Forza, as always looks like a cartoon. As do most 360 games. They are way too glossy and over the top. I have always like the PlayStation style of look. I.E. less plastic and gloss. A more grittier realistic look. GT5P is a very good looking game, and what was shown of GT5 is leaps and bounds better than what was shown of Forza. There will obviously be a boat load of cars to choose from and there will be damage as well. GT5 for the easy win IMO.

If Forza3 looks like a cartoon to you, well, you need to get your eyes checked.  I noticed in the GT cars looked like they hadd a matt finish on some parts of the car, while other parts had a gloss finish. Forza 3 has well polished cars, you ever been to a professional car show? they wax the heck out of their cars, and yes they do look like that.

Your post seems very confused.

First you celebrate how great Forza turned out to be, then you provide a caveat about how Forza 3 might deliver.

Then you suggest that Forza 3 being excellent will somehow negate the effect of GT5. This is nonsense. It doesn't matter how good Forza will be; GT5 will still shift hardware.

Oh, and lastly, people can still say that they chose the PS3 because of GT5. Again, a nonsense statement from you that no one can now say that GT5 made them purchase a PS3.

Wa that is really big

I really hope this thread doesn't become technical... because most arguments will be wrong.

I agree. Truth is, the technical difference in these games is nearly indistinguishable to the untrained eye. Artstyle is what sets them apart to the commoner. That is why people should pick these games up based on what consoles they own, and gameplay/reviews/artstyle, and not try to worry about which one looks better. They both look good enough to where anyone can argue either side, and be right. They are both technically amazing, and no amount of technical jargon can convince fans of either one that their game looks inferior.

Forza 3 looks amazing, and better than anyone expected. Enough said.

I was meaning the fact GT doesnt use the same graphical techniques as Forza which is why while GT5 has 200,000 polygons and Forza has a million polygons per car. GT uses a different form of modeling that uses less polygons.

Yeah, agreed. I think the whole "polygon" thing was a talking point to begin with. The end result of something is what matters, not how it was built.

http://uk.psp.ign.com/articles/992/992045p1.html

"Gran Turismo 5
With close to 50 million units shipped, the Gran Turismo franchise is a big deal, even outside of gaming. The fifth full title has been in production for a long, long time now, so the fact that we finally got to see the game in action was a great thing. The fact that the amazing footage was all realtime made it even more talked about."

You can't trust IGN, they probably just made it up