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Forums - Gaming Discussion - When do you consider game/consoles to have become "retro"?

 

For me it's retro when it's...

Last gen 2 6.45%
 
Two generations ago 9 29.03%
 
Three generations ago 15 48.39%
 
Four generations ago or more 5 16.13%
 
Total:31

At what point does a game or console become "retro" in your eyes?



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In all honesty that doesn't matter anymore.

For me it ended with PS2/XBOX/GCN because those games where the last ones you could plug and play.

Everything beyond that is all day 1 patches, updates and DLC that it makes it impossible for me to classify as retro because one day those games will just stop being playable when you loose all the patches, updates and DLC.

Going forward only a very few games will be classified as such (i.e. plug and play and does not require additional downloads).



 

 

I consider a console retro when its functionality or games no longer represent the functionality of modern consoles and modern games.



The moment game consoles went CDs, Retro just isn't a thing anymore. Its like saying Movie DvDs is retro when its not. For me, retro ended after the N64, PS1 and Saturn.



Retro in terms of videogames is generally considered to start at 15 years, which makes it 3 generations or more



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Never even thought about it



I have a different definition: 10-15 Years after the highest sales volume.



I go by 21 years.
The console would be old enough to do all of the adult crap.



Never. For me theres no such thing as "retro" or "vintage" when it comes to games, movies or music.



Its still 1st-4th gen imo. I dont think that will ever change for me. Its like a moment in history. Adding newer gens feels like prolonging the stone age in the past because we are further from it now. Feels weird to do.