Fan Ports PlayStation Classic [WipeOut], Dares Sony To Shut Him Down And Make Its Own
Fan Ports PlayStation Classic [WipeOut], Dares Sony To Shut Him Down And Make Its Own
Beloved PS1 launch game WipeOut is now playable for free in your web browser
WipeOut was Sony’s initial first-party exclusive for the original PlayStation when it launched back in 1995. The anti-gravity racing game was phenomenal. Now it’s abandoned. So one dedicated programmer took it upon himself to excavate the game’s leaked source code and make it playable for free in any web browser.
“Either let it be, or shut this thing down and get a real remaster going,” he told Sony...
I mean, what? They'll just shut it down and NOT make a remaster surely
77I mean yeah, that's typically how it works but...
He's double dawg daring them.
16You don't just double dawg dare for no reason, you know
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Why can't we get a law going that if you stop supporting some software product, game or otherwise, you should open source it and hand over control to the public?
57The WipeOut games for the PSP were pretty great. Shame this whole genre has vanished from big publishers. A new WipeOut and a new F-Zero would make my year.
25Sony will just shut it down, seize his code, and then release it as paid content. He has no legs to stand on. It’s a damn travesty.
18Should have just made a spiritual successor
3This is more of a preservation thing, I think. The guy is clearly not interested in the theft or harm of the game. He’s doing this because he thinks this old-ass game is so good that more people should play it.
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How about this: I shut down the game, don't release anything and sue you to oblivion... Yeah, I'll probably do that - Sony (most likely)
16Guy is a moron.
Better to be quiet about it than to try and bait the multi-billion company whether they're willing to chase up their copyrighted game or not.
15Please tell me that this thing is open source
7The source code of the original game was leaked last year.
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You guys should check out Aero GPX, it hasn't had a full release yet but the project looks promising.
5+ Looks a lot more F-Zero X inspired in regards to tracks & pace.
- The graphics are terribly cartoonish. It looks like its target audience are toddlers.2
While the variety, quality and especially scope isn't great, I wouldn't call it abandoned. Especially
BeamNGBallisticNG has been one of the more successful ones and Redout 1 was also fairly well received. There generally hasn't been a big presence for this genre on the PC unfortunately.4BallisticNG is awesome, and so is Redout. FYI Redout and all DLC tracks is part of Fanatical's Build Your Own Play on the Go Bundle right now, get it and two other games for 5 $/£/€: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-play-on-the-go-bundle
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lol…. Threatening a major company with no leverage. Let’s see how this plays out.
Sony is going to ruin that dudes life.
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