For me it’s anything prior to 360/PS3, because from then on the graphical and gameplay leaps have been incremental compared to what came before. You really don’t consider N64 or PSX retro?
I often thing about this. Technology moved so fast in those days and then it sort of plateaued. Things are certainly getting more powerful of course but nothing like that old generational leap we used to feel.
I think it’s also a testament to the age of the medium as well. Most gaming fans are young gen xers or millennials. The medium grew up with its fanbase and with that comes the perspective of a youth. A 7 year old looks back at their preschool years like ancient history, a teen the same of grade school. Combined with how antiquated the tech was it felt holder. Median gamer age is rising and if you ask a 35 year old about when they were 25 it would feel a lot closer.
The Wii is retro gaming. Let that sink in.
I think my mind is frozen in time, because the line for what is “retro” to me is solidly between the transition from 2D to 3D.
For me it’s anything prior to 360/PS3, because from then on the graphical and gameplay leaps have been incremental compared to what came before. You really don’t consider N64 or PSX retro?
Hmm, I guess N64 would be to me. Maybe because I didn’t have PlayStations (went from Nintendo to Xbox), they all seem more modern to me.
Maybe it’s more accurate to draw my mental line as cartridge consoles vs CDs.
We called the NES retro gaming when the N64 was out. The PS3 is retro gaming, too. So GTA5 and Skyrim are retro re-releases.
I often thing about this. Technology moved so fast in those days and then it sort of plateaued. Things are certainly getting more powerful of course but nothing like that old generational leap we used to feel.
I think it’s also a testament to the age of the medium as well. Most gaming fans are young gen xers or millennials. The medium grew up with its fanbase and with that comes the perspective of a youth. A 7 year old looks back at their preschool years like ancient history, a teen the same of grade school. Combined with how antiquated the tech was it felt holder. Median gamer age is rising and if you ask a 35 year old about when they were 25 it would feel a lot closer.
Yup. The 360 came out 15 years before the Series X was released, yet the graphics improvement from 2005 - 2020 is minuscule compared to 1990 - 2005.
I bought a Myoomini plus and that’s the retrogaming I need and doesn’t hurt at all.
The day I added a GameCube to my retro setup was the day I accepted everyone gets old eventually.