Gen 7 is retro for two main reasons. First off it is two generations behind us, which is where most people consider something retro. One gen behind us is just old. Two gens is a throwback. Second, the 360, PS3 and Wii will hook up to CRT monitors. Finally, the Wii is so 6th gen it hurts. Are there a lot of modern-ish games on PS3/360? Yes. But there's also a lot of games that feel like throwbacks. Gears and Halo were just campaigns with multiplayer attached. This feels a lot more like how shooters used to be made. Modern shooters have endless updates now and microtransactions. Games like Uncharted and Mass Effect took a few years to make, not seven. We got ME1-3 in about 5 years' time. These days a game trilogy will take 15 years.
Ultimately 6th gen is a completely different animal and things really did change with 7th gen. But things really did change with 6th gen as well. And they changed with 5th gen. And 4th gen. You can't just point out 7th gen changes and say it's not retro. I get it and all, but 6th gen went almost completely 3D with its games on home consoles. That in itself is a huge change.
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