I disagree wholeheartedly.
One of the biggest complaints about GT5 has been the lack of A-spec events. The seasonal events were a way to add to the amount of races to keep people happy, but they suffered the same problem of the A-spec races: There was no incentive to use anything on par with the other cars. Yes, there were PP limits, but people just used the max PP and blew the competition away.
With the new Performance Difference Bonus, there's finally a reason to have a competitive race and they are actually competitive, and fun.
They're still not races, they're catch the rabbit. There also isn't enough of them.
I just don't think they're going to stop there. For one thing they will still need to release tons of seasonals to make up for A-spec, but I think they will also spend some time improving that system and making the races even more competitive. Perhaps we'll see some races where you don't start miles behind the leader.
Exactly, they need a whole new career mode and that isn't something they're going to add with DLC. They need a whole new offline game from scratch.
They've also consistently updated the physics and graphics slightly with almost every update. There are still plenty of complaints about the physics, so I think there's plenty of updates left to be done.
Yes but physics updates don't keep people coming back to play, gameplay does and they've added very little of that.
And finally, what would GT6 have that GT5 can't get or doesn't already have? They don't suddenly have tons of premium models of cars, or tons of tracks. When have they had time to make any content that would be new for GT6?
As someone above said, they've been working on GT6 content since before GT5 released. They used a bit of it for DLC, but Kaz said they had a 'pool' of things to pick from so that pool is still available for GT6.
Perhaps they will announce GT6 at E3 just to tide over fans, but any sort of release date is out of the question as far as I'm concerned. It's still far in the future as GT5 still has plenty to give. I'm actually hoping at E3 that they announce a major update to GT5 that adds some new features. I think that's more likely than a GT6 announcement but I'm not particularly expecting either.
I'm not expecting a release date either, but the game itself isn't out of the question. As for GT5 updates, it's too late into the game cycle by now. Most people have moved onto other games and a few bits and pieces isn't likely to bring them back. A brand new game on the shelf will however generate interest, assuming it's content rich as it needs to be.