The gadget that Scott Pilgrim uses in the episode is called Virtual Boy, a gadget that, while having futuristic powers, wasn't actually released in any actual futuristic timeline. It was instead released in 1995 and was instead a poorly received video game virtual reality console. For a futuristic world, you'd expect better tech, right?
However, it is very possible that the futuristic world they mean is set in 1995. Due to the Virtual boy being discontinued after a year of it's release.
However, it is very possible that the futuristic world they mean is set in 1995. Due to the Virtual boy being discontinued after a year of it's release.
On Scotts computer, a music video plays that was uploaded on YouTube in the 1990s, ( the same time that the Virtual Boy released ). However, while the Virtual Boy WAS released in 1995 and discontinued in 1996, YouTube was instead born in 2005.