Current Events > It still boggles me that the PS2/GCN/Xbox are considered "retro"

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HylianFox
10/26/23 4:26:35 PM
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Dear god, I'm old

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Foppe
10/26/23 4:27:20 PM
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And yet you are still young, grasshopper.


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BurmesePenguin
10/26/23 4:27:52 PM
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I consider GameCube and PS2 to be retro, but to be an unique individual I choose to not consider Xbox OG the same.

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WingsOfGood
10/26/23 4:28:22 PM
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PS2 came out 50 years ago wow
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Revisited
10/26/23 4:30:26 PM
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Ps3 came out over 15 years ago. Do you know what this means? Ice spice was just a kind gardener instead of plaguing our radio stations

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Ivynn
10/26/23 4:30:57 PM
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"I love retro games!"
"Me too, what's your fav, mine is Super Mario World."
"Mine is Final Fantasy XII."
".....dear God...."

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StealThisSheen
10/26/23 4:32:34 PM
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BurmesePenguin posted...
I consider GameCube and PS2 to be retro, but to be an unique individual I choose to not consider Xbox OG the same.

Is there a particular reason? I'm legitimately curious. If I was gonna consider GameCube "retro," I'd probably consider Xbox "retro," as well, since it came out a mere two months after GameCube. That said, I've honestly never given it much thought, so I'm curious on somebody else's perspective.

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WingsOfGood
10/26/23 4:32:52 PM
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Revisited posted...
Ps3 came out over 15 years ago. Do you know what this means? Ice spice was just a kind gardener instead of plaguing our radio stations

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Wow ps3 was 30 years ago....
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StormSignal
10/26/23 4:33:09 PM
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those are older now than the things that were retro were back then

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theAteam
10/26/23 4:34:07 PM
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I have been tinkering with PS2 emulation this week and the first thing I noticed was holy shit graphics have come a long way. I used to think that level of visuals was impressive.

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StealThisSheen
10/26/23 4:35:09 PM
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Also, this is the first time my brain has officially connected Xbox to PS2 and GameCube. I know I always should have, but I just... Didn't, for some reason.

Though it unlocked a memory. I remember once I had a cousin spending the weekend over, and we went to the video store, and it was the first time Mario Kart Double Dash was actually available to rent, and I wanted to rent it SO BADLY, but my cousin talked me into renting Halo instead.

And, to be fair, I did enjoy playing Halo with him, but it still stands out to me.

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VeggetaX
10/26/23 4:35:28 PM
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Yeah and Blink 182 is considered Dad Rock now.

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Ivynn
10/26/23 4:35:39 PM
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"My fav retro console is the NES."
"Mine is the XBOX360."
"Shut up shut up shut up!!!"

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AbsolutelyNoOne
10/26/23 4:38:06 PM
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as the last generation that didn't have patches or DLC on consoles, was still extremely offline-oriented, etc. I can kind of get it but

I've been calling the Dreamcast a retro system for years but I still can't quite take the plunge with the Xbox/GC/PS2

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WingsOfGood
10/26/23 4:38:13 PM
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Ivynn posted...
"My fav retro console is the NES."
"Mine is the XBOX360."
"Shut up shut up shut up!!!"

Halo 2 is an ancient classic
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MrCokeacola
10/26/23 4:39:02 PM
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It boggles my mind that the NES soon will not be retro because that word means almost nothing. (gen 6 will never be retro)
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/2/3/AAJ4cCAAE8UH.jpg

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chris1001_the_sequel
10/26/23 4:39:55 PM
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BurmesePenguin posted...
I consider GameCube and PS2 to be retro, but to be an unique individual I choose to not consider Xbox OG the same.

I always have to remind myself that XBOX and PS2 are the same generation.
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thronedfire2
10/26/23 4:43:56 PM
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PS2 is now older than the NES was when the PS2 came out

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XxZiomaxX
10/26/23 4:47:17 PM
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thronedfire2 posted...
PS2 is now older than the NES was when the PS2 came out
Daaaaamn

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Revisited
10/26/23 4:47:29 PM
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HylianFox
10/26/23 4:48:13 PM
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StormSignal posted...
those are older now than the things that were retro were back then

Yeah, the NES was less than 20 years old when the 'Cube released...

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Ivynn
10/26/23 4:48:38 PM
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thronedfire2 posted...
PS2 is now older than the NES was when the PS2 came out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPacLabmsM4

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Ratchetrockon
10/26/23 4:54:30 PM
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A 20ish year old pc is considered ancient and obsolete i think so it makes sense

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NoxObscuras
10/26/23 4:56:29 PM
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I mean, just compare that Gen to modern gaming. The graphics aged like milk lol

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HylianFox
10/26/23 4:56:46 PM
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Ratchetrockon posted...
A 20ish year old pc is considered ancient and obsolete i think so it makes sense

The hardware is obsolete, but the games are not

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StealThisSheen
10/26/23 5:49:15 PM
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NoxObscuras posted...
I mean, just compare that Gen to modern gaming. The graphics aged like milk lol

This is probably the biggest thing.

And it reminds me that I don't know how many times I've seen people try to troll by saying Pokemon, or Mario, or Sonic, or whatever "Looks like a PS2" game, and I reply "Do you even remember what PS2 games look like?"

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Quorthon109
10/26/23 5:54:03 PM
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When I think retro I still think of the 4th/5th gen but if I remember back to playing PS2/Gamecube/Xbox games...that was a long fuckin time ago now.

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TheGoldenEel
10/26/23 5:57:30 PM
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StormSignal posted...
those are older now than the things that were retro were back then
TES: Oblivion is older now than Super Mario World was when Oblivion came out

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