Rrocket: I hear what you are saying. I use to be a PC gamer many years ago (688 Attack Sub and Falcon 3.0 over a 2400 baud modem - those were the days) and it was amazing but I just don't care enough to invest into it anymore. I always thought these recycled computer (xbox and playstations) were junk and I wouldn't ever own one. Well, back then they were, lol. Now, it serves my purpose as some mindless entertainment and a media extender.
Sadly the G25 will not work on the X360 and there are still no reports that Logitech will be able to make a wheel for it. I might actually return my current Blu-Ray player and get the PS3 instead as it seems Sony is really supporting it as a video player (heck, they even give free movies with it not free games) plus it looks like it will be the first player to decode internally DTS-HD_MA over HDMI which is the only new codec I currently can't do.
I also keep my eye on GT5 and it sounds great IF they pull everything off.
Java_man: If you want a wheel you might want to start looking now as they seem hard to find for some reason. Trust me, playing with the wheel is 100 times better than the controller.
For Xbox_Live it's $60/year which I think is cheap for such a great service. I run mine wired vs wireless to my router which is better if you want to stream videos from a pc to it.
Is there a down loadable Matrix-skin? Personally I have never looked but I'm sure there are some Toyota fans on there doing stuff. Take a look through the Auction House and you might find something you like.
Link >
http://forzamotorsport.net/auctions/ That is also the site for your Forza2 information.
If either of you need some extra (virtual) cash or cars to get started let me know. I'm sitting at 2.6 million right now with many cars I don't use (won them) and would gladly help you out.
A couple of other things you might want.
Get the headset as it helps a lot when we set up races, to talk some smack or to just say, hey great move.
Also you might want to pick up some MS points to buy the new cars packs and tracks that are available. The latest one has a BMW E30 M3, R8, '73 Trans Am plus others. The newest track is Road America.
Link >
http://forzamotorsport.net/news/pitpassreports/pitpass73.htmDon't forget to let us know your GT when you get set up on Live.