{"id":33602,"date":"2026-09-28T14:45:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T11:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/console-classics.com\/?p=33602"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:45:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T11:45:05","slug":"game-center-cx-makes-ps3-and-wii-officially-retro-after-fan-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/console-classics.com\/ru\/retrogaming\/game-center-cx-makes-ps3-and-wii-officially-retro-after-fan-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Center CX Makes PS3 and Wii Officially Retro After Fan Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"

Game Center CX now classifies PS3 and Nintendo Wii as retro, ending a long-running debate over where modern gaming history really begins.<\/em><\/p>\n

The word \u201cretro\u201d sounds simple until someone asks you to define it. Then the floor disappears. For Game Center CX, that question has finally reached the PlayStation 3<\/a> \u0438 Nintendo Wii<\/a>, two consoles that still feel oddly recent despite turning 20. After a lively broadcast, the show decided both systems have crossed the line into retro territory.<\/p>\n

When Does a Console Become Retro?<\/h2>\n

The debate begins with a familiar problem: there\u2019s no universal age limit for retro games.<\/p>\n

Some players connect the label to a particular era, such as the 8-bit, 16-bit, or early 3D generations. Others care less about the calendar and more about how different a machine feels from current hardware. A console may become retro once its technology, controller design, display requirements, or general place in the industry starts to feel like a time capsule.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why arguments about the term can become surprisingly intense. One person sees an old favorite; another sees a system that was still sitting under a television only yesterday. Memory has a strange way of slowing down the years. The Nintendo Wii<\/a> still brings to mind motion controls and family gatherings, while the PlayStation 3<\/a> can feel tied to the moment when high-definition gaming became normal. Yet the calendar is not especially sentimental.<\/p>\n

Game Center CX has generally used a practical rule: retro games are software made for hardware platforms released more than 20 years ago. It\u2019s a tidy definition, even if tidy definitions tend to wobble when reality catches up with them.<\/p>\n

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Game Center CX broadcast imagery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PS3 and Wii Finally Reach the Cutoff<\/h2>\n

That 20-year boundary is now directly relevant to both the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii. Their arrival at the cutoff created an awkward question for the program\u2019s staff: should games from these consoles become eligible for future episodes, or should the show keep treating them as modern systems?<\/p>\n

At first, I\u2019d have been tempted to argue that neither machine feels truly retro. The Wii\u2019s motion controls still seem too familiar, and the PlayStation 3 remains visually close enough to later generations that calling it \u201cclassic\u201d can feel premature. But that first reaction doesn\u2019t survive much contact with the numbers. Twenty years is a long stretch in game hardware, and both consoles belong to a period with its own design habits, technical compromises, and changing ideas about how people should play.<\/p>\n

The decision was ultimately placed in front of viewers during a weekend live broadcast dedicated to the issue. The show considered audience polling and staff opinions before reaching its final conclusion. The ban on PS3 and Wii games was lifted, and both consoles were officially placed inside the program\u2019s retro category.<\/p>\n

That doesn\u2019t mean every player will suddenly feel ancient. It does mean the systems now qualify under the show\u2019s own established rule.<\/p>\n

A Live Debate With Familiar Games<\/h2>\n

The broadcast didn\u2019t settle for a dry announcement. Viewers were shown trial segments from \u0414\u0443\u0448\u0438 \u0434\u0435\u043c\u043e\u043d\u043e\u0432<\/a><\/em> \u0438 Wii Fit<\/a><\/em>, two games that make the generational contrast especially clear.<\/p>\n

On one side, \u0414\u0443\u0448\u0438 \u0434\u0435\u043c\u043e\u043d\u043e\u0432<\/em> represents the PlayStation 3\u2019s darker, more demanding style of action role-playing. On the other, Wii Fit<\/em> reflects the Wii\u2019s unusual attempt to turn the living room into a place for exercise, balance training, and motion-based play. Putting those games next to each other makes the decision feel less like a technical footnote and more like a snapshot of how broad that console generation really was.<\/p>\n

The broadcast also included a viewer poll. The question was not merely whether PS3 and Wii had reached a certain age. It was also about what the program should become as its audience changes. The desire to attract \u201cnew fans\u201d played an important role, particularly viewers aged 20 and younger.<\/p>\n

That detail matters. A retro show can\u2019t live entirely in the memories of people who were there the first time. It also has to introduce younger viewers to games that may already feel historical to them. For someone in their early twenties or younger, the Wii and PS3 may not represent childhood in the same way older systems do. They may be the earliest consoles they remember clearly\u2014or simply machines they encountered through a family member\u2019s collection.<\/p>\n

\n Games from the newly accepted retro generation
Games from the newly accepted retro generation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The First Poll Sends a Clear Message<\/h2>\n

At the beginning of the broadcast, approximately 14,000 people took part in the first poll.<\/p>\n

The results were decisive:<\/p>\n