>>11984426
Nah it was going to happen even without the 7th gen games

What causes this kind of shift in culture?

Makes sense because the current /vr/ userbase grew up in the 00s.

>>11905552
In general? Shortly after 9/11
In vidya, probably more like mid/late 90s, when youtubers started appearing.

Back in the early 00s (when collecting retro wasn't even really a thing yet, just a few of us weirdos still caring about non-current stuff), I only went for CIB.
Nowadays, I'll settle for loose, but I rarely buy stuff anymore.
At least I already own most of my favorite games.