I must admit I've not seen or heard anything on this game until those pics were posted, but every game has the ability to be better than another, but the test is can the game match the hype? will Forza or Enthusia just be average games that are over hyped? only time will tell but if it's good and the reviews or people's thoughts on here indicate that I'll but it.
GT4 is a gimmie, people will still buy it even if it's crap (obviously it's not) and from what I can gather from the info on this forum alot of the genuine GT fans and I'm not talking about the fans who drink coffee and tea from GT mugs and have GT fluffy dice in their cars or GT bed sheets

have had their expectations met and surpassed. Yes we have heard the game isn't perfect but no game ever is but to pull it off for a fourth time and improve the recipe further still with all the content in the game I think PD have done all they can do with the time and the hardware.
I think makers of future racing games should just focus on doing their own thing instead of trying to replicate numerous parts of other games and then see how they stack up to the competition, if they offer something new and unique then great but a mish mash of modes or poor game structure through trying to be a jack of all trades isn't going to cut it.
PGR2 was pretty good but the lack of customisation killed it for a GT fan like me, the same way the comic look and tuning of the NFSU series put me off that game, but Burnout 3 on XBOX I love because it's a fun game nuff said and it's different.
Competition is great and the fact other developers are stepping upto the plate is good for us as it forces others to go all out to win our custom so at the end of the day as long as the game meets our own expectations then they will get my cash for sure.