Anything that does not get made anymore is classed as retro is it not?
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That's where I currently draw the line. Unfortunately, there's a perception that obsolete is not necessarily retro. Typically, a machine that was just abandoned (ie the Xbox One) is not considered fashionably retro... just old.
Things were a lot easier back in the 1990s where the line was more easily drawn. Everything before the video game crash was retro; everything after was modern. But time marched on and the 21st century arrived, and the rules changed. Now even game systems with polygons are retro! Now even game systems with hyper-realistic graphics, like the Xbox 360, are retro! I feel like Danny Glover. I'm getting too old to keep track of this shit.
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Personally I classify everything older than 30 years (in video gaming) to be retro-gaming i my mind! So even the first Pokémon games are retro to me :)
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I would almost say anything that doesn’t require an internet connection to work with 100% content could be considered retro at this point.
Anything with a capacitor about to blow. Seriously get rid of your clock capacitor xbox collectors!