbox 360 in his basement and has had a lot of fun playing "retro" games like Tony Hawk Underground and Burnout 3. (hexbear.net)

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 months ago (4 children)

The meaning of "retro" got frozen at the 2D/3D transition for quite a while, but it's long past time to move to a new definition: a console becomes retro when they sunset the online connectivity

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

"Retro" just means "it happened before I was old enough to enjoy it".

Just like "old" means "anyone older than me".

Maybe a more objective measure is "if it is older than people who are now adults, it's retro".

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Plus that will definitely survive as a definition after they start sunsetting consoles after 3 goddamn years

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

The Nintendo New 3DS in shambles.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I vote to use the fashion definition. 20 years ago is retro. It’s simple. Yeah it makes me feel old. But still…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Yeeeh, 20 years ago, 1995!

…. D:

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

you could say 20 years or 2 gens old.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I think two decades old is plenty retro