Gaming
ghetto tate
What does ghetto tate mean?
The poor man's tate. You set the game to vertical mode but, instead of rotating your TV (and risking frying it), you just lie down on your side and rotate yourself. Same effect, zero hardware, mild neck ache.
"No rotating mount so I'm doing ghetto tate on the sofa, head on a cushion."
Origin
Shmup community slang; the budget workaround for true tate setups.
Frequently asked questions
What does ghetto tate mean?
Ghetto tate means playing a vert level in tate mode by lying on your side instead of physically rotating the TV.
How do you use ghetto tate in a sentence?
"I couldn't turn the screen, so I just went ghetto tate on the couch."
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