Does Sony have the rights to it?

Multiply that by 400 initially, and you get an idea of how much of a huge task that is, then add a furth 100 – 200 additional cars that will ship post release, then youget an idea of just how much work goes into a job like this. Little wonder GT5 is taking 5 yrs,now 6, to produce with 1000 cars . . . get the picture now. Many more cars on the way, and you do not have to drive them all . . just drive andplay with the ones that ‘rock-your-boat’ . . leave the others to those who do like them.

Seems like a logical solution to me.

Recently attempts to open yet another has met with stalling and what looks like a “no-go” from the ‘powers-to-be’ . . so even if there was a site, or possible site, the sheer costs of construction is staggering, and getting all the current sponsors to shell out several more million per annum would be extremely difficult. We have to remember, our sport, both motorsport and gaming is but a very smal, almost miniscule % of the world’s support. We rate somewhere aroun 1 – 1.5% in motorsport, and even less in gaming. Getting overseas manufactures to support such a small market, especially considering many are now movinig off-shore from Australia, to support such a venture would not be a viable one locally.

In the US and Nth America, perhaps, but not here.

Errr ummm . . You do realise that XBox Australia sponsors the V8 Supercars Series – don’t you, and that they have been since 2002 . . .and that you’ll find that there’s even the Xbox Starting Grid girls that have been around since that time as well.

yes i do realise this and have done for a long time as i have followed v8 since the l8 80′s and i understand the reasoning for sponsorship branding so i can understand your above comments, wouldnt you think the ultimate advertising on top of having the cars in the game also having an iconic race track to go hand in hand

SO yes, they have every right to be doing what they do, it’s called sponsorship branding . . . They even ran an event last year with Forza 2 where they had 20 different contest winners race special Xbox Karts at Bathurst to see who was the best. Prizes for the gamers and contestants were in excess of $AU100,000 . . now that is what I call giving some money back to the community – don’t you. They had a fashion show in Sydney where they encouraged all the last year fashion students at Uni to create clothing styles based on charaters from various games . .and awarded prizes within the fashion industry for the lucky winners.

Again, helping a segment of the community that is not even game related, in order to raise awareness on gaming. The list goes on.

If I was pouring several million dollars each year into one area of sport, then I’d want my latest product on every corner that the cameras fell on for that days event, and on every piece of mechandizing they have for that event – wouldn’t you. It’s called advertizing.

Hope everyone enjoyed the great race today.

Riddle me this – now i know v8 super cars are in forza 3 but………

People would have noticed the following

Offical race timer was called

1* FORZA 3 LEADER BOARD

2* XBOX 360 AND A MASSIVE FORZA 3 BILLBOARD ON THE LAST CORNER COMMING OFF CONROD STRAIGHT

3* EVERYTIME YOU SEEN MAKRK SKAIFE HE WAS ADVERTISING FORZA 3

Now come on, seriouly you guys all this promo just only for the v8 cars being in a game (THERE HAS GOT TO BE MORE – LIKE MAYBE THE BATHURST TRACK ATLEAST)

Anyone else see this