I work with male figures here a lot (PG ratings - fully clothed thank you)... a total catalog of 21 male characters used constantly.  And for the last year, they've all been based off of Genesis -- bought Gen4 converter the 2nd or 3rd day it was available and haven't looked back.  Before that it was mostly Michael4, and rarely James.  James was ONLY used in far off shots because he looks like crud and has NOTHING that fits him.  M4 is a bit better, but not by much.  I toyed with Apollo, but we all know where that went.

 

Genesis has changed the game.  Suddenly the male figures are supported.  And the support for males is climbing, not declining.  A new business suit is due out soon from SickleYield/Marieah and it's ultra NICE.  It works for both genders.  If one has a tee-shirt for Vx and it is suitably gender neutral (collar/hem wise) then autofit it to a male Genesis and there you go.  Need clothes for K4?  Not a problem any more... even for K4 males.  I've taken tee-shirts made for K4 and used them on Michael5, and they look GREAT!  Add in the use of the Fabricator, and people are happy.   I rarely hear complaints about clothing the male characters around here any more... and they no longer have to wear the same outfit scene after scene after scene.

 

The fact is that it is too much work for the return for the male figures with Gen4 or newPoser-WM.  If a vendor makes an outfit for M5, then it can instantly be used on almost any character (including toons) -- David, Hiro, Vicky, Aiko, Steph, Hitomi, Jasmin.  This increases the sales potential way beyond just one piddly male character, for little or no extra work.

 

Kendall