chomsky-yes-honey

  • SerLava [he/him]
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    10 hours ago

    The meaning of "retro" got frozen at the 2D/3D transition for quite a while, but it's long past time to move to a new definition: a console becomes retro when they sunset the online connectivity

    • Comrade_Mushroom [comrade/them]
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      8 hours ago

      "Retro" just means "it happened before I was old enough to enjoy it".

      Just like "old" means "anyone older than me".

      Maybe a more objective measure is "if it is older than people who are now adults, it's retro".

      • SerLava [he/him]
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        edit-2
        8 hours ago

        Plus that will definitely survive as a definition after they start sunsetting consoles after 3 goddamn years