Thanks for this post. It addresses some of my concerns after playing the demo. Heck, after playing through the three career races and the Indy 500 event, I was wondering if they replaced car tuning with the mod cards. Many expletives were running through my mind.

As for the demo itself...

I liked the intro, but I do wish they'd put a greater emphasis on inclusivity. It never occurred to me to be a big deal until Horizon 2, but I do believe it'd be nice for women and anyone else who isn't a white male like me to feel immersed by being more represented. I usually don't care, but racing is a personal experience wherein we are the drivers. I can imagine seeing someone who isn't like yourself as a slight kick in the groin in an otherwise awesome and immersive experience.

I didn't enjoy the low class racing with either the rotary Mazda or the Impreza, but the Indy face was spectacularly fun. I'm thinking that the lack of enjoyment for the slower cars may be to too many races with X999 vehicles in Horizon 2. :D
Edit: Oh, the rain racing seemed perfectly done. I've owned an RX7, and it felt just like hitting a puddle in that car when I was younger. :)

@indzman:

Crud, I misread the title assuming you meant the MMA women, thus I'll address that. Yes, some of us could win against them. Not very many, obviously, but some. It's no different than there are a few men who could beat the best female tennis players in the world. It's only a few of those who are well trained and have experience, but a few could. As for beating any MMA women, I couldn't at my age, but many of us trained in hand to hand combat in the military, and elsewhere, could have when we were younger.

Linky!

http://majornelson.com/2015/09/01/forza-motorsport-6-demo-is-now-available-for-xbox-one/

@Alucard_Prime:
I wonder if it was why the King of the Hill matches were so hard during the first days of the beta? It took a little bit for me to get used to being one hit KO'd in online matches. I eventually started hanging back and providing cover fire for those taking the capture points, but wow, I was getting beat hard at first. All shotgun deaths. At least now I know why! :D

That should be suspendable as it would cause serious headaches for the moderators in the forums. However, my posts have been nothing of the sort. :)

@lamprey263: I do, but thanks for the heads up anyway. Also, for anyone reading this, one can get X1 games without the console through the site as well. :)

It's too bad you want an FPS specifically. PvZ Garden Warfare is the most fun I've had in a multiplayer versus shooter since Timesplitters splitscreen play. For FPS specifically, Titanfall's movement is fluidic and great. I didn't play it much, but that's only due to Garden Warfare being so good.

You answered your own question. As an X1 fanboy, I wouldn't even consider it. The thousand dollars you estimated will be far more than what I'd need to buy every game I'll get on the X1. The PS4 should be similar.

In 2016? Gears 4. Most of your list is this year.

I'd like to see it, and, depending on the revenue gained from their 360 offerings, we have a shot. On a related note, thanks for reminding me to get the other 360 game. I tend to almost forget since it isn't available from the X1 dash. :D