Rosenau is part of a growing community who are ditching contemporary video games and picking up the consoles from their childhood, or even before their time. And gen Z gamers are following suit, with 24% owning a retro console, according to research by Pringles.

  • terwn43lp@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    modern gaming feels like:

    huge download size, then have to update.

    oh wait, you gotta register before playing,

    now let’s show you a bunch of ads inside a game you already paid for.

    now wait 10 minutes to connect to a game,

    proceed to get demolished by people who spend $100/year for upgrades,

    oh wait, now there’s a dlc, I have to buy another game within the game,

    oops servers down, you can no longer play the game you bought

    this is why i emulate