I have been doing some philosophical as well as practical thinking about the FUTURE of Poser and DAZ Studio, and think that the FUTURE within the next one to two years will see a merging of Poser-DAZ type characters into the Gaming marketplace. This will be especially accellorated when the official 64 bit Windows release hits the fan-probably this Fall. As some have certainly noticed- the Poser market has climbed steadily upward from Posers beginnings, including the DAZ releases of the V and M series characters- but I think that the MAJOR and much larger market is emerging as Game software produces stunning REAL TIME "rendering" capabilities- and allow characters to act directly in REAL TIME situations rather than waiting for LONG renders, etc. While some really prefer Poser's current "state of being" (and I am not knocking that) what I am getting at is the realisation of what and WHERE the real marketplace is for the owners of Poser and DAZ- that is REAL Marketplace GROWTH- not a small hobby community. Pros who use DAZ high end figures largely move on to MAX, Maya, Lightwave, etc. which usually wind up in higher-end media products. If you look a the trend- the current Poser community is now enthralled with simpler Toon and Poser 3-4 level characters rather than the more complex V and M series that requires lots of technical attention and tweaking. While yes, that is fun for many here, that is not where the massive consumer growth market is- in REAL TIME realistic games. Actually Poser 6 should realistically BE a PRODUCTION software for making PRODUCTS that would work for the tens of thousands who DO NOT want rocket-science model tweaking, but INSTANT Fun and Gratification. (In Japan most stuff winds up as GAME-TOY products for the mass market.) Having noticed that TurboSquid is now hosting a GMAX support forum, and that they are churning out a series of GMAX "Toybox" products- cars, aircraft, people, etc, it re-enforces my belief that the FUTURE for Poser and Renderosity as a marketplace, is to be a creation tool-set and marketplace for the potential MILLIONS who would buy the ready-to-use TOYS that would work in the respective GAMES that people like to play. While Poser characters now are basically TOYS, they still are not ready for "Prime Time"- meaning mass-market Toy-Sets. A GMAX 2 POSER-DAZ STUDIO 2 GAME Tool-Set should be the next Big Thing, I think to insure the FUTURE of POSER, DAZ, Renderosity, etc.