I don't know how many times I've typed this, but let me type this again. Don't assume that because drifting is in GT4 means that "Need for Speed: Underground" action is going to be popular. An interesting (stupid) example of drifting is when someone on Speed Channel show "WindTunnel with Dave Despain" E-mailed saying this: (not exact quote) "...want to see drifting? Just look at non-winged sprint cars on short tracks."
Gosh, can't we break away from Americana for at least a day? Guess not if everyone has their way. Anyhow, I noted that GT gamers shouldn't be afraid to try new things. All of you who played Gran Turismo 2 for the first time, were you afraid to play Rally Racing in GT2? I actually liked it. Didn't do a lot of GT Rallying, but it's there if you like it.
One of the biggest issues concerning GT4 is that there are drifting cars, performance tuner cars, drifting, and even the mention of spoilers (as in rear wings and such). All the while, a lot of people think GT4 is going to support a crowd that people rather not have. For some people, it's like having a girl in an all-boy school. For some others, it's like having a Britney Spears fan to a Limp Bizkit concert. But as I said, I think this is more of getting more people into the GT series. You bring more people into the game, your audience expands. And yeah, a person into NFS:U playing GT4 is obviously not going to fare well against veterans like most of us here on GTPlanet. But in my view, don't tell me that they have no place. I think the GT series is about two things. Driving, and fun. It's predominantly a road racing game (not a bad thing at all), but there's a great deal of freedom in what you can do and what you can race. Who says GT4 has to be just "pick a car, a race, and race on?" So case in point, I'm not bothered by this. I'm not afraid to try new things. Been that way since I seen that red Trial Celica in the game.
