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What do you regard as retro? (kbin.earth)
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r/RetroGaming is very strict about retro. They say the Nintendo 64 is retro while the PlayStation 2 is modern. This despite the fact the PlayStation 2 is now 25 years old.

So I got to wonder about this community deems as “retro”.

Or a better question: what’s considered retro and not retro? What’s the fine line between retro and modern?

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[–] yesman@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

Retro is a style and astetic as much as a function of time or technology.

Even mathematicians struggle with dividing things into precise and consistent sets and categories. Try to relax.