So, there you have it вЂ“ a quick glance of the streets of Nova State City and motorsport metamorphosis in the year 2048 with Graeme and Lee. ItвЂ™s raw itвЂ™s real (ish) and its WipEout like youвЂ™ve never seen it before. Not to mention competition from rival sports hankering after audience numbers and, in turn, capital. Teams are finding their feet, sponsorship is there вЂ“ yet not as rife as it is in later seasons вЂ“ and there is a lot of money at stake on the part of investors desperate for the sport to succeed and capture the worldвЂ™s imagination. The world in which WipEout 2048 takes place in is grittier than whatвЂ™s come before it simply because weвЂ™re entering into it when the sport is still at a nascent stage. Races are now multi-tiered вЂ“ one minute youвЂ™re barrelling through the busy streets of Nova State City and the next youвЂ™re scrambling for first place up the side of a building. And because of that it differs from WipEout experiences in the past. What did you think? Pretty cool, no? WhatвЂ™s really interesting about WipEout 2048 and the direction the team at Studio Liverpool took with it, is that it takes place in the not too distant future and serves as a precursor to the events that take place in the original WipEout on PS one.

So, without further ado, sit back, press play and let Game Director Graeme Ankers and Art Director Lee Carus take you on a trip through time to the year 2048.

Essentially, the movieвЂ™s goal is to take you on a journey through the evolution of motorsport in Studio LiverpoolвЂ™s vision of the world, up until the point where Anti-Gravity technology has replaced modern day automotive technology and the first season of the Anti-Gravity Racing Championships has kicked off on the streets of Nova State City. Hello everybody! What youвЂ™ll find below is a specially narrated cut of the cinematic intro to WipEout 2048 on PlayStation Vita.

Wipeout 2048 intro