Wednesday 12th January 2011

Gran Turismo Vs Reality On The Nordschleife

GT5 takes on real life in split-screen comparison

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This is perhaps not one for those who have a tenuous grasp on reality. Presumably to prove just how obsessive Polyphony Digital's developers are, Sony has released this video showing split-screen sections of actual Nurburgring footage side by side with Gran Turismo 5 in-game shots.

The effect is definitely impressive - and they've even thrown in some comparison footage of the GP circuit to further prove their point.

So, what with PH on your laptop/mobile/chip implanted in your brain* and a near-perfect replica of the Nordschleife on your PS3, do you ever really need to leave your living room again...?

Thre's only one thing confusing us - we never noticed lap times appearing in the corner of our vision in reality before. Oh, wait...

*that last one might be made-up

 

[MIP1983]

It is impressive, but I think (and you can see this in the video) that you feel too high off the ground in GT5. Like the car your driving is unaturally tall. This is turn has the effect of somtimes making the track feel narrower than it does in real life. It's like your heads at the height of an upright motorcyclist rather than being in a low to the ground sports car.

Also the S2000 in GT5 seems to have alot more tendancy to power oversteer, where it just doesn't in real life. Alot of the RWD cars in GT5 feel a bit too twitchy in that respect.

Edited by MIP1983 on Wednesday 12th January 11:48