Im not confident, I don't even think it's possible

Maybe 25 max I'd say.

That is probably what I will end up doing. I'll most likely let my father and brother dictate which game I purchase.

I 100% agree with you on the "gimping" NASCAR comment. I will be very disappointed if the NASCAR license goes to a developer who won't even impliment a true NASCAR experience.

That is like someone else getting the NFL rights from EA and making a 10 team NFL game. -.-

@Taz!

I is 100% possible to pull it off. I would gladly take a small dip in graphical quality, for instance maybe dropping resolution a bit, etc... to give me 35 cars instead of 16.

Yeah people won't be able to say "Best graphics, RAWR!!!" but at least I get the satisfaction of knowing that I at least get a full NASCAR experience. Something that will easily outweigh any graphical quality they want to throw in front of me.

PD pride themselves on great car models, they won't sacrifice that. Having 40 cars on one track all perfectly detailed in 1080p at 60FPS is just crazy IMO. I see the Nascar and WRC in GT5 being more off an 'extra' to be honest.

Time will tell though..

Well how many people get the NASCAR license?

From what I know I have only seen the official NASCAR titles and nothing more. If PD has exclusive rights to NASCAR now then I prefer them to not have it because then I will have to sit here in disappointment knowing that for quite a long time I will not be able to grab my father a proper NASCAR title to play.

As for my comment on the graphical dip. I wasn't meaning to drop the entire game's quality but just the NASCAR mode. I doubt any NASCAR fan will settle for around 1/3rd or less of what their sport of choice is supposed to offer.

How much damage can a drop from 1080p native resolution to let's say 720p or 640p in just the one mode really do to the car models themselves?

1. Forza 3= 8. GT5= 16.

2. I dont know to be honest. I would wait for confirmatrion because i cant see PD obly putting 16 out of 40 cars on a track. But nothing has been confirmed so

3. PD has stated that they are going to be introducing a store where you can purchase and upgrade the cars internals, like tires, engines ect ect. Even more so then oher GT games. Of course you will purchase this stuf with in-game money called credits.

Erm forza 3 is said to be very customisable when it comes to the look of your car. Paint jobs deco ect ect. I dont know about the internal stuff though,

My own points

GT has always been more realistic when it comes to the handling f the cars. For me Forza games have always been more arcade like with most cars driving more or less the same unlike GT where every car drives like it would in the real world.

Eva way if you prefer the more realistic handling, fine tuning of the engines, NASCAR, more racers on a track at once and crisp graphics then GT5 is for you.

If you prefer to customise your car how you want it to look, and more relaxed handling of the cars with decent graphics then forza 3 is for you.

Is Forza 3 really limited to just 8 cars per race?

I'd like some official confirmation as that just seems too low

Yeah, I think Eurogamer confirmed this.

Fooey. I hate Eurogamer... Lol, oh well. I also hate racing sims I actually prefer arcade style better. If I want realistic I'll go out and drive it myself