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Sony Shoots Itself in Foot With Killzone Demo

Hardcore Christian Gamer Writes; "It was recently announced that Killzone 2 would be getting an exclusive demo for download to people who pre-order the game. Not only is the demo exclusive for pre-ordering consumers only, but it's an exclusive to GameStop stores. Does no else see the insanity that this entails? It's not a difficult thing to figure out. A demo is a demonstration of a product to try and rope in purchases. A taste which leaves me wanting more. I play the demo, I make up my mind and go from there. In typical short sited Sony, the over-all benefits of a readily available demo are being chopped up and traded for a small amount of pre-orders. It sure makes GameStop happy and it is nice to be comforted in high pre-order numbers, but something has been lost: the entire point of making a demo."

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MGOelite5590d ago (Edited 5590d ago )

EPIC FAIL!, the public demo is worldwide on febuary 26th

EDIT: to the guy below, i know that, this guy is saying they are shooting themself in the foot because is no public demo, im saying there is

Kamikaze1355590d ago

Next week for people who reserved

sonarus5590d ago

I dnt know about worldwide but i am pretty sure the demo launches in the UK store sometime before release.

This isn't the first time someone does promotion to boost preorders using demos but this is the first time i have seen someone go nuts about it. Obviously a symptom of KZ2 hype

Odion if you are reading this YOU WERE WRONG:D

MasFlowKiller5590d ago

I guess anyone can publish and article with out doing their research and get approved here in N4G.

To the people that reserved the game get to play it early this is a sing of confidence and to the people on the fence about buying it get to play it before the game comes out

BkaY5590d ago

i am getting the game on 26th.... heeeeeehaaaaaaa

lociefer5590d ago

LOL OMG he was searching so hard for something to bash kz2 with and he ended up with wrong info and an epic fail

L Ronald Hubbard5590d ago (Edited 5590d ago )

Erhmm, mods do your job.

Remove this atrocious article.

acedoh5590d ago

for a big $5 you can insure you get to play the demo three weeks before release. Gamestop is the biggest game retailer in the U.S. With this deal hopefully they will insure midnight openings come release. I will be there if that is the case...

GameGambits5590d ago

Wow, this guy better take this whole thing down from his site or make a formal apology for being an uneducated idiot.

Hey caveman the demo is available for everyone for free Feb 27th off of the PSN store.

Would you like it to be available for everyone even on 360 and Wii too, since it seems like you don't know squat about PS3 related gaming? Whoever wrote this better get fired.

ProperFunked5590d ago

i pre-ordered for the demo, but there's also a hole in the wall game store down the street from the gamestop i go to that breaks street dates on regular basis. after playing the demo, i go back to gamestop and tell them "i want to cancel my pre-order cuz i didnt like the game after all." wah-lah. pre-order at the hole in the wall. =D

UltraNova5590d ago (Edited 5590d ago )

Why so late mate? :p

I''ll be getting it on the 21st when the first shipment arrives at GAME! That's the good thing about having a mate who works there!

I'll be posting my impressions on the same day! (not spoilers of course )

Gamekilla5590d ago

it isn't umm short-sited.....its short-sighted

Anon19745590d ago

I don't understand. The demo is to sell your game. Why would you make it available to people who pre-ordered? We're already sold. Make it available to everybody to convert the people who aren't sure.

Which reminds me. I have to stop at EBgames today at lunch and pick up my Killzone 2 preorder demo code. Hey, I don't get the strategy, that doesn't mean I'm not going to play it!

IcarusOne5590d ago

This just sounds like an idiotic strategy. I know plenty of people who either A) haven't made up their minds about KZ2, or B) have never even heard of KZ2. A public demo before the game's release could easily help bolster opening day sales. Which is really all this guy is saying. What's wrong with wanting KZ2 to have a mammoth opening? Why all the hate? Are your penises really that ineffective?

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resistance1005590d ago

This story shoots itself in the foot, by not doing some research before hand

TheHater5590d ago

do you expect anything else from blogs?

Parapraxis5590d ago

do you expect anything less from a "Hardcore Christian Gamer".
That title in itself shows he doesn't do his research.

Nicolator5590d ago

EPIC FAIL!. article. lool.. ps getting ps3 kz2 .. 26th.. wow!

BrianC62345590d ago

Luckily the site seems to have crashed so I don't have to waste my time reading his jibberish. A lot of games have this deal now so it's no big deal. Most people will buy the game even without the demo.

Rikyfree5590d ago

Para, I am a Christian and a hardcore gamer. Please do not group me with that idiot.

jtucker785590d ago

Illiterate Hardcore Gamer.

I normally hate those a-holes that always point out spelling and grammar mistakes but this is horrific:

Christian gamer: "Does no else see the insanity that this in tales?"

"in tales"? That is pathetic.

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Vandan5590d ago

damn somebody wake this FFace up n they dditn let me publish a story that right after postiive reviews kz2 jumpedto no2 best sellign game on amazon ..........

cause ithad a link to direct retailer wtf:P

IcarusOne5590d ago

It takes about ten seconds (maybe longer for you) to re-read what you just typed. I highly recommend doing that next time. I'm assuming you went to school....somewhere. Don't be ashamed of your education and your ability to communicate via the typed word.

This applies to a lot of people on this site.

resistance1005590d ago

I can't believe theMART and toughNAME are approving this..............oh wait

edwineverready5590d ago

They are desperate for (bad) kz2 news.

Lord Shuhei Yoshida5590d ago

LMAO Look at MART,the sheep drone approving this nonsense.

Everyone knows he got Killzowned on the reviews

DavidMacDougall5590d ago

toughNAME (3) - 55m ago
TheMART at Xboxkings (2) - 1h ago

Sir Ken_Kutaragi5590d ago

I bet they are searching the whole internet for any Negative KillZone 2 News!!! ;-D

And the xBots PM me saying i should get a life!!! ;-D

morganfell5590d ago

Christian Gamer? Really? Now that is an oxymoron. And look at the game he is complaining about not being able to play. Is it a crucifixion title? Is it a title where you send plagues of locusts against the pagan hordes of non believers? No. Seriously, this is a lame article written under a lame premise by a whiny, lame, malcontent.

CliffyBee5590d ago

Anyone that needs a demo to confirm this games awesomeness is clearly insane.

Cant wait to be Killzowned 27/2/09 with my limited edition tin case. BRING IT ON!!!!!

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PlayStation 3 Games That Desperately Need a PS5 Remaster

The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.

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OtterX74d ago (Edited 74d ago )

Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!

Rude-ro73d ago

I played killzone 3 in 3d and it really changed the game per being immersive.
In vr, that would be even more awesome.

darthv7273d ago

Funny you mention that... my son wanted to play some PS3 games in 3d on my PS tv and he was blown away by how good KZ3 was. It really was a great addition to the game. Im surprised there have not been more 3d games from that era being ported to the PSVR/VR2.

_SilverHawk_73d ago

resistance 1-3, killzone 1-3, uncharted 1-3, uncharted golden abyss, folklore, socom 4 , motorstorm, twisted metal, MAG, heavenly sword

Cacabunga73d ago

Killzone 2+3
Sly Thieves in Time
Crack in Time
God of War Ascension
Motorstorm
Modnation racer
Infamous 1+2

Profchaos73d ago (Edited 73d ago )

Killzone trilogy in VR would be amazing bonus points if they offer shadow fall.

There was a psvr1 Killzone project that supermassive was working on at one stage which wasn't up to scratch and Sony brand it back in house I was hoping we would see that on psvr2 eventually.

Personally I'd love to see some more love or acknowledgement of psvr2 from Sony in general it was a expensive headset and Sony barely acknowledge it's existence

seanpitt2373d ago

The amount of work needed to remaster these games wouldn't be beneficial on a financial and business sense.. MGS4 would probably be the best bet as it would need the least amount of work!

Iceball200074d ago

YEAAASSSSS! I miss this franchise and wanna play it so bad again.

Father__Merrin74d ago

The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer

InUrFoxHole74d ago

The resistance series is str8 trash to me. Socom 3 I would welcome. Or killzone MP.

Marcus Fenix74d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel198973d ago

That's what Bungie should make, Ill keep saying it until it happens

1Victor74d ago (Edited 74d ago )

Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱

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Michiel198973d ago

Resistance was the best co-op fps I ever played after L4D2

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20 Years of Guerrilla: The Story of a PlayStation Studio

The Amsterdam-based studio reflects on its humble beginnings, beloved franchises, and growth through the years.

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SullysCigar378d ago

Up there with the top tier in the industry. Love Guerrilla Games - Horizon Burning Shores is simply STUNNING.

1Victor378d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar378d ago

Same. They nailed it with Horizon. The trouble is I also want a new Killzone! Can't I just have it all?!

jznrpg377d ago

I’m with you I want Horizon 3 , Killzone and new IPs

badz149377d ago

I have yet to play Burning Shores as I just started Forbidden West (bought at launch, just unwrapped last weekend LOL) and playing on PS5.

man...I still can't believe the graphics especially now I'm playing it on my LG OLED. that graphics and with stable performance backing it up, GG really is the master of their craft!

Vengeance1138378d ago

32.7M sales in the Horizon franchise! With 8.4M coming from Forbidden West alone! Truly a hugely successful game and franchise as a whole. Looking forward to Horizon III

Shane Kim378d ago

That's kind of a huge drop though. It's only been two games.

VersusDMC378d ago

One year after realease HZD sold 7.6 million.

https://www.noobfeed.com/ne...

So not a drop off.

Unless you're saying a HFW should have sold as much now as HZD sold in 5 years?

Vengeance1138378d ago

It's been 3 games, this includes Call of the Mountain. Also no, its a great improvement over HZD.

solideagle378d ago

lol you are comparing:

HZD: 28 February 2017 - May 2023 (6 years+)

HFW: 18 February 2022 - May 2023 (1 year+)

We will see if it surpass original number.

Phoenix76377d ago

@shane, 2 full main games, 2 DLC add ons, 1 VR spin off game, oh and a an official LEGO set.
Not too bad for an ip that's only been on market for 6 years

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REDGUM377d ago

Wow, very impressive. I didn't know the numbers were so high for Forbidden West. Still playing through it myself

thesoftware730378d ago (Edited 378d ago )

Yooo, when I first saw that Killzone 1 footage at E3, my friends my brothers and I were like, Holy shit! When it came out, it didn't look exactly like it, but we sunk so many hours into 1 & 2.

I even liked Killzone: SF, it was a spectacle to look at, and even today it looks good. I hope they make a new one. Can you imagine how that will look, and they can get some modern FPS pointers from Bungie.

blacktiger377d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca378d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

The Decima Engine is absolute 🔥 I'm just mad they have abandoned Killzone.

OzzY-waZZy378d ago (Edited 378d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

potatoseal377d ago

They are probably working on mutiple projects. One of them is Horizon 3, but another is a multiplaer game and probably somehting else.

Imalwaysright377d ago

There were rumours that they were working on a Socom reboot.

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Top 20 Best PlayStation 3 Games (20-11)

Alex DS. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "Is the PlayStation 3 retro? This is a surprisingly hard question to answer as the system definitely has the age to be considered retro, having launched in 2006, over 15 years ago now. But with it being home to so many massive games, many of which still hold up today and in fact were released for the PlayStation 4 when that console was released, make the PS3 a retro console that doesn’t feel retro."

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shinoff2183749d ago

No ps3 is not retro. I dont even consider ps2 era retro. All imo.

shinoff2183749d ago

Typically, the term retro is given to items which are at least 20 years old (but not yet 40 years old).

Quick google search

badz149749d ago

No the PS3 is not yet a retro console. But if you're gonna put 1 game from a series in this list, then LBP2 should be there instead of the original, Motorstorm PR is also an overall better game than the 1st game and to put Tools of Destruction over A Crack in Time is a blasphemy when ACiT is the best game in the series.