WipEout HD Patch 2.10 Incoming

[qirex]

huh no thread about it yet?

Hello from Studio Liverpool…

We wanted to touch base with you all to share some information about the impending release of the 2.10 update for Wipeout HD / Fury that’s coming soon

The 2.10 Update makes some small improvements to front-end functionality and addresses some minor issues with the audio. In addition, small issues that could affect gameplay or scores in the Eliminator and Detonator game modes have also been corrected.

Changes have also been made so that any adverts shown during loading screens will not adversely affect the loading times of the title. As many of you know, the functionality to display adverts during loading screens was first introduced in the 2.0 Update and originally didn’t function as intended, leading to extended loading times in some areas of the game.

This issue has now been resolved and we understand that a new advertising campaign in Wipeout HD is expected to launch across a number of European territories soon (no word yet on what is happening in North America). In the meantime, a range of PlayStation-specific ads will be making an appearance in the coming days.

Wipeout and in-game advertising and sponsorship have gone hand-in-hand since 1996, when a now famous energy drink appeared in the seminal Wipeout 2097 and over the years many brands and products have been associated with the series.

It is our hope that by adopting this approach to dynamic advertising, it will be possible to create new associations in a unique way. We have therefore focussed on ensuring that the advertising is embedded as sympathetically to the overall experience as possible.

Finally, we’d like to remind everyone who hasn’t experienced the awesome adrenaline-rush that is Wipeout HD Fury, that the game is now also available on BluRay across Europe and that a Wipeout HD + Fury Expansion bundle is available to download from the PlayStation Store.

from blog.eu.playstation.com

uh loading screen advertising is coming back.
but sounds like they fixed the menu music bug.

[KGB1971]

Cheers for this, I didn't realize there was a problem with the audio.

I can see this advertisement thing causing uproar here, haven't got a problem with it really, if it means we might get more DLC then that's great, if it's just for Sony to make money then shame on them.

[lunar]

Originally Posted by Darkdrium777

I mean, just look at the press release: 1 paragraph of this announcement is dedicated to the bugs they've fixed (which really consists of four minor things at best), and 4 paragraphs to the return of ingame advertising.
Betrayed by your own press release.

I think you hit on what probably annoys me most about that blog post. It`s the corporate mentality revealed in what they choose to talk about, and the assumption that we really want to know about advert functionality more than the game functionality. A PS blog post bringing you information about new in game advertising, presented as good news, is a seriously weird thing. It wouldn`t surprise me at all if the adverts feature loud sound and are totally in your face. I don`t think the minds behind these campaigns really grasp subtleties. You have to wonder if the person or persons who wrote that post understand anything about their customers or just live and work in some corporate ivory tower assuming the rest of the world couldn`t possibly have different priorities. Hey, giving us Motorstorm and GT adverts is really about giving us "choice", isn`t it?

But that`s not really the point, KGB hit the nail on the head really:

Originally Posted by KGB1971

if it means we might get more DLC then that's great, if it's just for Sony to make money then shame on them.

[Sausehuhn]

Originally Posted by lunar

It wouldn`t surprise me at all if the adverts feature loud sound and are totally in your face.

They are loud sound and they are totally in your face.

[yeldar2097]

Maybe I (and my dog) will take a in a and set it alight then stick it on their doorstep - it's a classic

:sadface comme ca -->

[KGB1971]

Not gonna be able to see these delights until tomorrow as I had to move the ps3 into my kids bedroom, what are they advertising, has it affected the load times?

[ProblemSolver]

Originally Posted by KGB1971

... if it means we might get more DLC then that's great, if it's just for Sony to make money then shame on them.

Originally Posted by Zitrax

What if every cent returned from the commercials go directly to hire new bug-fixing developers

Guys,

do

not

believe

that

the

ads

do

help

WipEout!


If you have to base content creation on getting paid by ads, then you're
already on the way down! So either the game can stand on itself or we are
lost. The ads are there to make money. It's as simple as that.

And I'm 100% sure that some of the native creators of the game are also not
pleased about implementing ads in the game (in the way it's done here). But
that's the price to pay having sold WipEout to Sony -- to see how the game
gets trashed over time and how it's used as a vehicle to spoil the public. Did
anyone remember that guy from SL saying; "WipEout is a showcase title for
the PSN."? Now you know.
Well, it's known that SL has develop a lot of technology for the PSN. And I
guess that the infrastructure for the ads were part of the plan right from the
start (from Sony). So I'm pretty sure that we will see this technology in other
PSN games quite soon.

It hurts so much to see that such a brilliant game like WipEout gets trashed
by common bullsh!t. Unbelievable....

[KGB1971]

Originally Posted by ProblemSolver

If you have to base content creation on getting paid by ads, then you're
already on the way down! So either the game can stand on itself or we are
lost. The ads are there to make money. It's as simple as that.

Not sure if I agree with this, were now in the first stages of gaming where this is even possible, maybe this will become the norm in years to come, if sponsorship is what it takes to keep this game going then so be it.

I was outraged when they started sponsoring Coronation Street but I learned to live with it . Just the way the world turns these days.

[SonicChaos]

I haven't had an advert yet out of 6-7 races so I don't know what's going on with that, but if that's what it takes to keep a game going, I'm all for it.

[abukii]

At least theyre SONY related ads. Id much rather see an LBP ad than State Farm...so kudos for that. Besides, it helps animate the load screen a bit. You know, the whole 5 seconds...I dont think its that bad.