[TheGame]

I agree Null, and sometimes online gaming is the difference between buying a game for one console or another. My plans this generation were tobuy my EA games on GCN... but Ps2 introduced online gaming and the ability to download updated rosters, while the GCN version had GBA conectivity. *thinks about which is better*

Online gaming can swing game sales(EA sports), Hardware sales (HDD and headset for Ps2), and console sales (Xbox/Ps2 over GCN). Also, the online gaming community is growing and having strong ties to the systems that have the online games... Just think about every person on Xbox live, every person with a Ps2 Network adapter, and every person currently playing games online through PC. By not including online gaming you are cutting that market out.