P2P platforms become more popular now. Many people use P2P platforms to buy and sell cryptocurrencies. Especially P2P platforms are popular in developing countries.
A lot of depends how popular is P2P platform and what tools it offers.
It is more simple to work with P2P platform, usually they do not require KYC.
That is why they are often use just to buy cryptocurrency.
It is good that P2P platform has an escrow services. The transactions will become more safety and it will be more trust to the platfrom.