r/RetroGaming is very strict about retro. They say the Nintendo 64 is retro while the PlayStation 2 is modern. This despite the fact the PlayStation 2 is now 25 years old.

So I got to wonder about this community deems as “retro”.

Or a better question: what’s considered retro and not retro? What’s the fine line between retro and modern?

  • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    8 hours ago

    Original Xbox, GameCube, PS2, Dreamcast - “old.”

    PS3, Xbox 360, Wii - “modern.”

    PS4, Xbox One - “previous gen”

    PS5, Xbox Series - “current gen”

    Nintendo Switch - “2015 smartphone”

    • MY_ANUS_IS_BLEEDING@lemm.eeEnglish
      51·
      6 hours ago

      But the PS3 / 360 are coming up to 20 years old. Hell, one of my adult colleagues was born after the 360 was released. Can they really be considered modern anymore?