Will they ever be a possibility?
I get that P2P is a much easier and cheaper option, which is why the majority of online games use it.
But I for one, am ABSOLUTELY FED UP with running into players from Europe or Asia (or even Mexico at times)who just beastmode all over my team and I, while I can hardly kill anyone (getting dropped before I can even fire a 5th shot) because they have the host.
In other games like Star Craft 2 it’s not so big a deal, a second or 2 of lag won’t necessarily break the game. But in FPS games like Halo, that’s all it takes to make the difference between getting in that last headshot for a kill or at least a trade, or just dying horribly and getting robbed.
It’s not racism/xenophobia or whatever other nonsensical excuses some people like to toss out, I’m just sick of losing fights (and games) to someone else simply because they’re outside of North America and pulled host.