WipEout HD delayed due to technical issue

[Axel]

There you have it lads. Ah shyte

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=191929

WipEout HD has yet to be released because of a "specific technical problem", but Sony hopes it will be out "before the end of the year".

"There is a specific technical problem with WipEout that we have to solve. I can't go into details but it is a really, really tricky technical problem that no region has been able to solve at the moment," Sony Europe boss David Reeves told us when we hassled him about the game's progress this week at LA.

"I think it will come out before the end of the year but it is something that was just very difficult to get to grips with."

Which is a shame, because WipEout HD looks great and we were pretty happy with it when we got to play around with an unfinished build a few months ago.

WipEout HD features eight tracks borrowed and spruced up from the excellent PSP games along with online multiplayer and the promise of downloadable content. It also aims to run at 60 frames-per-second in 1080p.

[ColdRem'S]

Colin, have you any comment?Pleaaaaaase!!!

[piper999]

Colin, have you any comment?Pleaaaaaase!!!

Maybe nobody told him about it?

[RJ O'Connell]

piper, Colin is part of the development team that is making WipEout HD, if I recall he is the lead designer of Pulse and HD as well. I think he would know about any issues with the game's development to this point, and if there is a problem he didn't know about, someone certainly would have told him.

Coincidentally, he's online right now and viewing this thread by the time I finish this edit.

[piper999]

piper, Colin is part of the development team that is making WipEout HD, if I recall he is the lead designer of Pulse and HD as well. I think he would know about any issues with the game's development to this point, and if there is a problem he didn't know about, someone certainly would have told him.

Coincidentally, he's online right now and viewing this thread by the time I finish this edit.

It was actually a joke based on the legendary lack of internal communication at Sony.

[mangaroo]

/me cries =(

say it aint so..

[Colin Berry]

When the head of Sony Europe says he cant go in to detail then you can hardly expect me to.

At least something has been said, it should end all the July 15th I mean 16th I mean 20th nonsense

[piper999]

When the head of Sony Europe says he cant go in to detail then you can hardly expect me to.

At least something has been said, it should end all the July 15th I mean 16th I mean 20th nonsense

What about the 99% no 97% stop bothering me about it nonsense?

[Darkdrium777]

I don't think you should have said that...
After all, he has no obligations to give you answers, and percentages like this are always estimates.

Suit yourself though, if you like whatever may come at you. :-

[Colin Berry]

What about the 99% no 97% stop bothering me about it nonsense?

What nonsense ?
The game was almost finished
An issue arose
Its being fixed


I never said stop bothering me but I did find the posts along the lines of "OMG its out tomorrow my binman told me and its a 15gig install" a complete waste of everyones time.

[Rapier Racer]

Well at least now there is some infos, wonder what the problem is? The old crippled download ships bit? He said something no region has solved which makes me think it's some sort of issue with the online aspect?? Sure sucks ass that it might not be out till the end of the year, big time This entire generation is starting to suck ass on the delaystation. (Big time PS fan here, allegiance weakening daily.)

What about the 99% no 97% stop bothering me about it nonsense?

.... k so I'm not denying that I've thrown some heavy criticism at SONY myself, but thats SCE in general, I think though, that taking that kind of attitude towards the lead guy of HD is crossing the line, he doesn't have to post here remember?

Which sort of brings me to the next point, from what I understand it's not Colins decision to stay silent when a delay occurs, so the frustration from the lack in info should be guided elsewhere, I feel it also though, it's not hard for someone at Sony to announce the games is delayed due to technicalities or just say it's delayed for at least X months, other devs do it so I don't see what the excuse is.

It's a poor show that a gaming site had to prod for the info I bet Sony would have said jack **** for months to come otherwise.

[RJ O'Connell]

I don't think 60FPS/1080p is the problem as one user implied.

Maybe it's online debugging, maybe it's trophy support. But I'd rather SL take their time to work out the issues than release a buggy game. I think we all remember our reaction when told the DLC ships for Pulse wouldn't be available for use online. I don't want any more silly bugs like that in HD.

ColdRem'S: Colin has been very tight lipped about what's keeping the game off the e-shelves ever since we were told the game was "99% finished". Maybe it could change, but I know for certain the number's around 85-90% now.

[piper999]

Classic Sony train wreck. Again. Unfortunately.

But as long as it is a "really, really, reaaaallly tricky problem honest" then I guess that's ok then.

[Paradoxx]

60FPS/1080P = PS3 overheat ? ...

[RJ O'Connell]

Haha wow. The GameFAQs board for Wipeout HD is already talking about this game being vapourware.

People are really fickle nowadays...:/

[Darkdrium777]

People are impatient and like to complain when even the smallest thing is not "right" according to them.

Most recent example in Sony's case would be firmware 2.40/2.41. People where screaming for "IN GAME XMB!" for the better part of the PS3's life time. Now they got it, but they're like: "That's not what we meant. What we wanted was in-game chat, music, messages etc." :/

[cybrpnk]

^^^

i'm waiting for the in-game make my breakfast firmware...

[G'Kyl]

People are impatient and like to complain when even the smallest thing is not "right" according to them.

Yep, that sucks. Most ppl cry wolf before they think...

Most recent example in Sony's case would be firmware 2.40/2.41. People where screaming for "IN GAME XMB!" for the better part of the PS3's life time. Now they got it, but they're like: "That's not what we meant. What we wanted was in-game chat, music, messages etc." :/

... although in this case people are right to be disappointed. Because what do you want in-game-XMB for? Exactely: many things Sony didn't deliver on. It's a bit like building a school for the kids in South Africa and not getting teachers in there as well.

Ben

[Uridium]

hey...

I know its still up in the air about the failing the epilepsy test, but after reading some of the posts here from those of of having been lucky enough to play early builds...the ones that mentioned feeling a little nauseous from it...

I am just wondering if you were standing while playing vs sitting...
I get dizzy sometimes when playing certain wipeouts (FUSION, XL) while standing...sitting is a world of difference. I only mention this becuase if you played it at some show in a booth or something, chances are you were standing.

If either standing or sitting then disregard I guess

The mind plays tricks on you when your standing and trying to play these games

~cheers

Uridium