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WipEout Pulse may be heading to PS2 Comments by Tom Bramwell

27 January, 2009

Sony says decisions are based on demand.

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Eraysor
27/01/09 @ 11:38
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The more WipEout the better.
neonemesis
27/01/09 @ 11:58
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Official - the PS2 will not die.
Beano
27/01/09 @ 12:07
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Who cares... just give us more tracks for Wipeout HD :)
leftlion
27/01/09 @ 12:27
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I know this is a Sony game and everything, but if they're listening to demand then why not release a wipeout for the Wii if PS2 is getting it. They might as well make a bit of extra cash. I'd buy one.
peterfll
27/01/09 @ 12:48
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I'm confused about PS2 support going forward. It's still selling loads world-wide, yet the coverage for new games is negliable.

Do Sony keep their PS3 BC up to date too?
superjag86
27/01/09 @ 13:04
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no

Beano
27/01/09 @ 14:23
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Actually they do, but they only add support for some new titles and not old games.
zedzee
27/01/09 @ 14:40
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For goodness sake, Sony.

You either support the PS2 or you don't.

You either release this rehash of previous versions of Wipeout (because that's what the tracks are, by the way, a rehash of Pure and some are in reverse) or you bloody well don't.

This is precisely the kind of arrogance and contempt that Sony is showing to UK/Euroland PlayStation fans, and not just on the PS2, but also on various disastrous decisions on the PSP and the PS3. Explains why they're losing the consoles war.

Stop dangling the carrot and then leaving PS2 owners with just the stick to hold...from the wrong end!

spk
27/01/09 @ 14:50
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as a matter of fact Wipeout Pulse is entirely new tracks and there is no "rehash" about any of it. On PSP it features a total of 16 new tracks (including 4 on DLC) in forward and reverse versions, making 32 new tracks in total.
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neonemesis
27/01/09 @ 14:54
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@zedzee

Yeah, they need to give definitive answers and confirmations.

I can't remember how many news stories there have been on the front page about Sony not confiming the Killzone 2 date.
Rash'
27/01/09 @ 15:06
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zedzee & neonemesis,

Oh please give it a rest. PS2 is into it's 9th year on the market, with continued support from a company that not only manufactures and supports it but two other platforms at the same time. Bear that in mind before passing judgement.
Feanor
27/01/09 @ 15:47
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I own Pulse on the PSP, but I would buy this if it got a NTSC release. Phantom tracks are too annoying to control using the D-pad or nub and a little screen.
KILLA
27/01/09 @ 15:59
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Release it please uncle Sony :)
kangarootoo
27/01/09 @ 16:01
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@leftlion

Never going to happen, and neither should it.

First off Nintendo probably wouldn't allow it.

Secondly, it would be PR suicide for a platform developer to start making games for a rival platform. Imagine what kind of message that would send out.

It might be good for gamers as a whole, but its unreasonable to ask any business to throw common business sense out of the window. As consumers we can only expect so much.
agparrot
27/01/09 @ 16:27
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I reckon I'd buy it, if that sways the 'demand' branch any.
Flying_Pig
27/01/09 @ 16:38
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Loved Pulse on PSP, certainly the next best after Wipeout HD. Should be easy to switch to PS2 - I say go for it!
zedzee
27/01/09 @ 17:11
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@ Rash':

No one is passing judgement. I was under the impression that this was a blog, where OPINIONS can be stated by all.

@ spk:

You're quite right. The rehash was WipeOut HD.
Ryze
27/01/09 @ 18:05
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@kangarootoo

Rare have made a couple of Nintendo games - although the suggestion would be quite different.
konniehuqfan
27/01/09 @ 18:28
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please release it sony, make up for the abomination that was fusion :/
FOSTERSMAN
27/01/09 @ 22:46
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sony need to make money quickly, so they still need to support the ps2.
Eraysor
27/01/09 @ 23:39
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I thought Fusion was brilliant >_
Obli
28/01/09 @ 01:09
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Do people still buy PS2 games (apart from Singstar and Buzz casuals) ?

If the PS3 was a bit better off, I'm sure Sony wouldn't be dragging out the life of the PS2 so much. Anyway, I'd rather the developers worked on PS3 content, namely Wipeout HD DLC.
3william56
28/01/09 @ 04:23
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They can call it Wipeout SD?

It's a good question: how do they determine "demand"? The gajillion PS2s still being used say that there's a market, but it seems like most of the gamers likely to buy Pulse would have already moved on to a next gen console, and that most of the PS2s still in use are casual games machines used for Singstar and Buzz, or the massive 2nd hand market. Haven't seen anything else for the PS2 in the charts recently.

Would personally "demand" that the resources were spent on HD tracks for download. Any word from Studio Liverpool about those?
Rabbinash
22/06/09 @ 11:32
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The game has sneaked into game stores across Europe!
http://it.playstation.com/games-media/ga...
26th in the UK I believe.

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