I dream of a modular racing simulation system that would be produced by
Papyrus, of course. You would buy a simulation game such as GPL or NASCAR
from them and you would get a game that was driven by a common physics
engine that was used for all of their other racing games as well. The look
and feel, the realism of the physics and the internet playability would be
consistent across all of the titles. The tracks would be interchangeable
across the different games. Individual titles in the series would include
the common engine, an appropriate car set, a set of tracks, and a high-level
organizing program that would give the game its own individuality. This is
what would define the racing rules and options, how the cars are set up,
etc. There would be packages for all of the different types of racing and,
in addition, new car sets and track sets could be made available. As
improvements were made, upgraded versions of the engine could be made
available which would upgrade all of the titles at once. Just a thought.