22 years on from the PlayStation original and over five years since the last instalment, WipEout still feels like a taste of the future. Carbon-scorched ships skimming across impeccable brushed concrete tracks that loop beneath futurist skyscrapers, 100-foot maneki-nekos and pulsing Tokyo neon; style like this never really goes out of fashion.
And so WipEout Omega Collection feels cutting edge, despite its greying roots. In essence this is a compilation of the last three entries from the dearly departed Studio Liverpool, bundling together the PlayStation 3's HD, Fury as well as the Vita's 2048, giving them all a gentle makeover with improved lighting, textures and - if you're playing on a PlayStation 4 Pro - 4K and HDR support.
WipEout has never looked better, though it's not as if the originals Omega Collection draws upon (early and all-too-rare examples of 1080p60 games on the PS3) looked that shabby. Still, there's something warming about how WipEout remains the perfect showcase for new technology long after the studio behind it has gone - with the cleanliness of its image and the sharpness of its design, this is one of the more handsome examples of 4K support on the PS4 Pro.
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