Lance : http://uk.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=84561Quote:
Originally Posted by Lance
He's probably waiting for Hd too, & followed your advice lol.
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Lance : http://uk.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=84561Quote:
Originally Posted by Lance
He's probably waiting for Hd too, & followed your advice lol.
dial-up don't do video ;)
You could always wait for two years :g
In Game XMB access is coming this week, 2nd July;
http://blog.us.playstation.com/
Firmware v2.40 will become available for download on July 2nd. We hope you enjoy these much-requested features, and look forward to your feedback.
Maybe this will pave the way for better online gaming and WO:HD!
You know, I'm thinking that WOHD will be coming out soon now. Maybe I just never noticed this before, but when you watch the trailer on the PS3, and press the PS button, it pulls up the XMB, which if you are playing a movie off a disc, it just pulls up the option to cancel playback or turn off the system.
So I'm thinking that now that we have in game XMB, they'll be able to let WOHD out
That's an interesting thought. It lends credence perhaps to July 15th release date (seemingly) randomly touted by 1-up. Put XMB friends update in on July 2nd, allow roughly 2 weeks for any serious unseen bugs to arise/be fixed, release WipEoutHD! :D Studio Liverpool have said it's nearly done a while back - is this the final piece? I was driving to work this morning wondering if it was a HUD re-design causing the hold-up, but then it could be this instead. Fingers crossed, ey? :) Trophies, XMB friend invites. I'm as expectant as a hungry man who's waiting for a 16 ounce steak! (Rare of course. None of this 'well-done' nonsense :P)
You should lose the quote ;)
And well, release date discussion, blabla.
Still waiting, but I guess that's the only thing I can do, AND watch Stargate :P
32 168 views... Unless we (the members) are the only ones coming back frantically to this topic, here's an invitation to all the non-members to join this forum if they are fans of Wipeout :)
I favour the 'members frantically refreshing the topic' theory.
:P Ditto!
Or a lot of lurkers...
Lurker reporting in :dizzy
Yes, I have been lurking....<sigh!> waiting VERY patiently for over a year now. I bought my PS2 just for <ugh!> Fusion, and I got my PS3 specifically because of Wipeout HD (as well as the "full" version they promised last year). The worst part of waiting is not having ANY info to go on! No release dates, no promotions aside from one trailer, no news! If they just told us to hold tight for another 2 weeks, it would be all good! Heck, even if they said September 12th (random date) I would be happy. Just give us a date already SONY!:evil
Thats too much to ask, apparently.
Soccermom: the epicity of that username is beyond description
:g
Anyway, it could be worse, SL could burn down, along with all the copies of HD
Is that even a word? :gQuote:
Originally Posted by omega329
Oh I hope that your prediction does not happen. It would be awful :/
It is because it sounds cool! :g
*hides from Lance*
well, as the #wipeoutzone crew can attest, I have been neutral to no HD to distract me from getting my new sorceress up and running on the new D2 Ladder, but now she's almost fully ready and I want my HD :\
maybe it will get released when I finally get hired!
That could prove difficult.Quote:
Originally Posted by omega329
"epicity". :rolleyes:
...am now more convinced than ever that WOHD was waiting for this system update. Reading into it further, they've added the ability to play your own music in game, if the game supports it.
Re: #446 Apologies for the quote of the post directly above. Usually do that in order to prevent later editing of the post making the reply nonsense - if you follow. But point taken...and now I understand Darkdrium777's comment :P
If it comes out in July at some point then you might be onto something there, I thought about this, but thought again along the lines of this update sets some sort of standard that developers can work with to allow custom playlists in game, I presumed SL just went that little bit further in that area to allow HD custom musics.
Also if that is the reason, uh, wonder why no one said as such.
Because it's not the reason. Colin said the game is not 100% finished yet. So, as long as he doesn't tell us any different, it's still not finished. Who knows, maybe they had to make changes. I don't think the game is even in Sony's hands by now, it's still at SL. When they have it ready, Sony will receive it and decide on a release date. I wouldn't hope for July, actually... :(
Leave me be in my little world of want :P
The not being finished was kind of what I was getting at though - i.e. waiting for the update to be deployed so they can tweak the final bits and get it working seamlessly. Pure conjecture, obviously.
More time in SL costs more money, thats why I doubt this, what sort of budget do you think they're on? Enough to have money fights? Distinctly not the impression I had.
Custom soundtrack was already possible before 2.40 (I don't know which update it was in but it's been there for a few months now). All that 2.40 allows for games with this custom music patch added (It does NOT work for games that have not been patched) is to play music via the pop-up XMB instead of going into the game's menu to change the music (Is longer). So the custom soundtrack issue is not the problem.
I give this theory a lot of credence. the 2.4 update was just announced yesterday. Maybe it is that 1% SL and Sony were waiting on. It would explain why they can't talk about it. Because 2.4 and in game XMB was an announcement Sony wanted to make when they decided it was ready to be made.
I don't believe they'd want a developer spilling the beans as to why a game has not been released yet. There no fun and glory there.
And you know for sure this is not the reason, if so how matey?Quote:
Originally Posted by eLhabib
Yes Colin stated the game was 99% finished but that was a month ago.
I think it's quite possible that SL/Sony whoever "could" be waiting on this new firmware as it contains some of the most asked for features on the ps3 blog since the PS3 was launched. I was not talking about custom sound tracks, this "has" been available for quite some time as a option for devs to use or not use. I was talking about the features for actually arranging online races, GTP5 anyone?!?
This firmware update is massive, biggest yet and the one most owners have been waiting for, no more quiting games to send and read messages for starters, I mean come on, how fundimental is this feature to online gaming?
WO:HD is a big game, a first party game too. The new reward system (trophies) that comes with this update adds gamer points (style) features to games. But games will need to be patched to support it, the only first party game that will support this at the start is Super StarDust (great game for £5 bwt) and that needs patching if you already have it. Maybe they held off releasing partly due to wanting the new features in from the start instead of patching later, that and MGS4 of course (game of the year so far for me btw)
Anyways, I was only posting my thoughts based on what I read, the PS3 blog is a good referance what with it being the offical sony blog.
Linkys for those that wanna read more;
In Game XMB
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/...art-1-the-xmb/
Trophies
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/...rt-2-trophies/
FAQ
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/...ware-v240-faq/
The game has already been rated by PEGI right? So it IS finished. I really doubt such an organism would rate an unfinished game...
It's a big game for us, I'm not so sure it is for Sony...Quote:
Originally Posted by BaldyCurly
This is where paper dollars do less damage than Pounds Sterling. Nerf money. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Rapier Racer
Exactly, unfinished games don't get a rating. It has been rated by ESRB and USK as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by ColdRem'S
As I remember, the last time I waited for something like I do for WOHD, was my first time with a girl...
o___O
Is your right forearm as big now too?Quote:
Originally Posted by alka16r
Quote:
Originally Posted by eLhabib
BINGO !
We have a winner
The game was 99% done, however for various reasons its now more like 97%
So how does something go from being 99% done to 97% done, well we were waiting on the final 1% which was out of our hands and we decided to make some small tweaks and the like. Is it worth it, well in my eyes yes and I know there are people on here that will be happy, can I tell you what we did or are doing, no, not yet I'm afraid. Will you notice, yes.
Its like the xfiles isnt it
I dont mean to be secretive but I'm just not allowed to reveal details, suffice to say I think you will say (down the line) aaaah you delayed it because of that, ok, cool.
But right now its not my remit to say.
So, Colin, any clue on how much longer it will be? We're not even asking for a date, we know you can't give us that, but could you at least tell us if we are talking about weeks, months, or (heavens forbid) even chrismas? That would be uber-sweet to know.
Thank you.
(oh and we absolutely appreciate final changes for the better ;))
The speculation begins...
Changed HUD?
Putting in an option for classic handling?
Mysteries, mysteries :D
Trophies? I`m sure if they put these in they`ll sell a lot more downloads.
Whatever it is, thanks for the information, Colin.
my money's on the HUD...and maybe...maybe...2097 handling...;)
Thanks col for giving some feedback...personally...I can wait for HD knowing it is being fine-tuned...what I can't wait for is 2097 and Wip3out to be released on the PSN!!! I need some big screen WipEout goodness...
I guess the trophies were the original 1% they were waiting on, that wasn't in their hands, as Colin stated. And in the meanwhile they came up with something else...
Cheers for the update Colin.