Uncompressed audio as a selling point is just absolutely ridiculous. With 99.99% certainty you do not, and simply can not, hear any difference between uncompressed and properly compressed audio using the speakers/headphones you have with your gaming set up. 7.1 soundtrack is wasted on close to 100% of gamers, and even the ones who have 5.1 systems usually buy the cheap packages which are, from a sound quality point of view, atrocious. If GT5 has better soundging audio than Forza 2, it has nothing to do with uncompressed audio, it's simply a result of a better audio engine and better recording / post-production of the audio.

Lol, did anybody actually doubt this?

Hint: Look at development times and budget, plus the pure awesomeness of Polyphony Digital.

I would say a very large percentage of people who can seriously tell the difference between compressed and uncompressed audio (let's say the compression was done right here), are people who have sunk a large degree of their discretionary income into audio equipment and spend most of their free time listen to music, and are involved in making music.  Odds are they don't do much videogames, and have other interests.  In a nutshell, they have a trained ear to tell the difference.

And my take on this is also, if someone is that upset with compressed audio, I am sure MP3 would annoy them also.  MP3 is a compression technology for streaming audio over the Internet.  Considering what MP3 has done to the music business, and the rise of the iPod, uncompresed audio isn't a big deal for most people.

the real question is who cares i will buy forza even if gt5 gets twice as many good reviews because i have an xbox where as my neighbor will get ggran turismo even if forza gets better reviews because has a ps3 so shut up

Regarding audio, I thought that was one of the areas where Forza 2 was accepted as being better than GT5P... I may be wrong though, as I don't care much about these games.

Well Niether GT or Forza has the best driving physics that belongs to GTR 2 and most likely Race Pro by the acclaimed developers Simbin. There is a reason why Simbin have all the awards for racing games and Polyphony and Turn 10 dont.

But regardless, why are you comparing a game out in early 2007 to a game out late 2009???? There over 2 years between releases. Wait for Forza 3 for that comparison. If you compare physics of Forza 2 to GT5 P thats different of which F2 wins.

 It's funny how Ferraris in F2 have damage. Seems to me Polyphony are talking out there arses there.

LOL.....900 cars will be featured in Gran Turismo 5

OT: ummmm why post this though ?? i mean nothing can come close to GT5:Prologue

i may also add that comparing another game to Gran Turismo is just a disgrace to GT

and forza or whatever it is called got all its fame from Gran Turismo...m$ fans always put the game in context with Gran Turismo

there is a difference, GT have more ferraris cars,  900 cars,  many car manufacturer take a promotion, Ferrari probably wants money.

I wonder how many cars both games will really have. Both GT and Forza pad their numbers by including numerous versions of the same car with minuscule differences. Not only that GT has several B segment cars that I wouldn't want to drive in real life, let alone a game.