Wipeout HD

The40Watt · #1 18-07-2008, 12:06

I really enjoyed the first two Wipeout games and am looking forward to the PS3 debut of the series. I was disappointed that there was no sign of it at E3 but apparently the delays are being caused by a tricky technical problem.

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WipEout HD has yet to be released because of a "specific technical problem", but Sony hopes it will be out "before the end of the year".

"There is a specific technical problem with WipEout that we have to solve. I can't go into details but it is a really, really tricky technical problem that no region has been able to solve at the moment," Sony Europe boss David Reeves told us when we hassled him about the game's progress this week at LA.

"I think it will come out before the end of the year but it is something that was just very difficult to get to grips with."

Which is a shame, because WipEout HD looks great and we were pretty happy with it when we got to play around with an unfinished build a few months ago.
WipEout HD features eight tracks borrowed and spruced up from the excellent PSP games along with online multiplayer and the promise of downloadable content. It also aims to run at 60 frames-per-second in 1080p.

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The40Watt · #2 26-07-2008, 10:11

It looks like the delay for Wipeout HD may be worth the wait as they are adding lots of extra content.

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The reason for the delay of WipEout HD on PS3 has been due to the many improvements we have been making and the numerous features we've added to the game. These include: 8 reverse tracks, 4 extra ships, 2 alternative HUDS, 2 Player offline split screen and XMB Trophy support. We look forward to sharing WipEout HD with you very soon.

Regarding the speculation about health issues, we can assure you that we take consumer safety very seriously and monitor it very carefully.

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The40Watt · #3 20-08-2008, 22:49

For anyone interested there is a new gameplay trailer here.

According to the post there will be an update in a few weeks on price, release date and trophies. I'm sure I'll be getting it as I was a fan of the original and I also had one of the sequels too.