Wipeout HD priced.

[Golgatha]

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=234353

$11.99 GBP should be a $19.99 USD price.

I for one am looking very forward to this game. I still play Wipeout Fusion for PS2 quite a bit.

 

[KaOTiK]

Awesome, I was thinking it was going to be $30. Now we just need a release date soon

 

[raystorm]

Its officially coming out on the 25th and for $19.99! Day one!!

Your wipEout HD thirst will be quenched on September 25. Yes, that?s right, just 10 days from today. For just $19.99, wipEout HD will be available for download only and includes the following awesomeness:

* Full HD Visuals
* 5 Game Modes - Single Race, Tournament, Time Trial, Speed Lap and Zone Mode
* Online play that supports up to 8 racers competing on a track at a time
* 2-player split screen (horizontally and vertically) offline
* 8 reversible tracks and 12 teams
* Optional use of SIXAXIS motion controls to steer your ship
* A great soundtrack remixed in Dolby 5.1 AND the option for custom playlists that allow you to race to whatever playlists you have on your HDD
* And more, including Trophy support, which we?ll outline for you in a future post - so keep your eyes peeled.

 

[Golgatha]

Originally posted by: raystorm
Its officially coming out on the 25th and for $19.99! Day one!!

Your wipEout HD thirst will be quenched on September 25. Yes, that?s right, just 10 days from today. For just $19.99, wipEout HD will be available for download only and includes the following awesomeness:

* Full HD Visuals
* 5 Game Modes - Single Race, Tournament, Time Trial, Speed Lap and Zone Mode
* Online play that supports up to 8 racers competing on a track at a time
* 2-player split screen (horizontally and vertically) offline
* 8 reversible tracks and 12 teams
* Optional use of SIXAXIS motion controls to steer your ship
* A great soundtrack remixed in Dolby 5.1 AND the option for custom playlists that allow you to race to whatever playlists you have on your HDD
* And more, including Trophy support, which we?ll outline for you in a future post - so keep your eyes peeled.

This is a great example of a time I'm willing to spend money on unresellable content, because I think it will be just that good. The only other example would be the Orange Box. I'm ready to sign into my PSN account and purchase.

 

[yours truly]

theres a review up at EuroGamer, 9/10

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=238638

 

[darkswordsman17]

Wow, I thought this was going to be a full $60 game.

 

[spidey07]

Is this the seizure version?

 

[DivideBYZero]

£!

Also, eff Fzero, I mean WipeOut.

 

[yours truly]

Originally posted by: spidey07
Is this the seizure version?

no its not, it originally failed the epilepsy tests and was the reason why it has been delayed until now

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

Seems pricey for a game with only 8 tracks, but I've never been big into the Wipeout games anyway.

I'll probably just save my $20 for Motorstorm 2.

 

[yours truly]

id pay the $20 just for the soundtrack alone

 

[sswingle]

I'll get it. I liked wipeout on the PSP.

 

[yours truly]

heads up, wipeout hd is now available on the psn

 

[spidey07]

Thanks. HUGE fan of the series, I'll buy it just because it's wipeout.

 

[yours truly]

hold on, i just checked the US psn and its not listed yet

its available in the UK though..

i'll report back

 

[Queasy]

PSN does their releases for the US around 4-5PM EST every Thursday.

European PSN releases come out around 10AM EST every Thursday.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Queasy
PSN does their releases for the US around 4-5PM EST every Thursday.

European PSN releases come out around 10AM EST every Thursday.

Do you have a macro to type that yet?

I'll try the demo (if there is one) at least.

 

[yours truly]

spent a couple of hours playing it. and its good fun. the online is good too

the presentation is excellent and the gameplay is smooth, but i can undertstand why it was priced quite low.

 

[jhbball]

Any reviews up yet? I might grab this tonight.

 

[yours truly]

yep eurogamer and ign uk

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=238638

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/912/912822p1.html

 

[thetechman]

Hmmm. I think I'm going to go pick this up.

 

[Capitalizt]

I want!!!

 

[raystorm]

So silky smooth and just looks and sounds great. Only 8 tracks but its only 20 bucks so I'm not complaining. Motion control is something I can't get used to so I'll just stick with the analog for now. Hopefully some older tracks from the original Wipeout and Wipeout XL will be remade via DLC in the future. I suppose if Wipeout HD is successful (and I think it will be) it will happen.

 

[imported_protoz]

Be sure to load up the soundtracks of the original games into your custom playlist. I was rocking out to firestarter during a zone track and that was just awesome

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: raystorm
So silky smooth and just looks and sounds great. Only 8 tracks but its only 20 bucks so I'm not complaining. Motion control is something I can't get used to so I'll just stick with the analog for now. Hopefully some older tracks from the original Wipeout and Wipeout XL will be remade via DLC in the future. I suppose if Wipeout HD is successful (and I think it will be) it will happen.

I doubt that will happen. I suspect they will start working on a full-price retail release of WipEout, with new tracks and potential remakes of some other favorites.
At least, the PS3 deserves a new installment of WipEout.