I never said they were unimpressive numbers, nor was I downplaying them. In fact I said quite the opposite. I’ll also point out that you have no idea what my preferred title is so that’s a rather baseless claim. My point about it being on gamepass is that they aren’t directly comparable. Whereas someone stating “oh I used multiple accounts on game x” can be applied to game y like we see in threads like these for ANY game. There’s a difference between downplaying something “dur players doesn’t mean sold I used five accounts” and explaining why numbers aren’t the whole picture while still acknowledging it’s done well.
I'll agree with you that it's virtually impossible to do a true apples-to-apples comparison, because Sony have no analogue to Game Pass, with GT Sport as an available title.
However, that lack of straight comparables cuts both ways. For starters, FH4 has been out, what, six months? GT Sport has been out for approximately three times as long. Secondly, the PS4 is operating from just over twice the installed base of the Xbox One, offering more potential buyers in the first place.
Ah, but then you have to try and coherently factor in Xbox's "Play Anywhere" program on PC, and who knows what that amounts to, in terms of added sales.
But then you also have to try and break down the whole "players" versus "buyers" thing, which I've seen some people here arguing over already.
And then you also have to factor in the discounted price GT Sport has been available at for over a year, versus FH4. And then factor in the FH4 console bundles (while still acknowledging that you can't claim a bundle purchased doesn't "count", because maybe that person bought the bundle because they wanted the game! Then again, maybe some of them didn't!)
If you're still reading at this point, and you aren't a fanboy, you're on the verge of falling asleep or getting a headache. The point is: Who cares?
Forza and GT are both pulling great sales numbers, and bully for both of them. Someone spin up the drink machine.