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Online Gaming... $4.9 billion Worth

Report claims that online game is going to grow in a big way.

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According to a Datamonitor report, online gaming in the US and Europe could reach US$4.8 billion by 2004. Of course, US gamers will be responsible for $2.8 billion as the Europeans catch up with $2.1 billion of the total amount.

The report also says that PC-based Internet usage will be the basis for the growth in profits with next-generation Internet-enabled consoles like the Dreamcast pulling up in second place.

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