Joe80 and LiquidJ, great posts. I am of the opinion that Forza 2 will do stronger than the first Forza due to (1) larger userbase (2)better brand recognition and (3) more conducive environment.
I think the end of the Xbox cycle was to the detriment of the first Forza because people were looking towards the 360 already. The Xbox was much more obsolete in the minds of Xbox players than the PS2 is at this point with Final Fantasy XII last fall and God of War II now. Many people did not even know about Forza (recalling the posts here when the game was listed).
There are a lot of racing games, but I think the point of differentiating types of racing games is important (arcade vs simulator). In the world of role-playing games, I don't think anyone can say Final Fantasy XII and Oblivion tradeoff in sales as they are very different types of RPGs. These different types of games within the same genre attract different market segments.
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I think the end of the Xbox cycle was to the detriment of the first Forza because people were looking towards the 360 already. The Xbox was much more obsolete in the minds of Xbox players than the PS2 is at this point with Final Fantasy XII last fall and God of War II now. Many people did not even know about Forza (recalling the posts here when the game was listed).
There are a lot of racing games, but I think the point of differentiating types of racing games is important (arcade vs simulator). In the world of role-playing games, I don't think anyone can say Final Fantasy XII and Oblivion tradeoff in sales as they are very different types of RPGs. These different types of games within the same genre attract different market segments.