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.
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