I think his main point was trying to give people a different perspective of the game. It seems like a lot of peoples complaints about the game is that there aren't enough "forced" events like A-Spec races. I played GT4 over about a 3 year span, probably only 4-5 months combined of that were doing A-Spec events or manufacturer races or license tests. The rest of the time was spent driving and racing! I didn't buy GT5 because I hoped there would be lots of events that would pay me XP and Credits. I bought GT5 with the hopes that it would allow me to have a very realistic driving experience right in my living room. And it does that incredibly well!
To the specific point of the OP; I'm a racing junkie and I watch almost any form of racing or racing/driving related program I can find (as long as it doesn't go in circles or short, straight lines). When I watch an FIA Touring Car race from Monza or a Grand Am race from Laguna Seca I think to myself "Man, I WISH I could have the chance to do that!". Well, I don't live very close to either of those places and can't afford a race car, but I can get a fairly similar experience by hoping on GT5 and hooking up my G27!
The difference between people like me and the people who complain is that we get just as much fun from driving/racing in GT5 whether we get credits/xp or not. For us it's not about getting paid or moving up to the next experience level, it's about sitting down behind our wheels and forgetting that we're sitting in our living rooms, it's about driving the cars and learning the tracks. And as far as I'm concerned it will take me YEARS before I feel like I've experienced everything this game has to offer. Throw in online play with GTP members or leagues and the Course Maker, well I've played GT5 every day since release except for 3 and I feel like I'm just scratching the surface.
GT5 can be as incredible or as lame as you allow it to be. It's about you, not the game.
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