Gran Turismo 5 Head Tracking (Video)

We’ve known about head tracking in Gran Turismo 5 since last August, but this is the first time we’ve seen it in the flesh, so to speak. Equipped with nothing additional than an Eye-toy camera, Gran Turismo 5 appears to quite happily spin the internal view as quickly as you turn your head.

[C L O U D]

The way he demonstrated it was so slick.

lol

[whateva]

more games need to use the PS-Eye

[Rumor]

anyone care to re-iterate that so-called driving sim on 360.corza? floorza? fuza, was it? XD

[RageAgainstTheMShine]

Since we are getting Gran Turismo 5 and LBP2.

PSEye & Move for GT5 Head tracking and control,
PSEye/Microphone & Move wand for LBP2 voice recording and ID recognition!

What an incridible SYNERGISTIC value for PS Move! Cant wait for the Holidays!

Yahooo! PS Move is Awesome bang for the buck!

GT 5 is a universal game for rich and poor, driver's cockpit steering wheelers or just Dual Shock 3 users. Those who know how to drive and those who don't.

[bumnut]

Head tracking is nothing new, its been around for years (and can get annoying because you have to keep your head still while playing!)

[ABizzel1]

That's neat, but I don't see how this can help with racing.

It would be nice if you could use this online and have your face being shown while you drive pass someone, but I can only imagine what other sick things we'll see if that happens. Never mind stick with head tracking only.

[ChanDangle]

How about seeing ahead of the track before entering a turn? Looking at who's next to you? or just enjoying what Kaz has done with this game?

[dredgewalker]

It also makes you feel like you really are inside the car. Head tracking adds immersion in the game and its a really great additional feature to any driving game.

[RBdrift]

That head tracking looks pretty sweet, but I don't know if you guys remember but GT5 will also support multi screens with multi ps3's!.
Can you guys imagine racing with 3 screens around you at 1080p. Thats Insane!

[gamerz]

I know exactly what it's for. My view preference is cockpit view, however online I use behind-the-car view so I can see the other cars enough to avoid hitting them - especially into turns. With the beautiful interiors of GT5, his will be awesome if it really works.

[FreeFalling]

if you suddenly look somewhere then mess up :/

But otherwise, it's cool.

[EvilBlackCat]

and even when i play with TRACK IR5 i use 3 screens

I recommend track and 3 screens anyway
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[MazzingerZ]

Yeah, that feature is nice but only if you have 3 screens otherwise it doesn't make much sense to turn to see the clock on the wall in my living room.

GT5 is full with features for the whole experience, there are many real hardcore gamers that also have the cash and own a 3-display setup.

Can't wait to experience GT5, can't say it has been a long wait as we have gotten awesome games since it was first announced, Uncharted, Resistance, LBP, Heavy Rain, Killzone, God of War...imagine if SONY didn't have 1st party studios? they would force them to release a unfinished version just to make it to some x-mas season

[JL]

You do realize your head and your eyes work/move independently of one another right? you don't always have to be looking the same way your face is pointing. Did you see how little he moved his head? It's not like you have to move your head 90 degrees for the screen-view to move 90 degrees. So you slightly turn your head, but keep your eyes centered on the screen. It's not that hard of a concept people.

[Nitrowolf2]

That's awesome

[Shaka2K6]

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[Ps_alm3k]

as a option for it to work while leaning. I want to look at the screen while driving.

[SoapShoes]

You can turn your head and still look at the screen. Same way you turn your head to look at the side of your head in a mirror.

[Abriael]

you WILL look at the screen while driving. It works exactly as the Track IR on PC.
It reads subtle movements while you still keep your eyes on the screen, and via a magnification algorithm turns those movements into wider movements on the screen. Explained like this it seems strange, but it feels very very natural once you prove it, and your eyes never need leave the screen.

[BaSeBaLlKiD721]

Sorry but I don't mean anything negative but I don't even see the camera moving when he turns his head... Kinda wish he did it while in the cockpit view, it would've showed a much better representative of the head tracking feature.

[Abriael]

he did. Look at 1:13

[NateNater]

Wait what? Did you watch the video? He does it from in the cockpit view at 0:33-0:37

[bigboss911]

did u even watch the vid? he went in cockpit view and it worked...

[BaSeBaLlKiD721]

ah, my bad... I just skipped down to middle of the video so I missed the cockpit view. Seems like it works pretty well, can't wait to play this game!

also btw, if any of you guys thought I was trying to flame, I wasn't. You can see in my comment history, I have never said anything negative about the PS3. I'll admit that I've said some things about the Xbox even though I have a 360, but PS3? never I would say negative things about it. So for my mistake, I'll give bubbles to everyone who replied.

[RememberThe357]

You can't ever say something that is even close to the edge of negative about anything PS3 related. And you can't say anything positive about anything 360 related either FYI.

We're a very sensitive bunch here in the N4G comment section.

And now I wait for the disagrees as people try to tell themselves that this is not the truth.

BTW the game look sick, I probably wont use the head tracking thing, but it's a cool feature. With all the smack Turn 10 was talking Polyphony seems like they're about to go on a bitch slapping rampage with this game.

[Jls1]

lol that ZR1 owned his lambo

[Jeff257]

That looked really slick. I really need to get me a good steering wheel so Ill be ready for GT5 when it comes out. Already have the PSEye.

[Abriael]

I'm actually thinking that, depending on how much sony publicizes this feature, this might be a major push for the Move. If people buy the PS Eye to play GT5, that's one accessory down for Move as well, it's a step towards getting the whole package.

I'm starting to wonder if there'll be a GT5/PSEye bundle. They said there'll be multiple collector's editions, so I don't think it's so farfetched to think that one might actually include the camera.

[incogneato]

sickk

[DontShoot-Me-Bro]

i...cant...take...the...wait..

..must...have...game...now!!

hummm :(

[Croaker]

That is pretty impressive. I'll enjoy this capability when I play GT5.

[DarkStar1]

http://www.giantbomb.com/gi...

Look at 16:45 of that video, they say head tracking isn't so good.

[viking805fan]

Head Tracking & 3D...WOW!!!

[DarkSpawnClone]

hope they don't add some stupid feature where it takes your pic or ppl can see you, i don't ppl to see me gaming in my undies haha

[nix]

lol... wear a tie n a suit when u game. but burnout always had that option.

[gypsygib]

Wait, PS3 can do head tracking?? That is awesome, I thought only Kinect could do that.

[thor]

Totally lame. If I rotate my head to the right, I'm no longer looking at the screen. You mean I have to watch out of the corner of my eye to make use of this feature? Fail. It doesn't add immersion because it's not realistic. Immersion would be having a huuuuuge screen so that when I look to my right, I can see stuff that's to my right. Here it just bizarrely moves your POV in the game world which is supposed to be immersive? Why not move the screen to the left when I make a fapping motion and move it to the right when I stand on my head? Makes as much sense. OR, I could use left and right on the d-pad. Hmm which would I prefer.

[RedSoakedSponge]

cos if u turn your head, u cant see the screen!!! lmao

[Smootherkuzz]

Don't think it will get much use when racing in a serious race takes to much focus off the track when you have to switch to the mode by pressing a extra button while maintaining your focus, what happens if something happens out side the game and you have it set in head tracking mode and you have to turn your head right away no time to switch head track mode off, maybe you can pause game if you think of that first.looking left & right to see if there is a car there is not some thing I was forced to do in racing games, thats where I use the rear view and doors.sometimes there maybe a blind spot but from what I saw in the video there is a blind here also.It is a add on that gives us something to play with,will it help or change the game I guess we will have to wait and see and we get some feed back on this thing.