Gran Turismo 5's realism extends even into the in-game weather. Polyphony Digital's Kazunori Yamauchi revealed at a TGS session that the game's weather system will dynamically alter factors like temperature, pressure and humidity in real time, working to simulate real weather systems. What they're calling the Dynamic Weather System will also change surface conditions to give a real chaotic weather feeling over the tracks.
Yamauchi says that the simulation doesn't actually let them set conditions on a track. All they can do is set tendencies, and it's up to the Dynamic Weather System to actually determine conditions. Their input is merely a sort of forecast for what the weather will really be.
Be sure to check out the new screenshots of the weather mode in the gallery below. Note that they don't do any justice to the live demonstration we saw. Effects like rain and snow hitting the windsheld were very impressive, and at some points startlingly realistic.
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7:23 PM on 09.16.2010 | 
chicken switch.
@nesto
I don't thonk the post is claiming that GT5 is the first game to have it.
@sothick88
"it still looks better than in GT5 looking at vids from the gameplay"
Do you mean the really compressed vids on youtube? your comparing compressed internet video to HD realtime and basing your argument on this? How cute.
Hey, is that the waaahhhhmbulance?
This game is gonna fucking rock and that is all.
@sofik88 - troll better. This game looks great and will play great. If you enjoy racing games on the 360 then you sure as hell would enjoy this game (unless you have a mental issue maybe?). Sony/GT fans deserve this game, there have been endless delays and and I'm happy for all of you that you'll eventually get a chance to play this game, you bastards :P
I still think GT2 is the best racing game that has ever existed.
Jesus Christ people. PGR weather looks great, we all know that. But what you all seem to forget is that PGR is 30 FPS/720p while GT5 is SIXTY FPS, 1080p (or 720p with 4x AA), 16 cars on track! Also 3D and head tracking.
You can't ignore such important facts.