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[mr_bishiuk]

bizzare, Wipeout is my favourite PS franchise, looking forward to checking it out

 

[pj]

Let's blow this up until it becomes a huge issue reported on multiple sites so that sony will have to come out with the real story which will be much less interesting but much more informative

CRIPPLING BUG AFFLICTING UPCOMING PSN GAMES. IT STARTED WITH WIPEOUT, BUT COULD IT SPREAD TO OTHERS?? FANS OF FAT PRINCESS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO WORRY

 

[BIG BUBBA]

SR: I'm not sure I know how to answer that right now. There are still some decisions being made on that particular product for the U.S.

 

[tahrikmili]

Or maybe a complaint from Koei to get FIex breathing room.

Correct answer on post 3. GAF wins.

 

[Xater]

Let's blow this up until it becomes a huge issue reported on multiple sites so that sony will have to come out with the real story which will be much less interesting but much more informative

CRIPPLING BUG AFFLICTING UPCOMING PSN GAMES. IT STARTED WITH WIPEOUT, BUT COULD IT SPREAD TO OTHERS?? FANS OF FAT PRINCESS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO WORRY

I like the way you are thinking....:lol

 

[Crayon]

 

[Duke Togo]

Correct answer on post 3. GAF wins.

If that's the case, Fatal Inertia needs to be choked out like a bitch, rather than being given breathing room.

 

[Jonnyram]

Fucking gutted

 

[kevm3]

Seems in-line with Sony's typical dealings this generation. When's the last time a Sony first party game came out on time for the PS3? When's the last time a Sony first party game actually came out that isn't PSN? Uncharted? Insomniac's offerings don't count since they are technically independent. Whoever's managing projects at Sony really needs to get on the ball... because these constant delays are agitating.

 

[JB1981]

I have friends in the industry... and apparently the "technical problem" they're having is that, sometimes, when you crash your vehicle into a wall at a certain angle, the polygonal collision causes the game to suddenly get replaced by Too Human... The people at Sony are REALLY confused why this is happening, especially since Too Human is a 360 game. I'll try to squeeze more info out of my sources, but they've been pretty tight-lipped about this.

:lol

 

[MisterSINISTER]

fucking hell man...seriously has a game on the ps3 come out within 3 months of the intial targeted release date?

 

[Xater]

fucking hell man...seriously has a game on the ps3 come out within 3 months of the intial targeted release date?

Every Insomniac game?

 

[Concept17]

rofl. a superbug that delays a game for 6months? do they really expect us to believe that??

Yes. It is very possible.

Really curious as to what the exact problem is.

 

[Beatbox]

Well if you knew what kind of BUG it was, then maybe you'd understand!

Wipesout your HD? Opens up the PS3 to hackers?

 

[PS2 KID]

Or maybe a complaint from Koei to get FIex breathing room.

Damn shame. Having two similar games launch in close proximity would kill Fatal Inertia EX sales.

 

[M3wThr33]

Damn shame. Having two similar games launch in close proximity would kill Fatal Inertia EX sales.

It was a bug that FIex got finished on time. The fix is to sit on your ass for 6 months and then it'll die completely.

I'm trying to think of some bug that would cause such a huge setback. Possibly a rewrite but what? A memory leak that they can't pinpoint? A memory leak that they DID pinpoint but it ...

No. Not 6 months. Nothing takes that long. Unless the 'bug' fucked up their devkits. Wait. Even then... NO.

 

[Chromax]

Noooooo...damn you superbug!

 

[pswii60]

This is the most bizarre bug and delay in videogame history. I think.

 

[Crayon]

I just realized they could be waffling on the old disc/dl/dual release bullshit that they've been fucking about with lately. Sony doesn't seem to have they science down yet. The disc one will be different.. the disc one will be the same.... the real one coming later... blah blah blah.

This could be it. Rather than a bug proper.

 

[YYZ]

next thing we'll hear that LBP is being delayed too, WTF Sony. There's literally nothing from them this summer besides Siren: Blood Curse and PixelJunk Eden, including non-PSN games!

If they're undecided between PSN or Blu-Ray release, then the choice is fucking obvious.

 

[nofi]

This is the most bizarre bug and delay in videogame history. I think.

.

 

[Mohonky]

....and my mate said I would regret selling my PS3.

At this rate I won't be missing anything till mid next year.

 

[Golvellius]

I believe Einstein pinpointed this problem (limitation) quite some years ago.

 

[DeadTrees]

Let's blow this up until it becomes a huge issue reported on multiple sites so that sony will have to come out with the real story which will be much less interesting but much more informative

CRIPPLING BUG AFFLICTING UPCOMING PSN GAMES. IT STARTED WITH WIPEOUT, BUT COULD IT SPREAD TO OTHERS?? FANS OF FAT PRINCESS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO WORRY

Nothing exciting really, just a minor technical issue with the Xenos chip.

Spoiler

fanning the flames

 

[llTll]

i dont believe this news for some reason :/

 

[Nino]

Well if you knew what kind of BUG it was, then maybe you'd understand!

This sort of shit was bannable around this time 2 years ago...

 

[Darkpen]

IMO, there are still a shit load of other games I still want to buy/play, so I can wait D:

 

[Acosta]

We need to resolve this mistery!

NeoGaf detective club, go!

 

[nofi]

This sort of shit was bannable around this time 2 years ago...

It's not that hard to work out, though, really.

 

[DrXym]

What's the issue with just saying what the bug is? It reminds me of a flight being delayed but none of the airline staff having the balls to say what the issue is. Which usually makes everyone more frustrated and angry than if they just said straight out that a machine broke down or something. Shit happens, people just want to know what the shit happening actually is.

Transparency is good. I think everyone would appreciate that if the bug bricked your console and raped your dog that it would be something of a showstopper.

 

[Danne-Danger]

Maybe it's one of these:

Could be tough to iron out.

 

[duckroll]

I figured it out. There's only one possibly technical problem that could delay a game that long. It's called "incomplete game".

 

[Woz]

And Treespeech still tease with that banner on top... :<

 

[panda21]

Ah Kotaku.

Not the story I was given yesterday.

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=191929

 

[nofi]

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=191929

Yes, I know.

Never mind...

 

[M3wThr33]

Actually, it might not be a super bug.

What happened is that there's SO MANY PSN releases, it's hard to fit it into a schedule!

 

[DC R1D3R]

I'm not the biggest Wipeout fan, but I was actually looking forward to this. It's a shame.

 

[Grayman]

God speed to fixing this one. If the bug is so "tricky" may it eventually be fixed in a very short time if someone lucks out and tries the right fix? I shouldn't be giving myself false hope like that...

 

[Zedsdeadbaby]

ITT people who pretend to know what the superbug is but actually don't, just so they can get more attention. DJMizuhara, you're the biggest bullshitter I've ever seen.

 

[Sean]

I don't understand what bug can't be fixed within months. It's not like this is a tiny independent game ether, last I've heard they have dozens of people (ie 40+) working on this.

I'm guessing it has to do with the online mode, superfast game like this, lag would really affect it. Perhaps they're redoing the entire netcode or something....

 

[nofi]

ITT people who pretend to know what the superbug is but actually don't, just so they can get more attention. DJMizuhara, you're the biggest bullshitter I've ever seen.

I don't know if he's right or not, but the explanation I have come up with seems plausible enough to me.

 

[Shito]

Yeah, well, a 6-months-to-track-down-bug?
I did enough game-coding in my life to raise a suspicious eyebrow at that and say "lolwut?".
Added to the fact that everyone in the know seems to be extra-careful at not divulging anything and choosing their words, I'm led to believe this bug thing is quite a lie. Or a convenient way to justify having to redo a *HUGE* portion of the game.

 

[wii_HD]

The SONY released statement use of wording misleads.


I go with the opinion Fatal Inertia is being given a window to make sales.

 

[Jinfash]

that really really sucks, i honestly bought that chubigans' conspiracy theory about how "no mention of WOHD=surprise release" :/

EDIT: this is a picture of the bug that the dev team couldn't kill, it looks like it's nothing but when closely inspected...

 

[DrXym]

I don't understand what bug can't be fixed within months. It's not like this is a tiny independent game ether, last I've heard they have dozens of people (ie 40+) working on this.

I'm guessing it has to do with the online mode, superfast game like this, lag would really affect it. Perhaps they're redoing the entire netcode or something....

Sort of bugs that I can think of:

1. Environmental issues - latency, bandwidth, drop outs render multiplayer unplayable
2. Catastrophic issues - bricking hardware, HDD corruption, memory leaks, crashes
3. Security - open ports, insecure save data, other exploits
4. Ratings / Experience related - skinnable vehicles / team names mean pr0n & griefing gallore with no way to report offenders

Edit - Jinfash get rid of that pic, it's disgusting

 

[FirewalkR]

I go with the opinion Fatal Inertia is being given a window to make sales.

I came here to post that just as a joke (and was beaten in post #3), however there is NO WAY they'd delay Wipeout 6 months for FIex. Give them one month? Perhaps. Two would be stretching already.

 

[wii_HD]

I came here to post that just as a joke (and was beaten in post #3), however there is NO WAY they'd delay Wipeout 6 months for FIex. Give them one month? Perhaps. Two would be stretching already.

I understand why most people assuming its an hardware problem.

But the statement wording makes it sound something else.

 

[°°ToMmY°°]

i'm not going to buy fatal inertia EX.

 

[btkadams]

That must be a hell of a technical problem to set a game back HALF A FUCKING YEAR!

more like a whole year, it was supposed to come out last christmas originally

 

[DJmizuhara]

ITT people who pretend to know what the superbug is but actually don't, just so they can get more attention. DJMizuhara, you're the biggest bullshitter I've ever seen.

Ok, you can think what you like. I actually know that reason why it's been delayed...unfortunately I've been told to keep quite! Simple really!

No bullshit...