[james33]

Why wouldn't gaming be a key usage? On iPhone alone it is a multi-billion dollar industry. I think gaming could be one of the big driving forces moving forward once they get serious about Apple TV. Give it a few years for the processing to catch up to today's consoles and you no longer need an Xbox/Playstation.

[hyp0]

It's important, but not enough. I don't think it's important enough, to buy a super-powerful (future) iphone, for just that, for enough people.

Consider PCs: also used for gaming, and certainly much more powerful than xone/P4, but PC sales have slowed.