I am certain that there is a sizable segment of the continuous Poser Newbie influx that is looking MORE for a SIMS-Like experience than a get-down-and-technical Poser slow-scene-render experience. Obviously there are people who like Poser and DAZ characters on the complex, highly realistic side, but I would still bet that a SIGNIFICANT growth market will be in the direction the SIMS are headed. I personally am not interested in getting the SIMS 2, but I can see that it will have very broad marketplace appeal.

What I don't like about this Sims game is that apparently the characters only speak in "Simlish" and don't have real voice tracks available. It's too bad they didn't include a tool-kit to allow this since it would seem to be a desirable add-on feature. (Maybe this could be done in "post" using a good video editor for those with the inclination.)

OPPORTUNITIES for "Moon-Lighting" Poser Modelers???

The characters seem to have a low-poly mesh- probably equating to Poser 3 level, but with somewhat better texture mats. It would be really interesting if Poser 4 level meshes (not actual Poser OBJ's- but something on that level)
could be a SIMS 2 add-on- I am sure people owning faster machines could support them.

It would certainly seem that by either SIM's 3 - or a 64 bit release, the SIMS could be well on their way to replacing a segment of the current Poser market
that are seeking REAL-TIME animation and character interactivity.