Are Games Surpassing Real World Visuals? GTA 4 Liberty City Vs. New York City

The ENB mod for Grand Theft Auto 4 is surely creating some hype in the games industry. Some have claimed that this is what the next generation of video games will look like and some are already claiming that this is proof that video games are already  surpassing real world visuals.
Is that really the case? Please check the gallery below where we have compared real life visuals from New York City the one inspired by it in Grand Theft Auto IV. Please do note the images are not aimed to achieve pixel to pixel comparison, but rather, they are used for representation purpose.
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