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A few weeks back I got a look at the future of "Tiger Woods PGA Golf" and it's definitely a departure from anything EA has done before. "Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online" is a browser-based golf game that'll pack in all of the major features from the full console versions, just without the heavy duty hardware requirement.
Like the recently-released "Quake Live," "Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online" can be played right from your browser. There's a short install at the beginning, but after that the entire game is streamed right onto your computer. Best of all, it's extremely scalable, allowing you to play the game on aging computers with minimal graphics cards. Minimum system specs haven't been released yet, but the idea is that it'll be able to run on computers from 3 or 4 years ago, giving you something other than Solitaire on that aging work laptop.
Of course, if you've got a beefier machine, you'll be able to turn up the graphical dials, bringing in full lighting, water effects and cloth physics (!) into your browser.
Gameplay-wise, the title will have a full suite of features, including career mode, tournaments and online stat-tracking.
No details on pricing have been released, but EA is planning on going with a tiered subscription model, with more features being unlocked the more you pay.