Well, the future is called OnLive and it starts in June 17 this year in USA. OnLive has a HUGE potential to be the future of gaming and I cannot wait to be available in Europe too.
I played WoW for 5 years and I really have no issues being online for a game if there is a benefit from it. This DRM thing it's plain stupid as is no gain for the consumers and is not at all an anti piracy solution. But OnLive its is and will kill forever the piracy, also will give the opportunity for everybody to play the latest games without being forced to have the ultimate pc nor gamming stations at home.
For those who don't know what OnLive means, here is the basics:
onlive Wiki
official site