Great comments Famine & FormulaGT.
Like other rant threads, I think many either forget, or don't realize this game is made by a Japanese company with their core fan base being predominantly in Japan and Asia with North America a close second.
I also think many of the harsh critics don't understand the difficulty and massive amount of resources
(legal, financial, human, processing, testing, and time), required to make such a complex game and to include each new car and track into the game.
From some rants one might get the impression that the reason GT4 took so long to come out is that everyone at PD was too busy drinking sake and telling dirty bar jokes.
Oh... and I also think some people really do forget this is a GAME... not a true simulator... and certainly not real life.
If anyone is really disappointed in the physics of GT4, the quality of the AI, and or the lack of their favorite cars, my suggestion is to sell your games, sell your consoles, sell your PC, and focus all your free time on becoming a race car driver, because short of that, I don't think you'll ever be fully satisfied with anything less.... and yet apparently that is what many feel PD should provide them.
It has been brought up before, and perhaps needs to be said again. This is a game that has a massively diverse audience at many different skill levels and with every version of GT, PD continually has succeeded to enhance and develop the series such that it appeals to a wide diverse audience, and its amazing sales figures are a testament to their success.
However, as the old saying goes… if you honestly think you could do better, then do it yourself. If you can, you stand to make hundreds of millions of dollars, and many will applaud your efforts. Of course, if you do… don’t be shocked if you receive similar rants from those who feel you could have and should have done a better job despite your success.
