Can you tell the difference between GT5 and real life?

by Chris Powell { Oct 8th 2007 at 9:45AM }

The graphical line separating video games and real life has been getting thinner and thinner with each passing console generation, and the Gran Turismo series always seems to be the one leading the charge.

Harnessing the PlayStation 3's graphical power, Gran Turismo 5 features the most realistic graphics to date. So real, in fact, that many people can't tell the difference between an image from GT5 and its real-life counterpart. To prove this, a Neo GAF forum member created a quiz featuring screens from GT5 and GT5 Prologue that will have you staring inches away from your monitor trying to discern the difference.

Take the quiz, and see how you do!

[Via NeoGAF]

Tags: gran-turismo, gt5

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Illusion8400 @ Oct 8th 2007 9:57AM

Wow, I only got 12 right, I was more looking at the backgrounds to determing if they were from GT5 or real life, but, I did better than I thought:-)

Too bad they don't tell you wish one's are what after you finish:-(

doug @ Oct 8th 2007 9:58AM

i also got 12 points, pretty nice

derrickgott007 @ Oct 8th 2007 10:01AM

I got 14 points...The last one I can't tell but I think they are both real life photos.

Vincent060 @ Oct 8th 2007 10:15AM

I got 11 points. I was trying to use the backgrounds too, but even then it's much too difficult.

P @ Oct 8th 2007 10:16AM

14 out of 14, helped by the fact that half of them have sony disclaimers or logos on them making it damn obvious.
As for Q15, pic 1 is real, pic 2 is from F1:CE, however i initially thought they were both real until i spotted the F1:CE banner in the background.
So i didnt bother ticking either because neither were GT photos, got 14pts, then tried it with 15B and got the 15th point, but they're still cheating :P

Despite getting them all right, i have to admit had they been clean samples (free from GT logos & text) they could have been used for a motoring magazine and im sure people wouldnt tell the difference.

Emrah @ Oct 8th 2007 10:27AM

Car shaders are absolutely superb in GT5. However, I am not keen on the surroundings, as far as I could see in trailers. There were even texture repeat problems on occasions, and the trees use a cross billboard technique. All this probably because, they want to run it 60fps at 1080p. Very pointless to me (the 1080p part, not 60fps of course. 60 fps is a must). I'd have preferred better surroundings at 720p, and maybe throw in there some AA to make it even smoother. And wait, the replay mode is 30fps. Urgh. I am gonna buy it anyways, but these make me a sad little boy.

animekid3515 @ Oct 8th 2007 10:30AM

@P: there are 15 questions...

Kxpuc @ Oct 8th 2007 10:32AM

on the 6th one you can see a GT sign in the background on the B one so i wonder which pic is that ^_^

bajanboss @ Oct 8th 2007 10:50AM

14pts...sweet ownage

bamf @ Oct 8th 2007 10:51AM

I got 13. From the HD trailers I've seen its the background that ruins it for these cars as its not up to the same quality. The cars look so photorealistic they're out of place. You could fit the car in a real life video and you wouldn't be able to tell.

If the last one, pic 2 is from F1:CE I like to point out that the cars do not look like that in the gameplay.

Byron517 @ Oct 8th 2007 10:55AM

@6

You know they still have some time until the finished product comes out so you know they could work out the kinks and make it run really smooth! I won't sell it short until I see the finished product but from what I'm seeing GT5 is looking amazing!

Sammy @ Oct 8th 2007 10:56AM

We have only seen fairly blank backgrounds thus far. I still expect more than this game is currently giving. I like the fact the full product will continue to be supported after release. Hopefully the additions won't be subjected the same pricing idiocy that Prologue suffered.

Ian @ Oct 8th 2007 11:20AM

baaabbabbbaaabb

Do I get a prize?

Zobar @ Oct 8th 2007 11:39AM

lol 10 out of 14 ( bonus 15)

zobar @ Oct 13th 2007 5:17AM

some pictures look like RL cars from GT5

Killjebus @ Oct 8th 2007 12:02PM

That we can even take a quiz like this shows the TRUE power of the PS3.

Wonderflex @ Oct 8th 2007 1:06PM

If you have seen the trailers it makes this a while lote easier because of the brick pattern used, and the red suits that the pit crew wear.

Andy @ Oct 8th 2007 1:22PM

@15

I think your confused. Its the fact that we can barely tell the difference between real life and gt5 that showcases the true power of the PS3.

I'm assuming they worked on the car models first because thats what most people look at, and are now cleaning up the backround.

BurnZ @ Oct 8th 2007 1:22PM

11 out of 14. Doesn't look too bad, but GT doesn't interest me as it used to.

PSN: Mr_BurnZ

sm @ Oct 8th 2007 1:27PM

I got 8 questions right only, LMAO I was like this is so easy then I press validate or whatever only got 8 right o sht this game's graphics are better than real life.

never$$hort @ Oct 8th 2007 1:55PM

Wow I only got 9 right and I totally thought I knew the difference!! Anyone got a test comparing xbox 360 games to real life??? Uhhh, thats right, didn't think so...

marc @ Oct 8th 2007 1:59PM

i got 15...that was pretty easy. even though the last one is from another game..

TORO @ Oct 8th 2007 2:00PM

**QUIZ SPOILER - ANSWERS**

Looks like most of you already took the quiz but I'll give you the answers if you want to know which ones are fake/real (just view the source code)

1) B
2) A
3) A
4) A
5) B
6) B
7) A
8) B
9) B
10) B
11) A
12) A
13) A
14) B
15) B

B1gC72 @ Oct 8th 2007 2:08PM

dammit i thought i was doin good. i only got 9 of um. these graphics are sicker than the third floor on a hospital.

ChillyWilly @ Oct 8th 2007 2:58PM

12 out of 14. That was pretty difficult.

Can't wait to get more details about this game. Hoping they will have a demo before it comes out.

Carlo @ Oct 8th 2007 3:04PM

I got 9...wow...that's pretty impressive still....

Ruben @ Oct 8th 2007 3:41PM

The PS3
A console that produces images that look realer than real.

Justin @ Oct 8th 2007 4:26PM

i got 11

TORO @ Oct 8th 2007 5:12PM

They always do this though, show you still images and replays. I'll judge how beautiful it looks when we see gameplay!

Eugene @ Oct 8th 2007 7:23PM

lol #20 ur fukkin stupid. you cant tell the difference seriously? The only one that fooled me was the last one and that game isnt even GT5

Nicholas @ Oct 8th 2007 7:40PM

I found it easy, but only because I've seen the full 1080i/p (sometimes higher) resolution versions of those images. At full size, comparing them to their real-life examples suddenly presents little challenge. You can take a picture of Motocross madness from circa 1997, shrink it to that small box size, and have a hard time discerning it from the real thing. The test is sadly biased, interesting, but biased.

Eugene @ Oct 8th 2007 7:42PM

and also this is a biased comparo probably made by someone who was paid by sony, cuz they used wallpaper quality photos that were modified in photoshop so they look superficial rather than using real raw crisp photos,

so this just means ur too stupid to see the difference or ur justifying buying ur ps3 by lying to urself

P @ Oct 8th 2007 7:48PM

animekid3515:
I know there are 15 questions, i even said there were 15 questions, but as 14 of them are GT related i didnt bother counting it. That'd be stupid, like the BBC showing video of KZ2 for Halo3 :P

tmplscar @ Oct 8th 2007 8:02PM

yo...got 13 right!!! Which one is the formula car?

roy117 @ Oct 8th 2007 9:54PM

i got 14 out of 14 at the first try.

Believe me, GT5 series still have a loooooooooong way to go, to look like real life cars !!!

Mike @ Oct 8th 2007 10:00PM

I got 13 of them and didn't cheat by looking for disclaimer text. The problem with this quiz is that we're looking at stills. If you had video of the real thing and the game in motion, the human eye could spot the game 99.9% of the time.

Galley @ Oct 8th 2007 10:23PM

14 out of 14, baby!

Nicholas @ Oct 10th 2007 6:09AM

@Mike

No, the problem is that of resolution, or the lack of.

Jayceon @ Oct 9th 2007 8:31AM

This is way too easy.

Picture 1: has text in the GT5 picture
Picture 2: shows some clouds on the car, but the air in the back is fully clouded
Picture 3: unrealistic color
Picture 4: unrealistic color
Picture 5: copyright text at the bottom and GT logo in the background
Picture 6: GT5 mechanics visible and they don't reflect on the car, despite their red clothing
Picture 7: GTHD logo clearly visible
Picture 8: GT5 hasn't got trees that detailed
Picture 9: minor difference in car color
Picture 10: GT5 uses different Xanavi-colors
Picture 11: car is too shiny
Picture 12: car color difference and AA problems
Picture 13: the background is not detailed enough
Picture 14: AA problems again and doesn't look realistic enough
Picture 15: FO:CE uses the older 2006 car, the real car is clearly newer (front wing)