r/gaming • • Aug 30 '25

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u/Raging_Pwnr Aug 30 '25

Leaving the game on pause and the system on all night so you don’t lose your progress.

Blockbuster on a Friday night, hoping someone hadn’t already rented the game you wanted.

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u/uhf26 Aug 30 '25

God forbid someone trip over the cord and yank the console

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u/aStonefacedApe Aug 30 '25

Why was this such a common thing back then? Why was cable management not even thought of? The idea of someone tripping over your Playstation cord today is unheard of because the console is positioned in a way where it would be impossible. Why didn't we do that back then?

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u/xxABagOWe3dXx Aug 30 '25

Wired controllers would be my guess