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Posted by: NewbAmoeba
The 360 needs to be upgraded in terms of hardware in order to run that amount of players efficiently. Not only that, but the server infrastructure would probably take more time to perfect than the actual game itself. ARMA 2 has 2000 player AI matches (not online, people) and its tough to even push out efficient 30 FPS without lagging your pants off.
The server infrastructure right now IS the Xbox. That is why it can't handle more than 16 people. It is running off of just one CPU. If you use actual servers to do the calculations, then the game could handle it. However, the lag is mostly due to slow internet connections when playing online. You would have to fix both problems. Having a real server host AND upgrading internet across the entire world. Good luck with that. MAG is an ambitious game that will result in failure. The internet framework would need to be almost entirely Fiber-Optic in order for a game of that magnitude to work.