Wipeout HD Priced at $20 in North America

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SCE Liverpool's downloadable hovercraft racer Wipeout HD will cost $19.99 when it arrives on PlayStation 3 later this year, producer Daimion Pinnock has confirmed.

"It's going to be $19.99," he told Shacknews in an interview published today. Essentially a "best-of," the game features 16 tracks culled from the franchise's various titles.

Pinnock also spoke on title's recent delay, rumored to be triggered by epilepsy concerns. While he did not address the supposed epilepsy issue, the producer stressed the importance of smooth online play and trophy support.

"We wanted to make sure that this one kind of made a statement, and was something that we could be really proud of, and we absolutely are," said Pinnock. "Having eight players in there, and make sure they're running at 60 frames with no lag, is really important."

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

From The Chatty
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    September 12, 2008 8:22 AM

    there is a vid out there that shows the game before and after the epiepsy thing. A lot of lights and things were taken out or dulled down. Sadly, it doesn't look quite as good but nothing major.....
    I'll find the vid if I can.

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        September 12, 2008 8:29 AM

        dang it looks kinda bad... :( argh.. it had a lot more life to it.. felt organic

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        September 12, 2008 8:47 AM

        Hmm, honestly, I only notice less "sound equalizer textures" in the final build video clips. Doesn't necessarily look worse or anything, imho. It might even improve gameplay when there's less visual noise everywhere.

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          September 12, 2008 8:51 AM

          yeah I kind of agree...it looks "smoother" to me

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            September 12, 2008 11:05 AM

            It does look cleaner, but that frequency spectrum business looked sooo hot. Damn epileptics >:(

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        September 12, 2008 9:24 AM

        This only changes the textures in the Zone gameplay mode. Haven't seen the final build myself, hopefully they haven't changed anything in the regular race modes. Where the textures are more in the normal vein of Wipeoutism.

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      September 12, 2008 1:24 PM

      Ugh I think the preview build looks way more colorful and nicer. who the F has epilepsy anyway. I wish there was some kind of option you could enable/disable

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