Many games had special peripherals or were impractically expensive for home usage though.
For example, the Neo Geo AES launched at a cost of $650 (~$1300 in today's dollars), with games costing $200 or more back then. Some versions of afterburner climax have a servo equipped chair which can tilt on multiple axes as well as vibrate, police 911 has body position sensors, and many of the music games have hardware that's completely impractical for home.
From that perspective, the games as a service makes more sense. Stadia doesn't really offer any of that, the games are the same as any other platform.
For example, the Neo Geo AES launched at a cost of $650 (~$1300 in today's dollars), with games costing $200 or more back then. Some versions of afterburner climax have a servo equipped chair which can tilt on multiple axes as well as vibrate, police 911 has body position sensors, and many of the music games have hardware that's completely impractical for home.
From that perspective, the games as a service makes more sense. Stadia doesn't really offer any of that, the games are the same as any other platform.