Gran Tursimo HD

During Sony's special event at E3 this week, gamers finally got another taste of the upcoming Gran Turismo title for the PlayStation 3 — the first look at the game since last year's video of "Vision Gran Turismo." The latest version of the game, now called "Gran Turismo HD," is as stunning as ever. Kazunori Yamauchi, president of Polyphony Digital, details the game below.

"With the power of PlayStation 3, Gran Turismo HD has been prepared in full HD resolution (i.e. 1920 x 1080p, p for progressive) and is displayed at a refresh rate of 60 frames per second," Yamauchi explains. "As you may know, this is the highest possible performance available on the latest high definition television and is three times higher in quality than the average high definition quality broadcast where HD-CAM capabilities are at 1450 x 1080i, (i for interlace). Comparatively, the visual quality in Gran Turismo HD is 12 times higher than Gran Turismo 4 on PlayStation 2, allowing for a world of true high definition, not possible in any other visual format today. The wait for the next generation of Gran Turismo, post launch of PS3, may not be as long as you think."