iRacing (as a product)

Does anyone know for a fact that iRacing will be a deliverable software product to home simulation enthusiasts? I get e-mails from them about real racing but never about the actual software as a real simulation product. Many were sucked into the Legends of Motorsport that was nothing more than but a few great artists renditions of motorsport cars of the late 60s but the product was vaporware. Standing by Rush

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> Does anyone know for a fact that iRacing will be a deliverable software > product to home simulation enthusiasts? > > I get e-mails from them about real racing but never about the actual > software as a real simulation product. > > Many were sucked into the Legends of Motorsport that was nothing more > than but a few great artists renditions of motorsport cars of the late > 60s but the product was vaporware. > > Standing by > Rush

Whilst it would seem the right thing to us for iRacing to keep the sim racing fans up to speed with the developments of the software, it remains pretty closely guarded until the time is right to start the marketing campaign. The perceived audience is far wider than the niche group of hardcore sim racers on here, although I do believe this group will be catered for. The current approach would appear to be to let registered users know they are still around and very much in touch with real motorsport. Given the investment and company formation I am pretty sure we will all know about it when the product is close enough for release and the marketing boys swing into action... Cheers Tony

Rush wrote: > Many were sucked into the Legends of Motorsport that was nothing more > than but a few great artists renditions of motorsport cars of the late > 60s but the product was vaporware. It's only vapor-ware because no one bought any Teddy Bears from them. ;) The West brothers are the biggest losers in the gaming industry, I used to ascribe that title to Derek Smart but at least Derek Smart put out an actual game of sorts. iRacing has shown video on their website of the actual game and not just high res 3D art of buses and wheels so I believe it is a real product that we will eventually see released.

But is the iRacing thing going to be a home product. The latest news releases seem to suggest that it will be a driver training tool, and not something that a "home" user would purchase. I can't imagine that there is enough of a market for advanced driving simulation software like this, since most of the real world racers I know do not use computers, much less driving sims, but maybe I am wrong. ( And by most drivers, I am talking about the rank and file of all classes and divisions, the "average" racer. The percentage who actually use computers for this type of thing is very low in my experience. )