Integrated Systems Europe. While it isn’t up there with E3 in the average gamer’s vocabulary, the ISE show in Amsterdam is a hotbed of cutting edge display tech. Gran Turismo Sport was part of Sony’s showcase, and a small detail from the franchise’s earlier years was spotted by our eagle-eyed community.
In the video above, you’ll find Sony’s massive CLEDIS display system, boasting an 8K x 2K resolution. Skip ahead to the 2:13 mark, and if you’re familiar with Gran Turismo 4, you should find a familiar location.
Marunouchi — more specifically, the Tokyo International Forum — was one of several Japanese locations in the PS2 title, which also marked the first instance of Gran Turismo’s Photomode. In the case of GT Sport, the location is likely one of the 1000-plus Scapes that Polyphony has stated are a part of the game.
We’ve corrected the perspective from the video to compare to an original GT4 image:
While not the biggest of news bombshells, it’s nonetheless a pleasing bonus for digital photographers. The GT4 Photo Travel locations arguably offered more variety than either of the PS3-era games that came later, so we wonder what other classics are hidden amongst the hundreds of Scapes in GT Sport.
As for more substantial updates on the game, GT Sport will be present at the Game Developers Conference next week, while a new Pininfarina Vision Gran Turismo is set to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show only days later. Hopefully one of those events sheds more light on the title’s recent developments.
Thanks to okami11408 for first pointing out the Marunouchi connection!
Gran Turismo Sport is scheduled to launch later this year on PlayStation 4.
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