I hate to break it to you but... It's been over 20 years. It's more retro now than the SNES was when the 360 came out.
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And noticing that this tweet is already 5 years old is the cherry on top.
It’s now 2026, so Zelda 20 years ago was:

Breath of the Wild is almost 10 years old.
Why am I still on this thread?? I keep taking psychic damage from Father Time!!!
... and Nintendo still hasn't figured out how to run it at an actually stable 60 fps.
I'm trying to finally finish trials of the sword on master mode... which is only going to be possible due to hacking my switch, backing up my save, transferring it to PC, and finally converting it to a Wii U save to run in Cemu. Glorious ultrawide at 144fps - I only wish I had left myself more of the game to play on a worthy system
Yet most other open world games are still struggling to surpass its world design...
Except much lower resolution than that.
It is over 20 years old......... Fuck.
If you had asked me before I looked it up, I probably would've placed the original Xbox at 20 years old. Time is flying by.
The one in the picture is an xbox 360 s which is only 15 years old if that helps
The picture is an xbox 360 s
it's an xbox 360 S which is different to a xbox one s, not to be confused with the xbox series s.
Also don’t confuse it with the Xbox 360 E.
And under no circumstances confuse any other Microsoft products with each other, except under confusing circumstances.
Why the fuck they wouldnt brand with this strategy is beyond me. I came up with this like 16 years ago and stand by it.
Xbox
Xbox 360
Xbox 720
Xbox 900
I've heard the reason for the name of XBox 360's successor was that some marketing geniuses heard that most people called it "the three-sixty" for short, and thought "Great! Let's call this the XBox One, and it will be referred to as The One! Like Neo!!"
And then, everyone collectively agreed on "XBone" 🦴
So the Xbox 720 is twice as good as the one before it, but the 900 only gives you a 25% increase? Who'd buy that garbage?
True. Maybe it should go 2600, 5200, 7800...
If you thought it was difficult to find help with Microsoft's remote desktop program named Remote Desktop... They renamed it to... Windows App.
There's more time between the release of the 360 and (picking a random game that released this week) Pathologic 3, than there is between then and the release of Super Mario Bros on the NES
The 360 was released in 2005. That's over 20 years ago. Yes, they would be considered classics at this point. And know what, I wish more folks younger than myself discovered how gaming WAS and realize what it's turned into.
Keep in mind the launch model of the 360 didn't have an HDMI port, most people still had a CRT, and it didn't even come with component cables, there was only a composite lead in the box, you had to pay extra for component cables if you wanted them.
I thought it was called the 360 because when you see it you turn 360 degrees and walk away.
It was called 360 because they didn't want to release an Xbox 2 when PS already had 3. So they came up with 360 bullshit because it's kind of like 3. So now PS are conveniently numbered and I have no idea which Xbox is the newest.
Dunno if i've been whooshed or if you have a poor understanding of geometry, but have a good day either way.
Well, it's over 20 years old now, so probably. It's also really easy to softmod recently. Last year I got one for $25 at a thrift shop and modded it, so it's also a great time to get one.
So far, I only played Banjo Kazooie and Banjo Tooie on it though, and messed around a bit with the first release of Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition.
Can you get XBL Arcade games running on it? Half the games I'd want to play were on the arcade rather than disc games.
Is the softmod on it persistent between reboots? Last I looked into it you had to run the exploit every time.
Wake up, gen z boys and girls. You are not kids anymore. You are old af.
as an early 90s-born millennial near the upper limit of gen z, it's been great seeing them discover mid 20s aging as I enter my early 30s :) it doesn't stop Gen Z. You keep on aging from here on out. I remember thinking the 70s were only 30 years ago, and the 80s only 20.
Though on the flip side, remember that however old you are right now, it's also the youngest you'll ever be going forward.
Feeling old in your 20s? Many people are active into their 60s, some keep going strong into their 90s.
Unless you're recovering from illness or injury, the current version of your body might be the best version you'll ever see again.
Though one suggestion that left my own body far more capable, if you're the skinny and weak type, do some proper workouts. Proper as in spend the time to learn proper form and also ensure you're getting enough energy and protein in your diet. You'll gain strength that will stay with you until you do get really old (assuming your body doesn't atrophy due to starvation or being bedridden before then).
Eg, when I first started working out, I couldn't curl 20 lbs, had to go down to 15. But I was curling 20 a week or two later and was pushing 40 lbs about a year or two later, then my workout habit dropped off and 8 years have passed and I can still curl over 30 lbs when I get curious in the dumbbell section of stores that carry them.
I used to be over 300lbs a year ago, I'm 170 now after a lot of work. That may be true for most, but 10 years ago my body was horrific
it feels like there are 2 kinds of people: those who feel old at 23, and those who don't stop feeling like a child until every hair on their head and face is gray.
I'd fall into the latter category because i'm 26 and i don't feel quite adult yet, despite the front of my chin being gray already.
I know xd they still believe they are little kids dependent on daddy and mommy.


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