I don’t know when they will be online but if Stern continues on someday they will be online. In my opinion it is inevitable.
There are plenty of ways that the online experience can enhance the gaming experience. Lots of simultaneous friendly competitive play options that could be implemented and a lot of ways to do it. So many ideas that haven’t been thought up yet also. I have thought up a few that I believe could be very fun and yes I would be willing to pay for it.
Most everyone here probably has a phone that could link to a pinball (like Dialed In attempted but imo failed in its implementation). Which could absorb the bom costs of not having to add anything physical into each game.
Do I have or care to list every possible way just for someone here to shoot the suggestion down, no I’m not a internet interactive imagineer or engineer.