Still my favourite. And it had customizable controls, 13 years before they couldn't be bothered to put them in Wipeout 2048.
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I agree that Fusion was a bit disappointing, hopefully they did much better later (one may say "less worse") but if another studio develops a sequel there is a small chance the first title will be disappointing for the same reasons.
I yet have to comment the "there's not much more you can do with the franchise" part. History showed us resurrections which proved very successful, one recent that comes to my mind being Street Fighter IV - though it was a partial resurrection since Capcom (the former developer of Street Fighter) co-developed Street Fighter IV.
If you'd like a polished version of the WipEout 2048 Vita game as is, I don't see any reason why they would update the game. I mean, as gamers we would love to, but publishers have no interest in doing so.
Other options would be porting the game to another platform (most probably PS3) and hope the port would add features, or getting another title (WipEout 2049 ?) with some updates.
First tDR closes and Colin Fawcett died and now this, I was very shocked when I heard the story I really love the wipEout series every though HD was my first game but Destruction Derby was the first game I played from Psygnosis in the late 90's and wipEout was inspirational to me with the graphic arts. So I do say R.I.P wipEout and Sudio Liverpool / Psygnosis.
2048 was still fun, but I don't know why they removed so many features. No custom soundtracks? No custom races? Local OR online? No control of the stock soundtrack? And wasn't there supposed to be some AR thing? PulsE will always be my favorite (haven't played HD on the PS3 yet).
inb4 PULSE IZ 2 SLO!!!!!1
I've read through every single comment from the previous 21 pages, and I have to say, it's lovely seeing everyone sympathize and express their grief at the news, and also their personal experiences of being inundated to WipEout :) Also, nice to see Australia getting some recognition, the prices we pay are just ridiculous.
Late to the party, I know, but I found out on the same day everyone else did and have been dealing with the news away from WipEout Zone. All my friends that also love WipEout, there are about 5/6 of them, are also devastated by the news of closure from SL. We've been playing WipEout Pure at school everyday since the news, and I've been playing Zone every night :D
Best wishes to the SL staff, I loved the facebook page they had with 2048, a real shame it's all gone now :(
:( very sad :(
indeed Terra-Wrists. But lets make the most of the time left and keep playing online! Some great races with you recently :)
Look at it this way, with Studio Liverpool gone, WipEout is now public domain, unless Sony still holds the rights.
Of course Sony still holds the rights.
How do you think they are still selling games with the Wipeout name.
Things don't just go public domain just because the studio that made the game doesn't exist anymore. That's not how things work.
Thanks Feisar_arc, you made my day n__n
Oh, does that mean I can't post race footage of Wip3out Special Edition to YouTube?
You can, and Sony could probably ask for removal of it, but i'm pretty sure it won't happen (there is already plenty of videos)
This is now my wallpaper. I only realised the Studio Liverpool closure happened yesterday.
Now is probably not the time, but I heard that Sony has a new manager now. I am not sure wether that is good or bad news for us, but I have a mildly positive feeling about it.
On the Wipeout 2048 Facebook page a simple post appeared...
WE. ARE. ALIVE.
With an awesome picture. Dunno what that means though
Yeah I just saw that too. Good news!
The 2048 page is active... WHAT COULD THIS MEAN?!?!?!?
Means.....it is alive!!!......well, l hope!
Stevie:)
very curious indeed....
Mildly positive feelings FTW!
A pic of an AG-Systems respawn. And how pathetic is it that my first thought was, "Darn, respawns are still in".
I hope "WE" is as all encompassing as it sounds, great news devs-formerly-known-as-SL!
Haha but remember they also posted they gave away control of their FB account so it could be some ppl close to the project just trying to keep the spirit alive.
That is my worry too docfo4r...hopefully we'll hear some new info soon. The would be the worst trolling wipeout fans had to suffer through....I would expect there would be a lot of resentment after that if it was the case! Let me check twitter for the regulars..
I'm hearing mixed news all over so still just waiting on some confirmation....
Strange things are happening.
Colin Berry's just posted a response concerning this We.Are.Alive thing, now his comment is gone!
Can I just ask you all not to believe anything you may read on neoGAF over this?
Well, you know... clinging to a straw. :)
I'll say here what I said in response to the Facebook post. Has anyone considered that this message may be directly to us as fans of Wipeout to let us all know that there are still people at Sony who care about the community? Just because the Studio itself is gone doesn't mean that we have to sit back and let the game die. Wipeout IS alive, and it will be for as long as we - the community - keep it that way.
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UPDATE - From the 2048 page
Good afternoon Pilots
As you may be aware; Studio Liverpool shut its doors on the 22nd of August 2012.
It was a very sad day- the end of an era and will never be forgotten. While we wait for news on the future of WipEout, Online play will continue to be supported and there will be plenty of WipEout community events, giveaways and goodies to look forward to!
WipEout’s passion will live on - Together we are stronger and together we will keep WipEout alive.
WE ♥ WO!
Exactly as I said, it was a shout out to the community.
I though it was a some kind of announcement of WipEout future being unveiled shortly, or maybe 2048 which would keep being updated/fixed (as he really need to) but obviously not u__u
Very disappointed.
Everyone keep playing online! :)
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/wipeo...studio/0103011
(MCV UK are big and credible, so I'm buying their story).
I only have one question: why? Why would you hand a franchise from an incredibly consistent developer who have been working on it for decades to an obvious b-team? This makes some of the gossip about evolution and scee management having it in for SL all the more credible. Extremely disappointing if true.
And they've already admitted they were wrong, check the update on that story
Seriously guys, treat any story on major news sites over the next day or so regarding the future of Wipeout development with a massive pinch of salt. A lot of people read too far into that message and it'll take a while for all the Chinese whispers to die down.
yeah you're right, cheers for pointing that out. and yeah, it's probably a good idea just to forget about it all for a bit. hmmph. if anything it's nice to see how much love there still is for SL. gone (?) but most definitely not forgotten.
Let's just see what the future brings. :) Let's enjoy what we have!
The Escapist has posted it too. They're a bit skeptical, but overall the general consensus is that something is brewing.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news...l-WE-ARE-ALIVE
It may be a good thing, but like Hellfire said, lets wait until we have something more solid.
Looks like those looking for zombie mode got their wish after all.
I am still giving a little hope for adhoc track selection and custom controls to be implemented. I know its a 1% chance at best.