Doctor_MG on 19 August 2024
IMO I feel like online gaming shouldn't be referenced. Online gaming existed in the 90s and even the 80s. Sure, it's vastly more popular, but so is gaming in general.
Now if there is something specific within online gaming that you feel pushed gaming forward that occurred in the 21st century, that makes sense. But it would be tantamount to saying analog sticks in the 21st century pushed gaming forward when N64 and Dreamcast included those by default even though the way we use analog sticks today in games has changed and become more universal and analog movement is far more popular now than back in the late 90s.
