• krimsonbun
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    18 hours ago

    So the ps4 was not retro one day but as soon as the ps5 released it was?

    • @[email protected]
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      15 hours ago

      The PS4 is not yet retro, it’s just been re-categorised from ‘current gen’ to ‘last gen’, as the PS5 has taken its place as the ‘current gen’.

      When the PS6 eventually launches some time around ~2030, it would still be ‘next gen’ for a while until it reaches mass-market adoption. At that (largely arbitrary) point, the PS6 would become ‘current gen’, the PS5 would become ‘last gen’ and the PS4 would go on to be considered ‘retro’.

      Just for reference - by that point in time, the PS4 would likewise also be ~18 years old.

    • @[email protected]
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      37 hours ago

      Following the above logic it would become retro when the PS6 releases. When the PS5 released it beacame last gen.