It's also perfectly reasonable that they knew exactly when the PS5 was due out and planned accordingly. This is a Sony first party studio we're talking about.
Cool. Can you point the rest of it to it so we can see for ourselves? "Basically" suggests that there's some nuance going on there. Translator-san does a great job but he does sometimes skip over detail for the sake of brevity.
I'm aware of that, it really doesn't make it any less odd. They have a history of being vague, and this just seemed to line up like that, for me. Even their own descriptions they made(not the PS site) makes it seem like selectable instances, rather than a dynamic one.Both Kaz's blog and the GT website omit saying "dynamic" for weather as well. We only got it as a confirmation from the official PlayStation site details. I feel pretty confident dynamics are back though especially with the footage we've seen, I think they refer to dynamics as " change simulations".
Kaz's blog
Time/Weather Change Simulations
The time/weather change simulation brought to life in GT7 is unique to Polyphony Digital, who researched the complexities of nature and tailored it into a video game. Referencing a massive amount of meteorological observation data, we have recreated spatial / time of day conditions for particle size distribution and concentration distribution of aerosol particles in the atmosphere on a global environmental scale, in a procedure that is unique to the Gran Turismo series. The validity of the simulation was checked using Scapes HDR images, for which we have accumulated data for several thousand spots all around the world. As a result, we have succeeded in expressing real and complex skyscapes and changes in light for different times of day and weather.
GT website
Variable Time/Weather Simulation
In GT7, a more natural and realistic variable time system and weather effect system have been recreated. Referencing a massive amount of meteorological observation data, including those from the academic databases of NASA, GT7 recreates spatial/time of day conditions for particle size distribution and concentration distribution of aerosol particles in the atmosphere on a global environmental scale. As a result, this feature unique to the Gran Turismo series can express real and complex sky patterns and changes in light for different times of day and weather conditions.
Playstation website
With over 420 cars available at Brand Central and the Used Car Dealership from day one, Gran Turismo 7 recreates the look and feel of classic motors and bleeding-edge supercars alike in unparalleled detail. Each car handles differently and feels unique as you navigate over 90 track routes in dynamic weather conditions, including classic courses from GT history.
I had forgot what Polyphony called time/weather dynamics for GT6, but looking at the official track list they called it "time and weather changes" similar to Kaz's blog post.
Gran Turismo 6 Video: Time Transitions, Astronomical Simulation, and Real-Time Weather Conditions
Another new GT6 trailer shows off the game's new and improved environmental effects, featured on 25 tracks.www.gtplanet.net
- Fuji Speedway
- Suzuka Circuit / Weather Changes
- Daytona International Speedway / Weather Changes / Time Changes
- Tsukuba Circuit / Weather Changes
- Circuit de la Sarthe / Weather Changes / Time Changes
- Nürburgring / Weather Changes / Time Changes
I wouldn't, as even before the announcement I was weary of it being capable in the first place. The vague and oddly worded statements haven't really swayed me otherwise yet. I'm still interested regardless, because if they can make it work with out any major compromises than I'd gladly take being wrong on that.Yeah you never really know with PD. Pretty sure I’ll be one of the first to throw a hissy fit if dynamic time and weather actually aren’t in.
i would love to know ho you did this
Oh snap you're right.
What's going on here PD...
Yeah, from Kaz's eurogamer interview
It's becoming hard to keep track of all the interviews lol. Thanks!Yeah, from Kaz's eurogamer interview
The big Gran Turismo 7 interview
Gran Turismo is back. Not that it's ever been away, of course - Gran Turismo Sport released towards the end of 2017, pr…www.eurogamer.net
"One other point of clarity I wanted to make was about dynamic time and weather, which wasn't a part of Gran Turismo Sport.
Kazunori Yamauchi: In GT7, the time and weather will be moving in real time."
man.. would be so cool to get mud flung everywhere and splattering on windshields. In that regard Dirt 5 was a let down. We'll have to wait awhile before actual vfxs get an upgrade. But maybe PD can more particle fx like those rocks that get kicked around in the meantime. Its sad we are still not above DCs rain fx
In that second trailer, ignoring the homage to the early GT intros, dynamic TOD doesn't play a big role, I suspect it's still a work in progress, I would have expected it's return to be a little bit more front and center.
I actually think all tracks might have dynamic time, but not all tracks will have dynamic weather. They already had preset variable time options for all tracks in GTSport.
I think graphically, the cars in particular, GT has had the competition beat basically at every iteration, and I think GTS's models are good enough to last another 10+ years. At this point the only things that will really make a difference are lighting effects, weather implementation, and the overall design and culture of the game. And as for the culture, GT7 seems to take the historical elements of GT4 and expand them even further. As far as I'm aware, no other franchise has bothered with historical elements even to the degree that GT4 did.
That depends on who you mean in terms of competition, graphically GT as a series has always been ahead, but only if you limit it to consoles. The only time anyone got ahead, Sony killed the studio and franchise.
Yeah, this seems like the case. Not only does Trial Mountain not have any circuit lights on the side of the track, but this would also explain that cloud shot during the first 2020 trailer. The clouds were moving rapidly, but the shadows were static. It makes sense, because I don't think Polyphony would let players drive around a pitch black Trial Mountain. It was the same in GT5 and GT6.
Nordschliefe is mostly unlit though...
I'm just going off what they have done in the past and what I have seen in the GT7 gameplay so far. They have a precedent for not allowing players to race at night on Trial Mountain and other certain fictional tracks. No one really knows why, but they seem to want those tracks to have perfect weather at all times.
