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Thread: Will Wipeout HD be at Leipzig Games Con?

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    Alright folks, just got back to the hotel from the first day of GC. Now get yourself a glass of water, sit down comfortably and read the news: wipEout HD is at GC, and it’s fully playable. I spent about an hour with a tired Tony Buckley (poor lad had to spend the night on the airport in Frankfurt), and he showed me pretty much everything there is to see and know (I will upload the whole video interview soon-ish). I don’t have much time now, so I’ll just hit you with the hard facts.

    Alternative HUDs are in, we get a 2097 and a w3o HUD to unlock in campaign. These are pretty much exactly the HUDs from the respective games, so it’s pure nostalgia here.

    The reverse tracks we heard about before are indeed reverse versions of the 8 already confirmed tracks. Chenghou with magstrips looks weird at first, but it definitely works.

    All ships from Pulse are back, each with 3 fantastic skins and 1 special platinum skin. To see Icaras in HD was pure wipEout porn, Icaras fans are gonna collapse when they see this.

    There is NO option to disable BRs, however Tony assured me that they are guaranteed to work every time now, and also they seem to bite a bigger chunk of out of your ship’s energy, so who knows, maybe they’re not as bad as in Pulse.

    Be it due to epilepsy tests or whatever, Zone Mode has been slightly nerfed. Fear not, speed and gameplay are intact, the only thing that’s forever gone are the EQ graphics on all the billboards (they’re still on the track itself though). So, meh, but it doesn’t really matter in the end I guess.

    Back to the good news: Split screen works perfectly, you can choose which way you want to split, and it runs at a steady 30fps. Yes, ‘only’ 30, but dead solid. The rest of the game is in full 60fps 1080p glory, of course, and the screen tearing from the preview version has been completely ironed out. This really IS the smoothest game I have ever seen.

    Oh yeah, almost forgot: the game will basically have the full functionality of the wipeout-game website’s record tables included and working live, so you always have the world record time displayed to hunt down!

    Uhm, what else…
    Photo mode has some nice added filters and options, there will be NO replays unfortunately, Sol 2 is a charm to look at in HD, and Tony Buckley is all ways of awesome He couldn’t say anything about the price point of HD, and he only just hinted at a September release (but I guess that’s pretty much on the spot – wipEout IS a September game after all ). He also hinted at the possibility of HD being released on BluRay at a later date, IF there is enough demand. Also, there is no additional downloadable content planned right now, since all of the originally planned DLC is now in the game right from the get-go. They will, however be supporting the game (whatever that means), and IF there’s enough demand, there might be DLC later on.

    Okay guys, now I gotta take a shower and get some sleep, gotta be at the top of my game tomorrow – Tony invited me to an 8 player linked game, and I gotta perform
    Read you later everybody!

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    Hey all, haven't been on this for 3 years but:

    http://www.ps3fanboy.com/

    Has a video showing new HD trailer including horizontal and vertical split screen!

    Hmm as I was posting this the other post appeared! ^^^

    On another note am glad I remembered about this site, Wipeout has always been one of my gaming staples, even though I was never brilliant.

    Am really looking forward to getting online with it.
    I did have pure and pulse but had to get rid of my psp, but I may be in line for a PSP3000
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    I believe the trailer is ehaded to psn store tomorrow.. I think

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    Fan-****ing-tastic news all around-- thanks much for the updates

    Edit-- curious news about the non-commitment to future DLC, and the statement that all stuff originally intended as DLC is now put into the game. I guess that the business model in Wipeout Pulse was not much liked?

    As excited as I am about Wipeout HD, it would seem that the economics of creating HD content are rearing their heads-- much fewer tracks here than in the PSP titles. Is it safe to say that generation of content (tracks) is much more expensive for a full 1080p HD experience?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frances_Penfold View Post
    Edit-- curious news about the non-commitment to future DLC, and the statement that all stuff originally intended as DLC is now put into the game. I guess that the business model in Wipeout Pulse was not much liked?
    Probably more like "we have the extra time now to put it in, so why not?"

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    Who knows, but having a look at the content for other games, I wouldn't worry so much, I'm sure it will be affordable. Is there any news about the release date?

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    Ok so theres no equalizers on the walls, but still on the track surfaces? Does the track's color scheme still change every 5 zones?

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    thanks for the info eLhabib!

    Now promise me tomorrow you go back and torture someone with plastic coffee stirrers until they tell you the release date

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    Quote Originally Posted by eLhabib View Post
    He also hinted at the possibility of HD being released on BluRay at a later date, IF there is enough demand.
    If there is a BR release my purchase is 100% guaranteed. I'm still undecided whether I will buy it if it is a PSN only release.

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    fan-bloody-tastic, really pumped for this now......but need in game voice badly so i can rinse my mates as i rocket past them, has anything been mentioned regarding this or not ????

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    ^^
    Voice chat would be really nice

    Quote Originally Posted by zerojay View Post
    Probably more like "we have the extra time now to put it in, so why not?"
    I guess so. But the whole idea of DLC with Pulse was to create a source of revenue associated with the game long after the purchase of the initial UMD disc. By including the originally intended DLC, Sony is moving away from this financial model-- figuring that it is probably best to include more original content and charge a bit more for the game up front.

    Quote Originally Posted by Nadia Elenova View Post
    Who knows, but having a look at the content for other games, I wouldn't worry so much, I'm sure it will be affordable. Is there any news about the release date?
    I'm not so much worried about it being affordable-- current generation games run $60+ USD and I'm sure Wipeout HD will be south of that, and well worth it IMHO.

    It's just striking how much less content there is in Wipeout HD than in the recent PSP games, and I wonder if this reflects intrinsic development costs for real HD games

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    You have to keep in mind that this is a download game, for a price most likely below 40€, so that's not bad.

    Yes, the color still changes in Zone mode. No, I didn't ask about the voice chat, will do tomorrow.
    As for the release date: expect it late September. It's unconfirmed, but strongly hinted at.

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    aren't the effects on the walls there any more? sniff, but apparently except zone mode yes? I hope because it's a sublime effect.

    there are chances for September, that would be too perfect. no tearing, a very good news this info. Thanks you very much.

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    surely all online gaming in this day and age should include the option of voice (i know its not everyones cup of tea but there is always a mute option) - so please any devs reading - if its not in, we would like it and if it is then thank you.

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    I believe this is a feature that they can add. I hope they do. But i'm just glad that we are getting a lot of info about the game. SL I get paid on the 25th Sep. Can you release the game then? I'm gonna book a holiday to cane the game that day lol.

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    What I'd like to see next:

    - SL uploading an updated version of Wipeout-Game.com
    - A firm release date (duh)
    - This game on my hard drive pronto.

    Martin you confirmed most of our suspicion about the four extra ships, including my own (I was the first to bring it to attention that it's their worst kept secret) - I don't even like Icaras as much and it's making me want to play Wipeout Pure non-stop! The live time tables are an awesome addition, same for the extra HUDs (what about weapon icons, since there's definitely some changes between the weapons in WOXL, WO3 and HD?) and SPLIT SCREEN! I don't care if it runs 30 FPS, it's a solid framerate AND it's SPLIT FREAKIN' SCREEN WIPEOUT!

    Combined with the W3O HUD, and most of us will inadvertently be scraping walls non-stop hoping for an extra burst of speed.

    And voice chat would just be the icing on the cake - unless certain racers have been slurring their words from high levels of alcohol to go along with thick accents And I'd still laugh my ass off.
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    Quote Originally Posted by eLhabib View Post
    As for the release date: expect it late September. It's unconfirmed, but strongly hinted at.
    That gives me one month to convince my boss to buy a PS3 and WipEout HD. He played the first WipEout, I think I have my chances.
    Thank you very much for the report, eLhabib!

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    Fine work Habib!

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    Did'nt you ask him about Pulse on PS2? Although many members on here say it's coming for sure, i still don't see it happening.
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    If it comes out in September, I'll be on holiday
    This game is looking so damn sweet. Shame the EQ on the billboards in zone had to go. Those looked real cool.

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