http://www.game.co.uk/PS2/Racing/~r3...lse/?s=wipeout
this games release date is all over the place...
make of this, what you will.
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http://www.game.co.uk/PS2/Racing/~r3...lse/?s=wipeout
this games release date is all over the place...
make of this, what you will.
Looks like I will be buying it and will play as well and added to my collections.:banzai
stevie:)
Well even though I wasn't all for the plan, I am so proud of my favorite video-game series that I have been loyal to ever since the first Wipeout starting to pop up all over the place, even the same game!! It just shows that this is one very powerful game!!
The UK version is only £25!? That's great news.
I still can't find anything about a US or Japan release. The Japanese edition would require some translation, but the UK original could go out as-is, with only the region code flipped to 1. Come on, Sony, get it to us!
i played it on the psp and bought the overpriced dlc, but will still gladly pay £25 for a full screen ps2 wipeout.
that's either loyalty to the series or stupidity...or a bit of both!!! :)
i'm hopeful of all dlc been included and the rumoured split screen.
once again we're in the dark on any solid info though...and we're not just gamers we're the hardcore fans!!!
I would even buy a ps2 for it :D Would love to zone full screen with a proper controller. The implications entice me too much not to ;)
yes! zone mode will look amazing. i love zone in pulse, it's a thousand times better than pure, and (this may upset a few) better than hd, which sometimes is too bright, not sharp and clear enough and a bit too ninety's rave with the equalizer bars!!! (sorry hardcore hd fans!!!)
http://www.game.co.uk/PS2/Racing/~r3...Wipeout-Pulse/
ha, now the date has gone and it just says 2009
...this games just not coming out!
:(
Honestly, I remember back when I thought they were done...I thought they were going to stop making Wipeout right before Wipeout Fusion was released...but one day I looked in a store catalogue and there it was...Fusion. I remember that day well. I was doing cartwheels and gymnast floor routines like you wouldn't believe. I was a happy child. Haha.:D
Amazon.de has lowered the price to €34.99!
Which is great news... but... they've changed the date to June 24!
Here's the link
What could be requiring another four months? Online play?
I figure it might have something to do with marketing strategies, maybe logistic reasons... I don't know. Sony's been somewhat inconsistent with release dates lately, not giving any reason most of the time. I was crushed when I heard about this delay. I was really looking forward to Pulse PS2! Still am, of course :), but it kinda sucks.
Ben
Shame about the delay, i simply hope it's not canceled for some misterious reasons cause i would like to compare who s got the best speed sensation (feelings) among the wipeout serie. ( atm it's hard to compare on the small screen of the psp versus big tv screen)
I for one to think wipeout 2097/XL got the leadership but maybe pulse would make it better?
i think of the old wipeouts w3o using icaras obviously, in phantom speed...but maybe even 2097 using piranha...
guessing time:
1. they intend to do a double release of Wipeout Pulse PS2 and Wipeout HD - DLC at the same time (i'm sure if studio liverpool had a say in release dates and marketing they'd love this!)
2. sony dicking around, unsure about releasing it/and/or when
3. adding features
4. problems with game
5. game not coming out.
Pick one, i like Number 1 personally. Would be ok with number 3, if done right. but suspect number 2 is guilty.
whats the point of buying pulse for ps2 if you have it for psp. besides you can hook your psp up to your tv if you want a bigger screen. the only difference between the ps2 and psp is the controls so i think thats just plain dumb!
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lol it be neat is the ps3 and ps2 had a slot to insert your psp mem card into then play your games from there lol!Quote:
Originally Posted by jklasdf
that was less of an insult and more of a single minded opinion from your own personal perspective of owning pulse and a psp alredy.
reasons for ps2 port, of the top of my head.
1. big screen (without the need for a cable, composite compatible tv and using psp as controller!)
2. dual shock controller
3. downloadable content included.
4. thousands of ps2 owners given access to a new wipeout.
5. no need to buy an expensive handheld.
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I was just thinking about this. Pulse sold really badly, Pure did really good and I think HD has had good sales. I can't fathom why, after the poor sales of Pulse, they'd port it to PS2.
I guess because people still buy ps2 more than psp they want to balance the sales of this title regarding the previous ones. Well that's my point of view. Maybe because the owners of ps2 are way more than those of psp they wanna try to save the title, if you get what I mean...
"whats the point of buying pulse for ps2 if you have it for psp. besides you can hook your psp up to your tv if you want a bigger screen. the only difference between the ps2 and psp is the controls so i think thats just plain dumb!"
Because it will play better (framerate), and probably look better. You will also be able to play it on your early ps3 (hdmi cable). The framerate on the psp version was pretty poor (without modifications, which are not allowed on the records tables). Split screen may also be pretty good (if they take out the other ships which they did not do in HD dammit, made that game run crappy, and I am pretty sure it would run great with only two ships onscreen. If link was added (or online), we would have a pretty damn good game here dammit. :)
greenphazon is right...
a port of wipeout pure sure have means big $ 100% assured, and expand support wo HD sure means further big BIG money too...
just a mistery
I sure as #<!! hope so :mr-tQuote:
Originally Posted by Xavier
After playing pulse online going back to split scree feels like a huge step back.
Also with all the other online games for the ps2 and people expecting racing games to be online
this would feel like a major letdown.
No doubt this(the last pic with the split screen) looks very nice and reminds me of the good times we had
at stins house many-a years ago .. 2005. Even so then we could link 2 ps1 and play 4 players - 2 on each tv.
I strongly doubt there'll be a link option on this ps2 pulse, which will leave us with the one on one TT or SR
which sucks pretty badly :turd which on the other hand is still better than nothing ..
If that's the case I hope there'll be a vertical split screen as well with a wide screen option as in Quake2 for the ps1.
4 player split screen, with Only bumper view for the graphics sake, is probably too much to ask this close to release date.
This 4 pl mode (only bumper view) worked really good on the WTCC(2?) for the ps1.
*hoping I'm wrong and we get the online* :?
any confirmation on whether this is hitting the US? I'm sure the PAL version will have a 60hz option (this late in the PS2's lifetime, there's no reason it shouldn't), so I could always import it... but I'd like to see it locally...
As much as I'm happy to see Pulse on the PS2, now that I looked at a few Fusion screenshots (remember: they're from 2002), Pulse is miles behind what the PS2 hardware can do.
Indeed. This is the same problem they talked about for remaking tracks in HD. Pulse looks good on the small screen, but blown up it becomes a show of solid areas of color with practically zero detail in the textures. :?
At least it's the same game, and maybe a relaunch will help if fare better and eventually get the PSP DLC over here as well?
Judging from those small images, there seems to be larger texture resolution compared to PSP at least for the track surface and walls.
Oh I was not talking about the textures, more about the details.
It's a 1:1 port as far as I know and there are no new objects added to the game.
When you look at Fusion, there is really the sense of space. It's not the feeling of three rows of buildings and behind there is nothing (which I had in WOHD for some tracks as well, just by the way). If Fusion did something well it was the feeling of being set in a real world. The tracks seemed to be in the scenery, not the scenery being around the track.
At least Fusion gave me the feeling of the objects being not just placed there for the sake of building a wall around the track to hide the fact that there's not more behind it. That's ok for a PSP game as the PSP has less power compared to the PS2, but for a PS2 game I expect a game to have a more complex scenery. But then of course I can understand that the PS2-Pulse won't have it, as it's "only" meant to be a 1:1 port.
I like how, suddenly, people are giving Fusion a bit more credit in comparison to Pulse :3
i'm in accord with you sausehuhn , if there were to give a credit to fusion is for the track design ( some track design ):+
Even if the graphics are better in fusion, A new pulse put out for the ps2 is a plus. I don't see why there is complaining about it, even if it is a 1:1 port. It would be nice to have all the features, like link/negcon, but even without them, it is still a plus for wipeout as a whole. Not to say they shouldn't add a bunch of features like online/negcon/one one one/link/faster speed/hd physics,ect, but even as is, it will be good just because of using a regular controller. Hell, I'd be happy if it was ported to the ps1. Sure, they should be working on Wipeout PROPER, but I seriously doubt it is the same people working on both at this time.
True. I wouldn't mind even if the graphics were as the prototypes on wo3.
I actually like the look of those tracks :D
:o Hey, zargz is alive! Hey man! And in Thailand! I'll have a Singha for you.
Maybe I'll be back playing Pulse on PS2 before I ever get my grubby hands on HD. Such is the way life goes. With the economic meltdown, perhaps this game will be the fastest/cheapest way for Sony to get more $$ out of our beloved franchise. They have to make profits somewhere, releasing a game on 2 consoles, good way to try.
Good to see Medusa and Zargz here :)
I'm pleased to hear that Pulse may get released on PS2-- though also shocked, because PS2 software sales have fallen off a cliff over the past several months. It seems that the Wii and the DS, and to a lesser extent the Xbox360, are finally replacing the PS2 even amongst casual gamers. Perhaps the costs of porting Pulse are low enough that it's still worth the effort?
In any case, Pulse deserves more love!
So what are the chances of Pulse PS2 getting a North American release? Given that Sony can't even release completed DLC for the PSP version the odds can't be good, I don't think.
I have a PS3, but i am still playing with PS2 so i will buy this one when it arrives!
Is probably the definitive release date, June, for the game?
It is a great game for being in PS2 and for those (like me) who don't have a PSP.
it's great to see a lot of people still have interest in the idea of this port!!! :)
EXCELLENT! I'll finally get a good play of this game, thanks for the info!
Sausehuhn, that's a great shot of Florion Heights. On that same site, they also have this good one of Cubiss Float:
http://ps2media.ign.com/media/previe...ut_33_640w.jpg
Love that sense of scale. You know what would be a great "cheat mode" addition? A free-roaming camera that would let us see the game from these great angles!
And -- back to Pulse on PS2 -- they'd better port it to North America, after what they did to North Americans with the DLC. But this goes double for Japan. Japan never even got the game on the PSP! At least PSP games are region-free, so they can import them, but they still can't get DLC either.
Hey Medusa and Frances! Nice to see some familiar names here :)
So guys .. any news on the topic?
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Cool screenshots, we can see some DLC tracks, and multiplayer mode with 4 bots.
Yes indeed, the PS2 version features split screen play with four AI opponents, and the DLC tracks. Also featuring is the removed engine flare (Probably for the same reason as in WipEout HD), but higher resolution textures (As seen on The Amphiseum and Platinum Rush).
Kaori is talking about those screenshots, but I don't know if they've been posted here already. So here they are:
Picture 1 | Picture 2 | Picture 3 | Picture 4
Yes the link was here, (touch "this"), I hesitated to put it again.