>>Rather idealistic.. Sure it would be better for us, but still the majority of
>>racing sim customers doesn't "link" to the Internet like the typical R.A.S
>>reader. At the moment it would seriously sink sales I guess... So it will never
>Hmm, I don't know... I mean, racing sim customers are a competitive bunch,
>and I would think the desire to get in contact with other *freaks* sharing
>the passion of sitting in front of the tube for hours on end turning a
>*** wheel in their hands and working the pedals below the desk like mad
>(this behaviour is certainly *not* common in my neighbourhood ;-) is
>rather strong (after all, this is how you and I got here in the first
>place).
>My guess is that a rather high percentage of simracing enthusiasts are
>connected to the net... just check on your friends sharing the hobby,
>how many of them do have internet access? I know two others in my
>town, and both of them skim the net regularly for updates, patches
>and VROC fun.
That still doesn't represent a meanigful part of the market. And they probably
do because you informed them?
Still, we don't quite know what future the Internet will bring us. It could just
be a case of waiting another few years.
Oh, I would give $$$ to know whether King Crammond is aware of what's going on
around sims on the Net, and what his position is.
Even if his attitude towards it is positive, there could be other problems. Like
that rich old dwarf, who probably doesn't like it that too many people are
driving a variety of contemporary and historical tracks WITHOUT A LICENSE (can
you say "blasphemy" <G>) At the moment it's not important enough to seriously
battle this evolution, but things could change rapidly. Like, no Internet play
promised for GP3. Why's that???
Creating existing carsets and circuits could become illegal at the blink of an
eye.
Agreed.
This is indeed a great opportunity, and I sure hope they notice it!
cheers!
JoH
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