GT5′s “Route X” in the Real World – Fukuoka’s Hakata Port
Kazunori Yamauchi has recently revealed via Twitter that the inspiration for the location of the latest GT5 track “Route X” was the port of Hakata, near the new Polyphony Digital offices in Fukuoka.
He also shared a link to this YouTube video, which shows a closer look at the cranes and the port in action.
For a closer look at the surrounding area that inspired this new track, check out photos of the area on Panoramio.
Although its clearly an industrial area in real life (and there’s no 30km test track!), the atmosphere and geography in the game appears to be quite accurate. There’s even a harbor tower, though Polyphony Digital’s interpretation of it is quite a bit more interesting to look at!
GT5 Photomode images courtesy of Soloracer and ForceMotion. Panoramio image courtesy of FREAKISHBOY.
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January 25th, 2012 at 6:59 pm - #TayTheDay
Gee that place looks swell.
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January 25th, 2012 at 6:59 pm - #RegalFunk
It’s nice to hear where some of the inspiration for original tracks comes from! I wonder if there’s information about how the older originals came to be?
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January 25th, 2012 at 11:21 pm - #SavageEvil
Every fantasy course in GT is usually based on some real world location, the only one that goes beyond that might be the Complex String as that course was mind bending with it’s twists and turns and just awe, please PD bring that one course back, I want to test GT5′s physics on those undulating hills.
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January 25th, 2012 at 6:59 pm - #canieaturchikn
Nice!!! i just hope they make GT5 compatable with the new PSVITA’s portable play feature. GT5 on the go would be awesome!
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Haha .. Wow thats pretty cool!