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The Last of Us. God of War: Ascension. Beyond: Two Souls. PlayStation 3 is enjoying an Indian Summer of sorts - a well-stacked line-up of first-party exclusives that sees the venerable current-gen hardware pushed to new technological heights in the months running up to the arrival of PS4. Perhaps most eagerly awaited is the arrival of November's Gran Turismo 6, the second - and almost certainly the last - PlayStation 3 game to arrive from the labs of Polyphony Digital, home to some of the most talented console developers in the world.The arrival of a new demo this week gives us our first opportunity to put the second-gen edition of the PS3 Gran Turismo engine through its paces. Even before you hit the track, GT6 moves the series in the right direction. The prolonged loading times seen in the last game have been massively cut down, menus are easier to navigate, and the transitions between option screens are now much faster.
On the track, the changes are even more dramatic. The weight balancing and dynamics of the cars feels more accurate than before, with the use of improved suspension modelling and tyre interaction adding more subtleties to how vehicles handle when braking and turning corners - a crucial element of the new game that Eurogamer covered in more depth last week.
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