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Palmer Luckey

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started when I was about 14 years old, combining retro technology and modern technology to build these kind of tributes that bring the best of both worlds.

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So we make, for example, something called the Mod Retrochromatic.

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Think of it as the ultimate tribute to the Nintendo Game Boy.

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It's a Game Boy

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cartridge-compatible console that has an aluminum-magnesium shell.

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Instead of a plastic window over the screen, it has a lab-grown sapphire crystal window.

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It's the largest sapphire crystal window of any product ever, way bigger than you would typically see on like a Rolex or something, because I've got to cover an entire screen.

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We're also building a new console called the ModRetro M64, which plays Nintendo 64 games.

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Think of it, again, as like the ultimate Nintendo 64.

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What would it look like if the Nintendo 64 were built with no

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Money is no object, the ultimate thing.

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And we've got some other new stuff coming down the pipe as well.

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But I've been coming to CES for 17 years now.

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First year I came was 2010.

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I think I was 16 or 17 years old at the time.

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I had to use a fake ID to get into the show because you had to be an adult and you had to be industry.

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So I just had a fake business card and a fake ID and I pretended to be from a different company.

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Now I'm coming with a real ID and with a real company and I'm seeing all my friends from the VR days, all my friends from the retro days, and of course, a lot of defense presence here too.

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Mod Retro V. Mod Retro is never going to be as big as Apple.

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It's never going to be as... How big is it currently?