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[โ€“] ieGod@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Perhaps I'm in a minority but when the PS3 and 360 first debuted I did not consider even the NES to be "retro". I would have applied that term to the likes of an Atari 2600 or colecovision.

[โ€“] dustyData@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The NES and Atari are separated by mere 6 years. The NES and Xbox 360 are separated by nearly 22 years. That's how much the perception of graphical advancement has decelerated. Sure we keep making leaps on graphical fidelity, but ever more in areas that are less and less noticeable every time.