Just because you might be the best in the world at what you do, it doesn't mean you don't want to continue to push the boundaries of what's feasibly possible. That concept of "achieving the highest possible quality" has been the motto for years over at Polyphony Digital (PD), the makers of the Gran Turismo racing series, and recently at a party commemorating the ten year anniversary of the game, the developers put on a tech demo that has the game and video world buzzing.

The first presentation showcased the new Gran Turismo 5 in a time trial competition, which was shown on a Sony SRX-S110 digital cinema projector. In its native form, GT5 runs at a full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. But for this special time trial, the Polyphony Digital crew combined the processing power of four synced PS3's to produce a image of 3840 x 2160, which is about 4x the visual surface both vertically and horizontally than standard full HD.Technically the concept was simple. Each PS3 was tasked with running just one part of the image, which when combined together was able to produce a visually amazing video game presentation that left attendees stunned. It also probably didn't hurt that the time trial was presented on a giant 220 inch screen.But the mind-blowing didn't end there. For part two of its tech demonstration, PD showed off a playable demonstration of GT5 on a Sony developed Nano-Spindt Field Emissions Display (FED), which is capable of frame rates of 240fps. Again four PS3's were used in the demo to achieve the 240fps mark, which is four times that of a single PS3 console. In case you're wondering, 240fps is actually faster than the human eye can comprehend, and the resulting effect on the game produced an image that was described as "following a real world event happening right in front of your face with your own eyes....any and all flickering in the movement of the vehicle, in the smoke from the tires, etc. are completely gone and you are almost tricked into believing you are watching something in real life."Who knows how long it will be until consumers get to regularly enjoy this level of video visual immersion, it'll more than likely be ages. That is, of course, unless you're willing to shell out enough coin for four PS3's and a Bachelors Degree in Computer Technology.You can learn more about the tech demo and Gran Turismo 5 at the Gran Turismo