The concept of GT-Academy is a stroke of genius on more than just a marketing level, it used to be (and still is) that becoming a racing driver involved more than only raw talent, it required huge finances or at least a willingness by others to grant you an opportunity to show it (unlike, say football or tennis).
Theoretically now that gap or luck-factor has been made significantly smaller (you still need the hardware, read a proper wheel to even make a chance I guess) and therefor people who wouldn't have otherwise, through a karting career at a young age, can become a professional racing driver.
That may not simply change the impact of videogames or the sales of GT-games but, on a small level for now admittingly, change the face of motorsports, as it now includes racers who probably wouldn't race if it weren't for GT-Academy.
Yes ofcourse it only makes a few really happy (hello, it's a competition) but it breaks the boundaries of motorsport only being for the 'happy few'.
So far the bleeding obvious, which I thought needed to be said, but which explains that GT-Academy is here to stay and thus logical to expect the next installment.
That it coincides with a lack of DLC for a few months is unfortunate (although maybe not strictly unrelated) but I think choosing between them is a false and irrelevant proposition.
Personally I look forward much more to new DLC since I'm a mostly talentless DS3 user who won't stand a chance in this competition and even when I somehow would set a winning time, my, ahem, physical condition would without a doubt ensure I'd fail miserably in the next round (doing push ups and running around? pass).
But that doesn't mean I complain about GT-Academy, even though I'll admit being bored by articles on previous winners on how they do and what they've won (simple solution, don't read them), those lucky bastards.
That's what his point is.
