And it never got cool super-computer action like N64 from 2015 Fantastic Four even.....lol.
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That's OK, the Xbox 360 was heavily featured in Grandma's Boy, which is a much better deal.
This hurts me. I have vivid memories of playing Halo 3 and Hexic back when I was in middle school.
First time?
Halo (combat evolved) came out when I was a junior in highschool.
Before that, it was GoldenEye and then Perfect Dark.
And I even got to play some Timesplitters at PS2 launch because the rich kid got the multitap and extra controllers.
Heck, we're (significantly) farther away from the CE anniversary launch than it was from the original.
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I never had an XBOX or PS2. I went over to my friend’s house and he’d let me take a controller. I’m surprised this is considered retro now and I’m a little sad since I never got to play it.
Now I have Steam games I can’t find time or joy to play and with no one to play them with.
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I think using emulation as the benchmark for what makes a console retro can be a useful rule of thumb. By that metric I don't think the 360 is retro yet as emulation isn't quite mainstream or functional for the majority of titles. It's probably getting close though.
Emulation has nothing to do with it, Saturn emulation is not great still and it’s an old system, original xbox as well. All the while PS3 emulation is pretty good now and PS3 is newer than the 360. Hell, Nintendo Switch even got an emulator in the middle of its life cycle, does that make it retro?
It's still a reasonable rule, with a few outliers. For the switch specifically, you could make a reasonable argument it was retro on launch, with cartridges and massively underpowered hardware.
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I’m offended because I think it’s a bad console. At least the xbone seems reliable if it was so god damn boring.
its old but it isn't retro at least not yet. Most xbox 360 games have modern game design none of them have that "retro" feel. Its an old system but none of the games feel old. Now the OG xbox being considered retro makes me feel like a dinosaur.