5 gaming terms I was truly happier not knowing about

FPS, temps, and microtransactions — these are just some of the things I wish I never learned about.

Jun 7, 2025 - 12:59
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5 gaming terms I was truly happier not knowing about

I consider myself lucky to have grown up in the best gaming generation, the sixth. As the world moved from DOS and NES to the PlayStation and Xbox, I had a PC as the only way to discover and play games, thanks to tech magazines and their demo CDs. What I truly miss about that time — apart from the abundance of carefree youth — is how simple gaming used to be. You plugged in a cartridge or a CD, and hoped your parents didn’t remember that you were already past your bedtime.