Formula 1 on PS3! Preview and screenshots!

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F1 E3 2005 Preshow Impressions

Today's Sony teaser trailer of games currently in development for the PS3 began with a Formula One-style bang. Sony's currently untitled F1 title was the first over the start/finish line in the demo reel and set the tone for the rest of the footage with some high octane speed and absolutely ear-blistering sound.

The demo footage begins in the cockpit of a Ferrari, a team that until very recently has been the dominant force in the sport. As your virtual head scans back and forth, you watch as some of your crew members check your tire pressure and generally prepare you for the start of the race. A helicopter flies over the course, and your virtual eyes follow it as it flies by. A few more shots of the grid follow, showing teams like current constructor's championship points leader Renault, as well as Toyota and Sauber. The cars have a spectacularly realistic look to them, not overly shiny but wonderfully solid in appearance.

As the lights go out and the grid takes off from the starting line, the camera pulls back to the familiar camera angle of an F1 standing start. Cars rocket off the line--tires smoking probably a bit too much to be realistic in these days of traction control--all the while jockeying for position heading into that crucial first turn, where many races are won or lost. One car even stalls at the start, a fairly common occurence, and the cars behind the stall struggle to get around him.

The scene then cuts to a shot of Ferrari fans doing the wave in the stands--suggesting that perhaps the track shown in the demo is San Marino or Monza (two traditional Ferrari fan strongholds). A shot of a Fernando Alonso pitboard is followed by a yellow and blue Renault (perhaps Alonso himself?) spinning off the track coming out of a turn and slapping a wall. Cut to an in-car shot of a cockpit view of the Renault driver, where you can now see the right front tire crumpled in after the shunt. A final handful of scenes show a Ferrari speeding down a straight while his front tires lose traction on the tarmac, and the traditional champagne celebration that ends every F1 race.

As great as the graphics look in this F1 title, the sounds are nearly as impressive. The screaming whines of the V10 F1 engines are present and accounted for, along with a punishing "bumpity-bump" as cars pass over the rumble strips on the side of the tracks at upwards of 150 mph. All in all, it's an impressive graphical and audio package.

There's no word yet whether this PS3 F1 game will be coming to the States yet, F1 falling somewhere behind lawn mower racing in the American viewing popularity. Still, we'd love to see more of this title and hope to bring you more information as we approach the PS3 launch.

By Brian Ekberg, GameSpot POSTED: 05/16/05 07:53 PM

http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/driving/f1/preview_6125003.html
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They've really hit the natural lighting nail on the said with that second picture. The demo looks pretty awesome too. I liked it when the front wheels buckled from the crash impact.
 
Looks great, pitty that it's so underdeveloped (last time I checked not everyone used Bridgestones), but it will have to change alot to suit the 2006 rules (V8 engines etc.) so I guess most of that game is just for demo purposes at the moment.

Since I'm on 56k I haven't seen the demo yet, how is the damage engine? It has fallen way short on the PS2 F1 titles, I'm hoping there is a marked improvement in the PS3 damage engine.

Blake
 
I think the 2nd one is a touch too bright, but I'm not complaining.

Really well done.

Blake
 
they forgot the little red part at the nose tip on the renault. they also forgot to make the main driver's camera structure-thing red.

nevertheless, it looks awesome.
 
holy cow i had to wipe my eyes for the 2nd one, so god dam realistic!!! i cant wait!!!
 
Oh wow! That second picture is insanely realistic. It could be a touch darker but other than that it is very realistic. Hopefully the actual in game footage looks like that as well, not just the replays.
 
So you all think that this is ingame grafics ? :lol:
I really don't think so... that is maybe the intro but that's it...
 
Max_DC
So you all think that this is ingame grafics ? :lol:
I really don't think so... that is maybe the intro but that's it...
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You are not intelligent enough to make a claim like that.

THere is absolutely no reason to believe it's not.
 
tha_con
You are not intelligent enough to make a claim like that.

THere is absolutely no reason to believe it's not.
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And there is no reason to believe it is, either.
 
lol anyone noticed the 4 mclarens in the clip when the cars start from the grid??

just a little thing for u guys to notice lol
 
thn again this is really really early in development so u gotta expect mistakes right now really...

another thing they got wrong though.... ferrari winnin lol
 
I didn't like the movement of the cars in that vid, looked superb though. Like Bee said, plenty of time to work on it though.
 
Max_DC
So you all think that this is ingame grafics ? :lol:
I really don't think so... that is maybe the intro but that's it...
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Considering what I saw in the E3 Sony conference video, I'd say yes, they are. Anyone else watch the whole vid (the one thats nearly 2 hours long).
 
Event
And there is no reason to believe it is, either.
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It ran the Unreal 3.0 engine in real time, flawlessly. That's more than enough reason to believe it's capable of something THIS simple.

What looks good is only a product of the lighting. Everything else is pretty simple in this game...I don't see why you guy's think it's so complex.
 
iceburns288
Click the thing that says 'Click here to download'

:rolleyes:
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are you that thick?

i did. it brings you to a sign up page...duh. and any attempt to right click it just saves it as an html file.

i'm not a moron.
 

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