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Do you consider "retro" to be a specific time period or anything 20+ years old? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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We have modernism and also post-modernism that are tied to a specific range of dates. I'm wondering if people feel the same way for "retro"

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[–] mrbigmouth502@piefed.zip 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'd say games from the 5th generation of consoles and before are absolutely retro, while games from the 6th and early 7th generation are in a weird zone where they're not exactly retro, but not exactly modern either.

IMO, I'd say modern gaming started in earnest in 2011, or possibly even 2010. When you think about it, console generations used to average about five years before 7th gen and the recession of 2008, so if the recession didn't happen, I feel like 8th gen could've started around that time.