Couldn't agree more :+
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Absolutely. If this really is to be the end of the series it's more important than ever now that we keep this going.
Technically, yes. After Wip3out and WipEout 3 SE were released, Psygnosis RIP'ed and later became SCE Studio Liverpool. But that change wasn't the real reason why it *technically* changed because they could have kept the whole team and it would have been as simple as renaming a company and nobody would notice it apart from the new logo on the box. The fact is that the WipEout Fusion team (nb: Fusion was the first WO game by SCE Studio Liverpool) almost entirely collapsed in the middle of the project (many of the devs were hired by Square IIRC) and the Fusion project had a major reboot - so did the WipEout series. A chain is as weak as its weakest link, and Fusion was obviously the weakest link, so the chain was broken at this point.
With that said, I definitely didn't play WipEout games in the last eight years as much as I did in the eight years before so my opinion may be biased by nostalgia and things like that. I'm always opened to sharing opinions, so please feel free to enlighten my path if I'm wrong =)
A special cup in honor of SL could be a good idea, in a matter of thanks. And it could be organized anually, or 4 times a year (winter, spring, summer, autumn, for example).
Just an idea.
Normally I'd be inclined to retaliate and say something about nostalgia goggles but this isn't the time. Today we are all WipEout fans.
Very sad news indeed. Caught this in my Twitter feed and I'm very surprised. It's so sad Sony would close the company that has made one of the PlayStation platforms longest running flagship game series. Either way I'll be playing Wipeout HD for as long as I can.
@Mikahail : taking into account SL is not able to maintain the facebook page, are you sure the online server will remain for long?
I'm not :(
This is a sad day :(
x2.
Again.
Can't make money with classy games, have to sell one million copies of FPS and MMORPG on release day to a world full of lemmings that are brainwashed by the F**** MEDIA and yeah, let me just remind you all that back in the day, back when the fusion of art, music, and gaming was still totally complete, it was the Designers Republic who clearly stated
DEPARTMENT STORES ARE OUR NEW CATHEDRALS
Isn't it ironic that it took this long for dollar worship to kill wipeout?
My thoughts go out to not just the currently work-less SL employees but all the ones who fought hard to try and keep WipEout alive since Psygnosis was eaten alive by Sony way back when. You tried, Sony is too big and kill anything once it puts its mind to it.
RAWWWWWWRRRR!
Oh well, honestly, I just don`t know what to say and I`m really gutted for WipEout Teams and good luck for their future. Yes. the gaming industry are dying.
It`s not the same of what used to be.:(
stevie:(
This is just awful news. Hope all the guys and gals at Studio Liverpool move on to better things, and for an employer that is worth their dedication this time.
This will probably get a few backs up, but I hope those few individuals that were constantly bitching about 2048 are happy now - I wouldn't be surprised if your behaviour wasn't at least partly to blame for this. The unjustified negativity towards 2048 was felt far and wide. :(
This is upsetting news, it seems like such a waste to shut down a developer with a history as rich as Studio Liverpool whose staff made some of the best games of the past 30 years. The current trend for the UK games industry is worrying, especially when the UK used to be at the forefront of games development.
If WipEout carries on I hope whoever picks it up keeps it close to the feel of the series, especially when most games these days have to be gritty, dude-bro triple-A titles.
Its been a while since ive visited this forum but since reading about this on IGN I thought id drop by.
Ive been in love with this series since PS1 and have been a massive fan of Psygnosis/Studio Liverpool since before that starting with Lemmings back in the day. I think with their track record and obvious expertise that other arms of Sony Corp used to call on for support, and after surviving the reshuffle/merge (albeit with some sacrifices) some time ago it is a shame that they have finally closed shop. There may be more Wipeout games to come as like others have said Sony own the IP, but that is not the point. It is a shame the Psygnosis legacy has finally ended under these circumstances, my thoughts are with all the staff concerned and I hope things work out for them.
Thanks for the memories!
You know WipEout was the most consistent game I've seen. It was always there for Sony's systems. Only one real blunder in the entire series and it was mainly just for being a black sheep. First they lose someone to cancer than they lose their entire studio. This is tragic. And the news was so abrupt. Mega Man died slowly, this was just...taken in an instant. I almost feel robbed. I thoroughly enjoyed every WipEout I played and aside from F-Zero, it's the only racer I play. Now it's concluded.
Way to go Sony. PS4 was the only system I saved money for because WipEout's record guaranteed a release either at launch or somewhere down the role. Now that WipEout is gone, only thing to care about now is Ouya.
No....just no.
This is truly horrific news and I 'm having trouble processing it. I have so many memories of the WipEout series, from the age of 17 to 33, it's been a huge part of my life iand I'm so sad to see SL go down in flames like this.
I hope that the series ends here as I really can't see any other studio doing it justice.
Good luck to all employees of SL, you've done a wonderful job over the years and don't let any corporate asshole tell you different.
It's a shame we see this. I was really impressed with the way Studio Liverpool tried to interact with us, to be proactive with the community including those weekly interviews with community pilots... one of the few game studios that understood what the players wanted rather than what the big company above it demanded. But that was always going to be the problem. Sony has always proven to be a bad master, and I think perhaps under a less stringent overlord, maybe SL and the WipEout series would have flourished. You could see a lot of executive meddling in the games as they went on, and I suppose this is the end of the line, where it all led to.
I came in later than most of you - to Fusion, but I still consider these games to be some of the best. I'm sorry to see this long-running series go, and my wishes go out to all those who are currently looking for jobs now. May you find a more fulfilling place.
Wipeout actually shaped my life course in what comes to education and also music... It's only because of my dream of creating an anti-gravity device that I'm on a physics engineering course... I can only thank to the team that shaped my dreams.
Here's something from me to the good people at psygnosis/SL:
http://threedmaniak.deviantart.com/a...eout-322715770
Just read the horrible news :(
I really hope the wipEout team will find something new and equally amazing to work on.
As for wipEout itself - we can only hope that some time in the future someone with taste, skill, and universal knowledge of the wipEout series decides to resurrect it once again.
Just found out about this. :frown: I first played Wipeout 3 on PS1 and (apart from the fact that i wasn't very good at it) liked it ever since. I hope this isn't the end for the Wipout series.
Gutted. Like xplud said above, Wipeout was one of the most influential aspects of my life. Turned me on to so much good music. I'm looking forward to a career in sound design, because of the music I listen to, because Wipeout introduced me to it. Such fantastic games to play. Fun and equally frustrating, but something I always have and always will come back to. I have a PSP for one reason, and that's for Pure and Pulse.
This is not how it's supposed to be.
I really don't think (hope) it will be gone forever but just a while before we will see it again, but probably never the same again.
Was good while it lasted...
So sad.
All the best to the Liverpool team and thanks for the many hours of entertainment.
The video game markets have changed. Free to play games with with buy in game goods. Are putting a real hurt on the gaming industry.
Wipeout may return in the new format, or it may return when 4K TV emerges with the PS4. Studio Liverpool has 12 to 18 months invested in a new Wipeout. Sony may release it for use on multiple platform or just shelve it.
Wipeout set the standard for exciting futuristic racing game play. It has achieved a 28 year run making it a legend.
I wouldn't count on Wipeout disappearing altogether.
I had a wonderful time racing with all the online competitors. I wasn't the fastest or the best. I raced to be part of a community that never could exist anywhere but in the imaginations of a select few. Thanks to all for allowing me to escape my mortal bounds.
Death is not the end, a new adventure begins.
shout out to Lurifaxflux
seems pretty abrupt, a sad undignified end to a company and its people that gave so much to help make the playstation what it is :(
hopefully all those affected can be relocated elsewhere, redundancy sucks big time.
long live the zone!
Wipeout was one of those games that kept playstation fans loyal to them and now this?
PS4 will be the final nail in the coffin for sony... even if another company picks Wipeout up i doubt it will ever be the same again.
Boycott PS4, they may save a few quid by shutting down studio liverpool but hopefully sony will lose a huge number of loyal day 1 purchasers of there consoles.
Goodbye studio liverpool :( lets bring sony to its knees.
I started this little run in my pre-teens, walking by the electronics stores on my way home from school, and catching sight of this weird flying-ship racing game on a playable display that nearly gave me vertigo playing it. Every day, I'd stop in to take a run at this interesting game, playing until someone kicked me out.
That was seventeen years ago. Every game that's come out, I've gotten my grubby little mitts on, and driven myself to distraction with it. Wipeout had that certain something, that ability to hold your attention and make you push yourself to beat that time or master the airbrake timing on that curve, or hit that race line just perfectly. Even today, playing 2097 or WO3, I still have people stare at the game, as if hypnotized, those that have never seen it before, anyway.
Vaya con Dios, Studio Liverpool. You've made great works which have imprinted on us in so many ways. Well done.
Attachment 6609 Here's my tribute to the guys over at Studio Liverpool :)
I was going to mention that as well. I think it's only a matter of time now before WipEout is shut off permanently.
This sort of thing disgusts me. How can Sony turn their back on a franchise that defined the PlayStation whilst other, more mediocre companies remain open? Oh well, my opinion isn't going to change anything, so thank you for everything SL. It's been a blast and we'll never forget you.
This is potentially one of the reasons Studio Liverpool was closed: http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/sho...688#post219688
The forum says that it is an invalid attachment.
I am starting to think WipEout 2048 was intentionally made half-baked. The rebellion has already begun...
To add insult to injury. This is unbelivable. After making the PS this famious, they decided to pull the plug? Even when they were making a game for them for the PS4? That's beyond stupid. It's one of the main reason's why I loved Sony, and now it feels like they ripped one of the hearts of their own.
No matter. In this; there has to be a light at the end of the tunnel. WipEout WILL come back. It's too famious to go away. I think in maybe from a year or a few months, someone will pick up the pieces eventually and make it alive again. I refuse to belive it'll go down like Extreme-G did. But not WipEout.
WipEout Fusion was the second game they made when they were a part of Sony.
In WipEout Fusion, Overtel took over the race commision, and Qirex became part of Tigron Enterprises, which if I'm not mistaken are part of Overtel.
Tigron had uncovered all manner of illegal activities that Overtel were engaged in, so perhaps Studio Liverpool caught Sony doing something they shouldn't.
A lot of times, I have seen works of fiction heavily influenced by real-life events, so perhaps the Post-Psygnosis WipEout games were Studio Liverpool's way of sending us a message.
WipEout Fusion: The Race Commision has become corrupt.
WipEout Pure: AG Racing will never die.
WipEout 2048: It is the beginning of a new era. There will be mishaps along the road to greatness.
WipEout Fusion is Studio Liverpool telling us that Sony has become equally as corrupt as Overtel. WipEout Pure is Studio Liverpool saying that they will rise again. ANd finally, WipEout 2048 is Studio Liverpool's signal to begin the rebellion.
Basically, the Post-Psygnosis WipEout games were just an interactive Science-Fiction Satire. It would also explain why WipEout HD was based on WipEout Pure and WipEout Pulse, since they most likely wanted it to represent the future resurrection of AG racing.
Just read the news on Facebook. Terrible to say the least. My sentiments are echoed in many previous comments here. I've played every console version of WipEout and have enjoyed them all especially HD. I bought versions on launch day and got my PS3 on launch day with the idea of getting WOHD when it released. I hope the servers for this game are maintained. Great Series, Great Team, and terribly sorry to see them be shut down like that. I'm torn between being angry and sad. I hope this isn't the end of WO. Wishing the SL team the best and quick future employment.
Well, there goes any lingering prospect of another G-Police game.
Rest in peace, Psygnosis.
I don't know what I will do if they shut down the servers aswell. Racing against you guys or random people has always been lots of fun. I even created a video channel with Cipher because we wanted to fill it up with [online] HD races. The online gaming was at least 40% of the joy for the game. So I really hope that at least the servers will stay alive.
When I am looking for an online opponent for Fatal Inertia, I found one guy racing with me in half a year. And another race with Mega just because I met him here. But whenever I check the lobbies for Wipeout, there are ALWAYS people playing it. Sure, the list is not full and I think games like Battlefield or whatever are uncomparable, but I saw there are always people playing Wipeout.
I hope Wipeout can be kept alive somehow. I would have bought a PS4 for a new Wipeout. But if there is no new Wipeout, no PS4 for me.
I just wish we could show Sony how much disappointed we all are [even I know it won't change a thing], & with a new Wipeout as launch title in development, it just feels like the arrogant Sony didn't give a sh*t for the Studio Liverpool crew or the fans of the series.
Attachment 6610 Okay let's try this again :/ Here's my tribute to the guys over at Studio Liverpool :)
Beautiful. I don't mean to nitpick, but I can't help but point out that it's missing Studio Leeds.
http://www.studioleeds.co.uk/
See history here:
http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/sho...answered/page3
Of note: Studio Liverpool's first (wipeout) game was Fusion.
I love to see all your tributes.
Oh and I just realized Studio Liverpool was also responsible for those great Destruction Derby games which I loves in my childhood. Even I didn't expect a new title anyway, it saddens the thing even more for me :(
When I first heard that Studio Liverpool closed, I checked Wikipedia just to be sure (and yes, I know it isn't the first place you should check), and I scrolled down to the list of games they released as Studio Liverpool. The first game they released on the PS2 was F1 2001 (released in 2001). The second game they released for PS2 was WipEout Fusion in 2002. And they didn't release either of those games until they were a part of Sony.
Alright, Sony is just trolling us now. Are any of us even going to be alive by then?Quote:
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