The Art of Realism in Gran Turismo 7

Gran Turismo 7's graphics aren't physically perfect, and that’s the secret to why they look

so real. If the game just showed you the raw, physically accurate light data,

it would look fake. Your eyes aren't cameras; they adapt and perceive light in a very specific,

non-linear way. Simply crushing the brights and darks would look like a clipped,

ugly mess. So, the developers created a custom system that mimics how

your brain processes vision. It takes the game's massive range of light and carefully

translates it for your screen, preserving the *feeling* of brightness and color.

This is why highlights on cars have a soft, natural roll-off instead of just turning into a white