WipEout Omega Collection PSVR Update is Available Now

Sick

by Stephen Tailby Wed 28th Mar 2018

We hope you don't get travel sickness -- WipEout Omega Collection's free virtual reality update is here and ready for takeoff.

As you can see from the launch trailer embedded above, you'll be able to pilot your favourite ships (and even some new ones) from a new cockpit view. You can play any of the game's modes in PlayStation VR too, including the already trippy Zones mode. 3D audio has been added as well to make you feel like you're really flying along those gravity-defying tracks.

This follows news of widespread price cuts to PlayStation VR bundles, which won't be a coincidence.

Will you be taking WipEout Omega Collection out for a virtual reality spin? Zoom into the comments and let us know.

[source blog.eu.playstation.com]

Stephen has been part of the Push Square team for over six years, bringing boundless enthusiasm and a deep knowledge of video games to his role as Assistant Editor. Having grown up playing every PlayStation console to date, he's developed an eclectic taste, with particular passion for indie games, arcade racers, and puzzlers. He's also our go-to guy for Sonic-related matters, much to his delight/chagrin.

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Apczak
Wed 28th Mar 2018

YES!!!!!

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KALofKRYPTON
Wed 28th Mar 2018

First

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Jake3103
Wed 28th Mar 2018

Wow, that's pretty awesome. I'll be trying this out when I get home.

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Rudy_Manchego
Wed 28th Mar 2018

Held off from this because, nostalgia aside, not sure how much I would play but a VR mode? AWESOME.

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KALofKRYPTON
Wed 28th Mar 2018

@Rudy_Manchego Got to remember that it is all of 2048, HD and HD Fury. That's a lot of content for not a lot of cash.

I'd actually forgotten how much there is to HD before getting stuck in again.

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Dange
Wed 28th Mar 2018

Definitely. Bought this game a while back in anticipation of the VR patch. So happy I did now. Awesome that it's a free update.

Not sure how my stomach will hold up but I'm looking forward to finding out. Either way this adds some serious clout to the VR collection. Along with Driveclub, GT-Sport, and Dirt Rally WipEout Omega Collection gives us a decent selection of VR driving/racing games.

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Rudy_Manchego
Wed 28th Mar 2018

@KALofKRYPTON Yeah, good value though I already have 2048 on Vita (and am terrible at it!). VR though is a game seller to me though.

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get2sammyb
Wed 28th Mar 2018

This came out of nowhere?

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sajoey
Wed 28th Mar 2018

@get2sammyb kinda. It was never given a release date when it was announced at PSX.

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KALofKRYPTON
Wed 28th Mar 2018

@Rudy_Manchego It's all a lot easier to play on PS4.
The frame rate and DS4 control alone is worth it.

I could never get on to well with HD on 2048, never felt quite right. Omega fixes that.

@get2sammyb I remember it being trailed a while back...

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Rob_230
Wed 28th Mar 2018

Wasn't expecting this! Was wondering only this week when it would turn up. Any first impressions yet?

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OneManDroid
Wed 28th Mar 2018

... Digital Foundry reports are excellent... that's another VR game to play over Easter weekend (on top of sale items; Invisible Hours £11 - bargain!, I Expect You Die and Statik...) time to catch up on some serious VRing...

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KALofKRYPTON
Wed 28th Mar 2018

@Dange @get2sammyb Yeah... and what are these '...exclusive ships'???

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Fight_Teza_Fight
Wed 28th Mar 2018

@OneManDroid Just read the report...
‘This is a zero compromise WipEout experience in just about every sense’.

Wow. Can’t wait to try this!

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Dange
Wed 28th Mar 2018

@KALofKRYPTON more interested in how the game plays in VR. Do the graphics take a big hit, is motion sickness as likely as I'd imagine? How well has VR been integrated- Are replays/menu's in VR? Does multiplayer hold up well?

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KALofKRYPTON
Wed 28th Mar 2018

@Dange
From what DF says - the whole thing is stellar. Some motion blur as to be expected - but very little in the way of a visual hit.

Multiplayer with non-VR players is intact and unaffected it would seem.

I should think that there will be plenty footage up on youtube soon enough.

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Perryg92
Wed 28th Mar 2018

So glad that PlayStation are seriously supporting VR.
Was honestly nervous that it'd get the Vita treatment when getting my launch day headset but they have pleasantly surprised me... I've got a hefty backlog of VR games to play, including Sprint Vector, Statik and Knockout League I got just this week alone.
And now Wipeout is on the list.

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DerMeister
Wed 28th Mar 2018

I couldn't play this in VR. It's so fast on higher levels, I'd lose the lunch I had the previous day if I did.

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Mergatro1d
Wed 28th Mar 2018

Oh wow, I'd wondered what had happened to this. Can't wait to try it later!

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Deadlyblack
Wed 28th Mar 2018

I can feel my stomach turning already.

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SoulChimera
Wed 28th Mar 2018

Holy crap. I’m closing Far Cry 5 as we speak and looking for the update. Thanks for the heads up.

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glassmusic
Wed 28th Mar 2018

I'm going to try this when I get home from work, though I'll be keeping a bucket nearby...

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bbq_boy
Wed 28th Mar 2018

Hmmm.. Apart from 2048 I thought the rest of the courses were okayish. Maybe this game could do with a story campaign, RPG levelling element for customising ship, hp vs more weapons, tracks across cities in space and varied planets, maybe a war torn galaxy where different alien races settle their anger by racing in WipeOut tourneys. Team 3 v 3. Traps on roads. Prestige increases will get hero to be hired by more powerful space Mafia families. Dunno....

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FuzzieGinge88
Wed 28th Mar 2018

Played as soon as i got home. I think its brilliant. Doesn't take anything away from the graphics in my opinion. Completed a standard race without weapons activated on one of the first slower races and it was good, if maybe a little boring, but when you speed things up, add in weapons and start barrel rolling its brilliant. I've never experienced any motion sickness with any of the VR games i've played so not sure if anybody else will. Only thing i would say is head straight to the options and change the camera so it is locked to pilot as the other 2 options seem a bit static (if that's the right way to describe it).