The big sell of Sony’s PlayStation Plus may be the Xbox Game Pass-style catalog of games, but another feature stands out to me: the ‘vintage filter’, aimed at providing a retro feel for the old games. The filter (we can turn it off whenever) aims to transform our screens into an old CRT TV from the 90s.
Nostalgia for the 90s isn’t new by any means; Charli XCX wrote a song about 1999 in 2018, and, according to memes, there are some things only 90s kids will get. But this filter confirms a change in the gaming sphere that’s been brewing for a while; early 3D graphics are becoming the new retro aesthetic.
