SvennoJ on 10 September 2019
In an internet less world you would have less of the runaway effect where friends all buy the same console to play together. 360's early lead pretty much set the outcome, just as now it's impossible for xbox one to turn things around.
In the old days before the internet, it was more beneficial to have friends with different consoles than you have, so you could go over to each other's place and play something different. It's no wonder Sony kept holding cross play off as it would lessen the runaway effect when people don't need the same console to play together. It's only beneficial to support cross play when you're behind.
Without the internet ps3, 360, ps4 and X1 would all be sold more equally.
