Industry luminaries are in accord: The future of gaming is online. They predict that content will be delivered from a central server to a network of users, and that Internet service providers
will provide access to that network by tacking on an added charge for gaming service, just like cable providers charge $10 extra per month for HBO.
Raph Koster, lead designer for the highly successful franchises Ultima
Online and Star Wars Galaxies, believes the Web is already overtaking the console industry.