Retrogaming Vs Gaming

Retrogaming:
>no microtransactions
>no "official servers"
>no DLC/Expansions
>no lootboxes/cash shops
>no need to buy current year+/-2 graphics card
>no annoying children ruining the expirience
>vibrant retro-speedrunning community
>active emulation subculture
>youtube community
>studied by computer science
>thousands of independent forums filled with real fans
>free ROM repositories
>requires actual skill to play

Modern Games:
>DLC/Microtransactions/lootboxes/Cash shop
>constant patches and fixes
>servers filled with bots and hackers
>owned by unethical companies milking their audience dry
>need Last Gen graphics cards to play
>skill required is learned in a week
>game community filled with shills, trolls and children
>speedrunning viewed as weird niche cult
>forums controlled by game-related companies
>studied by addiction specialists
>essentially a graphical skinner box

Retrogaming:
>no microtransactions

Because they didn't have the technology to do so. You bet your ass they would have done it if they could.

>no "official servers"

What servers? How far ago are you talking about with "retro"?

>no DLC/Expansions

This is false. Expansions have existed for decades.

>no lootboxes/cash shops

Because they didn't have the technology to do so.

>no need to buy current year+/-2 graphics card

nigga u dumb.

>no annoying children ruining the expirience

Because online multiplayer games were uncommon.

>vibrant retro-speedrunning community

What?

>active emulation subculture

I guess. But what does that have to do with how good it is?

>youtube community

nigga u dumb.

>studied by computer science

No.

>thousands of independent forums filled with real fans

Maybe back in the day.

>free ROM repositories

And illegal.

>requires actual skill to play

That's true, in a way. But it's mainly has to do with the fact game devs exploit this by making the more difficult to artificially increase its length. Which is pretty bullshit.

Modern Games:
>DLC/Microtransactions/lootboxes/Cash shop

Free market.

>constant patches and fixes

nigga u dumb.

>servers filled with bots and hackers

This was a problem even in the 90s. But now it's because video games are more popular.

>owned by unethical companies milking their audience dry

Free market.

>need Last Gen graphics cards to play

False.

>skill required is learned in a week

Is this a bad thing?

>game community filled with shills, trolls and children

Has to do with the popularity.

>speedrunning viewed as weird niche cult

And retro game speedrunners are viewed as well-adjusted adults?

>forums controlled by game-related companies

Forums are dying.

>studied by addiction specialists

Pretty sure people got addicted to retro games as well.

>essentially a graphical skinner box

What?