The retirement of a game that functions by receiving content from other users through internet connectivity isn&#x27;t a clear example of why consoles shouldn&#x27;t be online. It&#x27;s an example of an experience that couldn&#x27;t be had if consoles weren&#x27;t online.<p>If the game was self-contained and wasn&#x27;t defined by features requiring connectivity, unplugging the console from the internet would leave it playable.<p>It would be a bad thing if consoles only operated while connected.