Will the multiplayer experience be extended to other areas, such as LAN play, direct cable connection, split screen, multitap?

The multiplayer experience has been enhanced with some new game modes and features. One of the nicest additions is the ability to play split-screen outrun races, which is basically lose your opponent using the open world to your advantage. We've also beefed up our multiplayer featureset with the addition of LAN play. This year a computer can be designated a LAN server to which all computers can then connect to and challenge each other using a very similar system to how online is handled. There's so much going into Online Mode this year I'm going to answer this in more detail at a later date.