>>19132725
not just that, but Xbox coming with Xbox Live which was immediately followed by PS2 having online multiplayer was revolutionary at the time cause online mp before that was a PC exclusive luxury of a thing
however you still didn't get to play the big games like CoD 1 and 2 or BF1942 or BF2, so they either made totally different games like CoD Big Red One or BF Modern Combat, or dumbed down the main game from PC like SW Battlefront 1 and 2
the 360 and PS3 were revolutionary in this matter again cause now consoles were treated as platforms for the flagship versions and you got the same exact mp experience on consoles with games like CoD 4 Modern Warfare or BF3
what the PS4 and X1 did was just making everything online while totally killing off offline, couch gaming modes which was actually a reason to buy a console because PC versions very rarely supported split-screen and even then just up to 2 player. So it basically went
>you cant play online but at least you can play with your friend(s)
>you can play with your friend(s) and now you can play online
>you can play online and also with your friend(s) if they come over
>you can only play online and fuck you if you want to play with your friends or siblings or girlfriend/boyfriend