However, even as the gameplay and graphics seemingly get better, there are still some long-standing issues that continue to drag down online gaming. Hence the higher number of multiplayer/online-focused titles that have emerged in the past few years. It’s not like single-player games are any less successful (just ask Bethesda Softworks or Bioware) but multiplayer definitely represents a very large part of the gaming industry’s revenue.
Online gaming is more or less the future – that really depends on who you ask.