I've never played Wipeout. I bought this from Game.co.UK since they had the steelbook version, and I started with 2048.
As someone who likes car combat, this really speaks to me. I'm not the big racing fan, but I'm having a lot of fun. Getting 1st place isn't easy... in fact, if I can so much as 'pass,' I'm quite proud of myself. I don't know what everyone's experience is.
Also, what a difference between this and the Vita version. It looks on par with the Wipeout HD game (played a tiny amount of one level just to see it), which is quite a jump. I'm playing on a 4K set but I have a PS4 Basic, so I'm not getting the 4K HDR features. It's still a fantastic-looking game that runs smooth as silk.
By buying this, I hope I did my part to show interest in Wipeout to Sony/xDev.