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this post was submitted on 04 Nov 2024
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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
"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".
Plus that will definitely survive as a definition after they start sunsetting consoles after 3 goddamn years
The Nintendo New 3DS in shambles.
I vote to use the fashion definition. 20 years ago is retro. It’s simple. Yeah it makes me feel old. But still…
Yeeeh, 20 years ago, 1995!
…. D:
you could say 20 years or 2 gens old.
I think two decades old is plenty retro