I believe the Playstation store updates at 5 PM EST, although I could be mistaken. I remember having to wait until then for Siren to become available for download.

I don't know about the US store, but I've bought the game already and am in the process of downloading it as I type this (though in the tradition of PSN downloads it's super slow).

Its up now on the US store as well, for anyone who hasn't checked yet.

I've never played a single WipEout game in my life, but it looks fun enough so I figured why not and decided to give it a download. I think it'll be worth it.

I'm in the same boat. Everyone has been raving over it, so I'm curious to try it out...

Retarded question - if I totally dug SNES Mario Kart, will I like this? It seems like one of those fast paced racer games with weapons/items to fuck up the other players...

Some screenshots taken real quick with WipEout's in-game photo mode, in case you were doubting how sexy this thing is (click for full 1080p size):
http://www.opimage.co.uk/u/OmagnusPr...213447.jpg.jpg

http://www.opimage.co.uk/u/OmagnusPr...002644.jpg.jpg

http://www.opimage.co.uk/u/OmagnusPr...002827.jpg.jpg

The second one is currently my current wallpaper for now.

I should string you up by your ballsack, throw you in an oven, and defecate on your soon to be crispy corpse for just COMPARING Wipeout to a cart racer.

Yes. There are weapons. But that's about it. It has more in common with Extreme G and F-zero than anything else, if you've played those.

...jesus.

Technically...I was (kind of) asking if they were comparable...kind of. am i off the hook :bigeyes:.

No, you'll still be lynched by the balls, and shitted on, burnt man.


Anyway, everyone who has a ps3 better download this game. Its fucking amazing. What I gotta do is put on some old Wipeout music [Xpander FTW] on my ps3 and use that for the new Wipeout game.

Fuck it. I'll bite.

My brother, buddy, and myself all went in on a PSN account, so we each get everything at 1/3 the price anyways.

I can't believe those are in game shots. Did you take those yourself?

He did.

The photo mode touches up blemishes and such, but fuuuuuuuuck, it really does look fantastic. It has absolutely NO BUSINESS looking this good. It runs circles around anything else released on any platform this year, and it doesn't even BLINK. Smooth 60, no matter what the fuck's going on, it's just...damn near flawless from a technical standpoint.

If it wasn't for Braid, I'd immediately declare this my personal favorite game of the year so far. It's that fucking good.

How much are they charging for it?

Nomatter the price I'm sure I'll buy and download this tonight when I get home.

Which reminds me, add me dammit! I sent an invite to most of you already. My PSN ID is chanic.

It's $20, and from what I've played so far, it's well worth it. It easily trumps every other game released on the PSN so far, and a lot of retail games as well.

I haven't played too much of it, so I'm still not great at it (Karasu totally owned me in the two races we had), but it definitely feels like something that I could improve at with practice.

the game really that good?
Might consider getting it if it is and if I do get it, I expect online group races X|

This.
And this.

This game is gorgeous and runs silky smooth the whole god damn time. It's not a huge install, load times are pretty damn short, it's priced incredibly well (many people would have charged full release price for this) and overall it puts a lot of release titles to shame. I don't know if there's a demo available, but everyone with a PS3 needs to at least try this game.

Also, we definitely need to get a GFF session going (I'll be on tonight for some gaming).

Hmm... only 8 tracks? I hope that they add more content over time if that is the case. I'm still at work so I haven't gotten my hands on it to check. But no reviews have mentioned track numbers, and previews have only said 8.

Anyone care to enlighten me?

The game does feature 8 tracks, but with reverse configurations too (which make them rather different prospects to race around), so 16 race layouts.

well then I'll see if i get it later today and I'll be online in the evening for any invites and from what I gather, this game has custom soundtrack option which is a huge plus for me.

I dont if anyone else noticed, but I love how the music plays a part in this game. When you jump in the race, the music reacts to your jumping, and also when you play Zone...its like playing ReZ or something, seeing the entire level reacting to the beats and changing colors. So fucking cool.

Unfortunately, there isn't a demo available. I haven't played a Wipeout game since the PS1 days and I fondly remember getting my ass handed to me in a multitude of ways, so I've been hesitant to nab this.

I guess it depends how tight money is, but for $20 you're getting a pretty great chunk of game. It's worth noting that this does include a 'Pilot Assist' feature to help newer (or newb) players find their feet.

Pilot Assist will do more to hurt your technique than help it, especially if you're learning.

Besides, being difficult is the name of the game. Wipeout's never been terribly easy.

Wow, took me 4000 loyalty points to unlock a new paint job for one team. Getting them all could take a while.

And yeah, I tried pilot assist to see what it does. It doesn't really assist your driving as much as it makes your ship a spaz that is utterly terrified of the track walls.

The second livery unlocks at 8k.

Play on a harder difficulty level, or do well on Zone mode and you'll get 200+ per race and 400+ per Zone. I've got about 18k for Assegai and I haven't played much at all.

It's also worth noting that online play adds to your loyality stuff, so you can build up a fair amount of points without thinking about it.

Pics of new liveries plz.

Also, anyone else think it's odd that the Harimau ship is identical stat-wise to the Assegai, except 10% less on a stat. Usually games shuffle stats around for variety, not outright say "this one's better."