The biggest problem Wipeout has ever had, is that it that was bought by SONY.

You have to ask yourself, when reviewing the history of Wipeout, was it a good or bad thing that Sony called the shots?

There are basically two positions one can take.

If Wipeout was kept a standalone Psygnosis product, would it have been developed as much as it further was without the money Sony injected back then ...you have to remember the original wipeout was a PSone/PC only product.

As is well known Sony used the Wipeout IP as a launch title for any new products that it was flogging, rather than trying to support the AG racing genre , or supporting the AG racing fans.... WO Fusion was the last true console version...this was the beginning of the end to be honest, as Wipeout became a handhold console only product for many years, which left it's previous core household console/ PC fans out in the cold.

Result is/was....Wipeout is now only known by a certain age group, and basically only on a Sony product

To make the most of the WIPEOUT name, it NEEDS it's to either be sold back to it's originator [Nick] or have any new reincarnation by Sony, headed by NICK, and his chosen crew.

This sort of discussion has been going on for years at this forum...... if you have the time, and inclination, and as a forum member, and depending on your searching prowess , you can find the answers to why things happened, when and by who.

If you are a forum member, you have access to the "Community" button at the header page, this will allow you to search out each and every forum member, and all their history of posts [Unless they have been banned - then ask me or a MOD for specifics ]

Look in your old PSone/ PS2/PSP Wipeout game covers for names of those that made the games....you will find a lot of them here, use the community name search to find posts by those people