Something that's made me think recently is when does a game officially become 'Old' to count as such. The big thing why recently which got me thinking this was the recent four indie titles that were released on the same day (Multiwina, Defcon, Uplink and Gemini Rue).

Now Gemini Rue and Multiwina I would classify as indie/new-ish games given thier release date.

Then you get Uplink (Released 2001) which counts as a more 'Good Old Game' classic sort of title.

And finally there's Defcon (2006) where... Im not 100% sure.

Basically I cant work out where the age transition between New/Old is for me games-wise. Possibly 8 years? Even 5 years old may be right. Theres likely no true answer for this but im wondering what other people think?

I think a game becomes old when you need to modify it to make it work on modern machines. Just a thought...

Everything before XP.

This. GOG is releasing new/old/indie.

Any game before Windows 1.0 i would consider an 'Old game'.

XP Okay right... I mean timeline wise. So 5+ years old or 8+? 10+ years?

Im not moaning so directing me instantly to the 'NEW GAMES NOW' thing isnt helpful, I get that. I accept that.

Anything before 2002.

Well, 'Old' means 80's or 90's games. The others are just 'old'. :P

When it's released on GOG

Personally, I tend to judge how old games are based on how active their communities are. It sounds odd, but it helps to determine their shelf life. And their shelf life is a better indicator of just how old they are than their age in years. For example: Technically, Counter-Strike is "old" but at the same time, it gets over 50,000 players daily.