You'd be foolish not to buy WipEout HD at $20

by Jem Alexander { Sep 12th 2008 at 3:30PM }

One last piece of information has snuck out of the recent WipEout HD event in San Francisco. It's a small detail, but one that make or break your decision to buy the game: the price. You can stop holding your breath now, the price is almost ridiculously low. $20 is nothing when you consider what you'll be getting in the game. Don't forget, Europeans, you also get it nice and cheap too. For only $20/£11.99 you'd be mad not to pick it up once it arrives -- whenever that might be (judging from the amount of press the game is getting, we're betting it's soon!).

Tags: foolish, price, wipeout, wipeout-hd

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

CatalystX @ Sep 12th 2008 3:37PM

Great! This will tide me over till LBP and RB2.

mahunoy @ Sep 12th 2008 3:39PM

where do i sign up? =)

Miles @ Sep 12th 2008 3:42PM

Europe = €, not £. What will be the price in €uros?

Nathanical @ Sep 12th 2008 7:39PM

yep! us English arent Europeans, we're British, and proud of our vast and mighty empire!

Averna @ Sep 12th 2008 8:46PM

Im Australian! and still part of the empire!

... That reminds me... WAR goes CE live very soon. I need to clear my schedule for a week or two.

JaseH @ Sep 13th 2008 4:43AM

LOL.

What empire?... Oh, the one you lost. My bad.

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JaseH.

John S @ Sep 12th 2008 3:42PM

Glad to hear it. Now, the release date please.

That's not a screenshot from the game right? haha

kevin @ Sep 12th 2008 4:04PM

few weeks

Kodros @ Sep 12th 2008 4:12PM

Yeah, that's a screenshot from the game. It's zone mode where the color of the level changes as you progress through the zones (kinda like laps).

Radek @ Sep 12th 2008 3:42PM

Sold

Cesarcsrf @ Sep 12th 2008 3:44PM

it will be around 14€

DeforMAKulizer @ Sep 12th 2008 3:45PM

OMG!!!!!! DAY ONE FOR ME!!!!!!!
Hopefully it will be this thursday..... YAY!!!

francisco @ Sep 12th 2008 3:46PM

sweet i will you all online! mwahahaha

Gambit07 @ Sep 12th 2008 6:26PM

You will all us online? if you say so.

mezzanine @ Sep 12th 2008 7:02PM

I will all you harder and I won't stop.

Kspraydad @ Sep 12th 2008 8:17PM

I'm gonna you up the.

drdre74 @ Sep 12th 2008 3:48PM

I have wipeout pulse for the psp and i just can't get into it at all. But the PS3 version looks cool and I dont have a ps3 racer except maybe GTA4 if that counts lol! I may have to pick it up if online is great. Does it have trophies? lol had to ask because I know its going to get asked like 300 times.

Andrew Yoon @ Sep 12th 2008 3:56PM

Yes. Just check our Trophy portal (on the right) for all Trophy-related info.

The1stMJC @ Sep 12th 2008 3:56PM

I was going to pass till I heard the price now I can not wait to get it.

poopopor @ Sep 12th 2008 3:58PM

id get it but ill be too busy playing rock band 2 next week

Immortal Technique PSN: johnnynumber5 @ Sep 12th 2008 6:30PM

only if you have RB2 for the 360. The PS3 version comes out Oct 19th.

m3nphls @ Sep 12th 2008 4:18PM

Even tho I own a PS3 i won't be getting this game....it kinda looks like mario kart, with items u can shoot or throw at other cars and stuff.

d.w. @ Sep 12th 2008 4:23PM

The Wipeout games play _nothing_ like Mario Kart. There are weapons, yes, but they are a far smaller part of the gameplay.

Xoonaka @ Sep 12th 2008 4:25PM

If you're going to compare it to one Nintendo game, why not 2?

I'd call it a cross between Mario Kart and F-Zero. Mario Kart for the items and firing, F-Zero for the insane speeds and futuristic feel.

My only problem with the Wipeout series has been it feels too clean. Too generic sci-fi. I might pick this up still, I've got a friend who loves it, but I do prefer a bit more flavor in my games (such as pilots, personalities, etc.)

themissing @ Sep 12th 2008 4:34PM

"looks like mariokart". go ahead and trade your console in junior, it's time to go now.

Nate @ Sep 12th 2008 4:51PM

I love mario kart, but this game plays very differently (from my experience on the PSP). It's much more like a traditional racer where skill will get you ahead a lot faster. It doesn't have nearly the cartoon physics of mario kart, and definitely has a lot faster feel to it.

That being said, I don't think it would be bad if it were mario kart like, it's just not.

Kspraydad @ Sep 12th 2008 8:20PM

W T F?

And Uncharted looks like Donkey Kong with all those ladders 'and stuff'

maxpontiac @ Sep 12th 2008 4:28PM

Man. I am going to go broke over the next few months.

So many great titles to choose from.

SuperGayParade @ Sep 12th 2008 5:10PM

For $20, I'll buy it TWICE!

Averna @ Sep 12th 2008 8:46PM

Damn right!

Dr. Strangepork @ Sep 12th 2008 5:18PM

Kudos Sony. That is an incredible value. I hope online especially lives up to the hype.

Jerses @ Sep 12th 2008 5:31PM

This is why many people buyed the ps3...because of the graphics and not the games :S im sorry if i hurt anyone but the psp game is not that great. Its just a glorified snes f-zero game.... It looks cool and all but the tracks are nowhere originals. For a psp enhaced game ( the psp game is $20 dlls now or maybe less ) this is pretty expensive. But i know many of you will buy it so... good luck!

CptHuggyface @ Sep 12th 2008 6:19PM

The Wipeout series was out before F-Zero wasn't it? And it is not an enhanced PSP, it is the PS# version of the franchise, from PS1, PS2, PSP and now PS3.
I will get his.

Jerses @ Sep 12th 2008 6:26PM

Read this first.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wipeout_(video_game_series)

Fzero was first then it inspired games like Wipeout..( not my words)

You are getting the wrong info men. this is WIPEOUT HD.. not WIPEOUT for the PS3. (so yeah..its a remake of the psp game)

Immortal Technique PSN: johnnynumber5 @ Sep 12th 2008 6:53PM

@Jerses

Shut up. F-Zero is trash compared to Wipeout. This is Wipeout HD for the PS3 and it will have updated content with new tracks in the future. Take your hating elsewhere. There is a difference between a port (like the Wii always gets - crappy ports) and the same version completely redone in HD with 1080p visuals, high resolution textures, higher poly count models and a buttery smooth 60 FPS.

We know what ports are - we see it all the time on the Wii. This is no simple port as you would imply.

FYI - Nobody "buyed" a PS3. We bought it.

ben @ Sep 12th 2008 5:42PM

i have you all beat i have the original Wip3out from on the ps1 it had a reall weird long name and it was hard to play but it was a lot of fun

DelSource @ Sep 12th 2008 6:05PM

@Jem,

Not foolish, just crap at playing every previous Wipeout game (I gave with Pulse up after just thirty minutes), so.........

jitty @ Sep 12th 2008 6:32PM

Man I want to buy this so badly. The devs are so nice. This game is easily worth $40 yet the devs charge just $20. Dammit sony, hurry it with the PSN cards so a lot of other people (including me) can buy this game easily.

Manji Ninja @ Sep 12th 2008 6:33PM

The sooner this game's out the better. I have all the Wipeout games released to date (&my fave is still Wip3out SE). It'll be cool if it has an online tournament mode with team races. Add a bit of co op to make things more interesting. I'll be piloting the EGX. This is going to be my game of the year! And for 12 quid! Game on!

Zyrodra @ Sep 12th 2008 6:37PM

Ok great news and updates but the big question when is it going to be released =P

Manji Ninja @ Sep 12th 2008 8:50PM

Something else that'd be sweet (and probably missing from the final build) would be full race customisation- eg.*number of laps*Toggle weapons (for example only mines and cannon)I'm thinking this would be cool because there's no eliminator mode, so instead you could race say 10-15 laps, then there's a better chance of getting some kills! I hope there'll be a forum on the Wipeout web site where devs can get some feedback from the fans (including polls on circuits to download from earlier games). Oh yeah and a Wipeout HD theme please guys.