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In view of the the pics Timppaq has posted, I think something bigger than we expect is going to fall in our little hands...
Audi R8 Meets Gran Turismo (inc Nürburgring video footage)
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Q: The graphics of "GT5 Prologue" are unbelievably realistic. What can still be improved with this game?
Yamauchi: GT5 will have a greater selection of vehicles and tracks. And we will offer more features for online-communities. Furthermore we are working hard on a life-like graphics representation of rain and night.
Q: How do you succeed in transferring cars to the game so realistically?
Yamauchi: To model cars graphically so that they resemble their real-life counterpart, we need the real models. With the Audi R8 it was very hard to reproduce the premium materials of the interior. Also for the bodywork it was not easy to express this level, this unbelievable precision.
Q: Not only the cars, also each and every tree on the Nürburgring strikingly resembles their real-life counterpart. Do such details influence the gaming experience?
Yamauchi: We have the greatest respect for the inherent power of the cars and also nature. Therefore we observe every detail very diligently - even if it's only a bush on the side of the track. Our passion and effort don't always show instantly, but they affect the gamer subconsciously.
Q: Which game modes can fans of GT expect soon?
Yamauchi: We are working on modelling also weather changes, that can influence a race. And also damage on race cars we will be able to simulate soon.
Q: Let's dare to look into the far future. What will Gran Turismo 9 feature?
Yamauchi: It is hard for me to foresee developments so far in the future. Gran Turismo grows with the automobile industry. If we take a look at the future of GT, we always have to take a look at the future of the automobile industry.
Yamauchi: GT5 will have a greater selection of vehicles and tracks. And we will offer more features for online-communities. Furthermore we are working hard on a life-like graphics representation of rain and night.
Q: How do you succeed in transferring cars to the game so realistically?
Yamauchi: To model cars graphically so that they resemble their real-life counterpart, we need the real models. With the Audi R8 it was very hard to reproduce the premium materials of the interior. Also for the bodywork it was not easy to express this level, this unbelievable precision.
Q: Not only the cars, also each and every tree on the Nürburgring strikingly resembles their real-life counterpart. Do such details influence the gaming experience?
Yamauchi: We have the greatest respect for the inherent power of the cars and also nature. Therefore we observe every detail very diligently - even if it's only a bush on the side of the track. Our passion and effort don't always show instantly, but they affect the gamer subconsciously.
Q: Which game modes can fans of GT expect soon?
Yamauchi: We are working on modelling also weather changes, that can influence a race. And also damage on race cars we will be able to simulate soon.
Q: Let's dare to look into the far future. What will Gran Turismo 9 feature?
Yamauchi: It is hard for me to foresee developments so far in the future. Gran Turismo grows with the automobile industry. If we take a look at the future of GT, we always have to take a look at the future of the automobile industry.
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Great Info! 
Glad to here about GT stuff just before E3 because it increases the chances of them being actually at the show.
The one thing I want to know is, is that the Nurb render from GT4 just in HD or is it a new GT5 render? It does look better than the stuff we have seen before (especially the lighting effects).
A damage update seems likely for Prologue, KY promised damage in prologue and it would be a good place to test if out before its in the final retail game... so they can get feedback.
Robin.
Glad to here about GT stuff just before E3 because it increases the chances of them being actually at the show.The one thing I want to know is, is that the Nurb render from GT4 just in HD or is it a new GT5 render? It does look better than the stuff we have seen before (especially the lighting effects).
A damage update seems likely for Prologue, KY promised damage in prologue and it would be a good place to test if out before its in the final retail game... so they can get feedback.
Robin.
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Also from the rest of the article:
They say that GT will be released "in 2009". That would also suggest a Thanksgiving release.
I could be reading something into it that simply is not there (especially since it's a translation from Japanese into German), but he supposedly says "damage to race cars". Could mean that only race cars can be damaged. (which would be a great solution to avoid discussions with the manufacturers...simply don't have damage for production cars)
They say that GT will be released "in 2009". That would also suggest a Thanksgiving release.
I could be reading something into it that simply is not there (especially since it's a translation from Japanese into German), but he supposedly says "damage to race cars". Could mean that only race cars can be damaged. (which would be a great solution to avoid discussions with the manufacturers...simply don't have damage for production cars)
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Not so much avoid, I think they still have to ask them as it is still an image of their car being broken up. However, it does make it a million times easier to get all of the manufacturers to agree, as they don't sell the race cars, so seeing them damaged wouldn't affect sales of any of their products (or at least, this is the line PD would try to sell it on). Racing is dangerous, so the "it would make the cars look unsafe for the public" line would be solved too.
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I'm pretty sure it has - it is now in production, although it is not an updat eas the V8 is still existing on the Audi range.
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It's obvious that it's not on the real track. But it looks much more like a car in a driving sim or something like that. The render of the car and the track are different: track looks less real than the R8. As said by dzidza: the rpm indicator is at 0. If they used their current version of GT5 for the video of the driving sim, graphics will be closer of "photo-realistic" than we expect.
That video was really entertaining to me while i was drinking a beer 8am in the morning after a 12 hour work shift... *burP*
Anyways, I believe PD is doing everything they can for the release of GT5 by the final days of 2009; whether it being full or not. Because of course there is a new feature the PS3 can do call: online UPDATE.
The only thing that is going to be updated is in the News section saying: BUY YOURSELF A PRESENT...GO BUY GT5!!!!!!!!!!
Anyways, I believe PD is doing everything they can for the release of GT5 by the final days of 2009; whether it being full or not. Because of course there is a new feature the PS3 can do call: online UPDATE.
The only thing that is going to be updated is in the News section saying: BUY YOURSELF A PRESENT...GO BUY GT5!!!!!!!!!!
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Fantastic news, time of day transitions are also more appealing to me than damage, rain sounds interesting but I suspect I'll hate it. Exciting in any case.
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Hey guys!
I am from Austria and my language is german so thought i translate some facts from that pdf data!
- The One Guy of that interview is the GermanManager of Polyphony Digitals GT Explore Studio in Germany for Gran Turismo 5
- For designing the R8 Polyphony sent 20 technicians und designers to Audi which made about 800 Pictures of the car. For making the lightning as real as possible they even delivered the Headlights from germany to Japan
- For the sound Polyphony Digital took the R8 to a acoustic proofing station to record the sound in every idling position. When you accelerate the virtual R8 it feels just like fearing as in the real one
- In Future they will become more realistic
- Maybe thats about GT4: 700 Cars and 50 Tracks
- There will be new tuning Options
- At a few parts of the Nordschleife the sun is blinding the driver while on other parts the cockpit overcomes with shadows
- The trees are looking absolutely real
- When a driver in front of you takes off the track sand is flying against the windscreen
Sorry for my bad school English
I am from Austria and my language is german so thought i translate some facts from that pdf data!
- The One Guy of that interview is the GermanManager of Polyphony Digitals GT Explore Studio in Germany for Gran Turismo 5
- For designing the R8 Polyphony sent 20 technicians und designers to Audi which made about 800 Pictures of the car. For making the lightning as real as possible they even delivered the Headlights from germany to Japan
- For the sound Polyphony Digital took the R8 to a acoustic proofing station to record the sound in every idling position. When you accelerate the virtual R8 it feels just like fearing as in the real one
- In Future they will become more realistic
- Maybe thats about GT4: 700 Cars and 50 Tracks
- There will be new tuning Options
- At a few parts of the Nordschleife the sun is blinding the driver while on other parts the cockpit overcomes with shadows
- The trees are looking absolutely real
- When a driver in front of you takes off the track sand is flying against the windscreen
Sorry for my bad school English
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"And damage to racing cars we will soon be able to simulate." only race cars?
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Dynamic weather is the news Ive been waiting for
Agreed 👍
I can't wait for some good endurance races now.
He says "Damage to racing cars" - this could be the cars racing, or race cars. We don't know. He's said only race cars get damage before, but he's also said there was only a few manufacturers left that didn't want damage on their cars - and that's a long time ago!
We'll know in 3 weeks at E3.
Besides, if only race cars get damage, that's still something. Could be for some special pro races or something. But I really seriously hope all of them have damage.
We'll know in 3 weeks at E3.
Besides, if only race cars get damage, that's still something. Could be for some special pro races or something. But I really seriously hope all of them have damage.
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I should start saving up my vacation days for the release of GT5 
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Haha you're lying to yourself, of course he is saying racecars-cars which are racing-haha. Look from the translation it says very directly racecars and not cars which are racing. I'm German as you can see in my account so you can bet on it that i translated this part for you correctly, and not only me there was another good translation of the whole interview only 1 or 2 sites before-look it up.
