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ayakashibackstreet · 5 months ago

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Listening to a video game talk in the background of my work and like... were smartphones already so big in 2013? As in, widely adopted to the point of high schoolers bringing them to school? Was that an America/Western Europe thing? I know I have memory issues and 2013 just so happens to be the time that I have trouble remembering but... really? 2013? Was that a thing? Maybe it was and I just can't recall? Uhhh?

I know me not having a smartphone in like 2015 was weird, to the point where I was the 'retro tech' guy back near the end of middle school but... uh. I'm a little confused.

#the point the speaker made was the one I heard many times before which is that the timing of the 3DS and PS Vita releases was unfortunate #since smartphones came about and took over most of the casual market that the DS thrived in #but then he said '2013' and it hit me like a brick #which... I'm surprised it didn't hit me earlier #considering that both of these handhelds released in 2011 #and the Vita died like... so freaking quickly #while the 3DS was struggling for a little while there #I guess I have problems with placing all that stuff on the timeline #I got my 3DS in like... 2015 I think? it was a middle school graduation gift #and I know that back then I used my 3DS to do the things that other people did with their smartphones #(connecting to Wi-Fi on the go or taking pictures or watching YouTube)#(or playing games obviously)#I got my smartphone in 2016 but I still brought both to school considerably often #and now I'm wondering just how silly it might've looked to those rich kid classmates of mine lol #(the only people that brought it up was the guy who went to middle school with me and the guy I ended up being friends with for a while)#(oh and the one guy who knew me from grade school and asked to borrow my 3DS charger once 'cause he found a DSi)#(and wanted to know if it actually worked)#anyways sorry rant over

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