It’s kind of crazy some of the forward thinking stuff that existed on old consoles.
The Sega Genesis had the Sega Channel that delivered games on demand from your cable provider.
There was XBAND, a special modem for the SNES and Genesis that could be used for multiplayer gaming as well as BBS-like services.
Interesting fact about XBAND is that one of the founders was Steve Perlman. Perlman also founded the equally forward thinking WebTV Networks.
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