For years was better for games with all the 3rd party support than maya but now maya is killing it. And I dont feel autodesk will kill off Maya but rather , Dont get me wrong I hope they dont but after what happened to XSI you never know. Maya seems the safer choice given all the attention from this release and hope to see soon project skyline.
But at the end of the day it comes down to what car you like and how it functions your still going to get from A to Z.