No way. Halo 3 trailer was just released no way it's been 20 years.
this post was submitted on 29 Jan 2026
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Wtf is a Halo 3? Atari just announced a new game based on that sick alien movie Spielberg just put out that's super popular right now. I bet it's gonna be the best game ever!
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.
Bro, we’ve been out of high school about 20 years now. Soooo yeah.
They had Call of Duty 2 going on the in-store display setup at EB games when the console had just come out.
There was a line to play it. Lots of people standing around just watching what was on screen.
I remember thinking it would be impossible for games to ever look better than what I was seeing at that time.
I don’t find this hard to believe at all.
Tried to play halo 3 campaign for the first time a little while back.
It really felt aged, like an upgraded ps2 game essentially.
And this was the pc version mind you.
Broooo... 😭 what do you mean aged? Am I that old?
The Xbox 360 is as old now as the NES was when it came out.
I feel old consider the new resurgence in people wanting a PS2. you can't find them anywhere anymore. all the retro game stores are selling out of them. Even the PSP is hard to come by.
I remember waiting in line at the midnight launch of the PS2. I also remember waiting in line at the midnight launch of the first Xbox and having to convince my friend to also pick up Halo because I heard good things about it. He just wanted to get Cel Damage and Fusion Frenzy.
I remember my mom getting me Halo 2 two months after the release date and how excited I was because I knew how hard it was to get. That was 2004. Halo 2 is drinking age now.
I remember getting a Wii after release but during one of the console drops. We were second in a line of about 10. I think they had like 4 available.
It's wild living through the time that these systems are brand new and pricey, then become practically worthless, and then become scarce and unaffordable forever.
Theres no classics on that console
Ninja Gaiden 2
never heard of dead rising?
or RDR1
Halo 3, Portal, and Super Mario Galaxy released closer to the launch of the Sega Genesis, the original Gameboy, and the fall of the Berlin Wall than today.
Genesis launched in 1988/1989. The wall fell in 1989. The Gameboy launched in 1989 as well.
Yes those are the two things that were grouped with the wall in that comment
I'm only in my early thirties wtf
@The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world - How could you do this to us? We’re here for laughs, not cry.
I’m gonna hug all my retro consoles real close tonight.
Age is just a number, or something.
This is your life, and its iterating one internal clock cycle at a time.
(I recommend not tying too many vital specific timed calls directly to the specific clock speed of your particular hardware)
My back pain already makes me feel old, no need to throw memes at me.
The Xbox One is 12 years old. 🎁
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.
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