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Petter1@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

Well, it seems to be considered retro gaming as soon as the console (or Game in case of PC) is discontinued. So the Xbox(the one older than the one out now, which I don’t know how they are called, because xbox names are strange), PS4, wii u and the 3ds are already retro game consoles per that definition.

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SimplyTadpole@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
That’s a fair assessment, though I personally believe there should be a distinction between “previous generation” and “retro”. When the PS3 was a current-gen console, the PS2 and PS1 weren’t really seen as retro, just old and outdated.

Then again, I guess it’s a distinction without much of a difference. ^^"

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- Petter1@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  If we look only at the word alone, we see, that is very loosely defined 😂
  
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  So, all consoles that were used in the timeframe of 20 years starting between 1995 and 2005 🤪 Which consoles are those, and does this imply that the earliest consoles are now not retro anymore? Are they now “ancient consoles”? Is then ancientgaming? 🤔😆
  
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  - SilentObserver@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Not ancient, but “vintage”. 😂
    
    I mean, I could look at an NES as a vintage electronic device here in 2024.
    
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    Petter1@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    😃that makes sense! Thank you
    
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