It's not hard to estimate how many people are hardcore vs. casual gamers. Look at DLC sales figures, participation levels in Time Trials etc. In any off the shelf console game, the vast majority of buyers are casual buyers. I don't like standards, I wish they would go away, but as a business owner I can see why they both don't get upgraded, and why they remain in the game. Hardcore gamers aren't avoiding buying the game because they are in the game, and casual buyers are impressed by the high number of cars which means more sales. 800 standards and 1000+ cars = 10,000,000 units sold. Hard to argue with that. It's a no lose/win scenario for GT.