-The Mac would've been considered an adequate gaming PC because of Halo and ushered people towards Mac brand PC gaming. If MS didn't exist in the industry they wouldn't have purchased Bungie away from Apple. Microsoft had nothing exclusive of worth to sell the Xbox and they bought it as the centerpiece of the Xbox after Apple revealed the game.
- Rare most likely would've have gone full third party and the Stamper bros would probably still be owners of Rare.
-Gears of War would've been a PC game and probably would've been down ported to the PS3.
- Lionhead would still be making PC games.
- There would 've been no Kinect because Sony wouldn't still said no because they make their own tech and there would be MS to take their seconds.
-Sony have had no need to make Killzone or Uncharted, but would've supplmented that with Fantasy action adventure and JRPG's.
- Bioware most likely would not have released their more powerful games on a console until the PS3 era (KOTOR, Jade Empire, Mass Effect).
- Ninja Gaiden would've been on the PS2 and N64
-Nintendo probably would have less issues with third party and Sega probably would've lasted longer with the Dreamcast.
- Online most likely would've been free but not as in depth as it is today.
- Competitive FPS wouldn't be as important as it is today on consoles.
