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How Will the Killzone 2 Servers Hold Up?

Let me preface this by saying that you would be hard pressed to find anyone that is anticipating the launch of Killzone 2 more than me. But based on my history with Sony,(and game launches in general) I can't help but to anticipate being left with nothing to do but wait for the servers to be fixed next weekend. Call me a pessimist if you want, but based on my past experiences, I'm only being real.

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MURKERR5558d ago

anticipating kz2 more than you ....me included

Lifendz5558d ago

Not a big deal to me. When LBP's servers were acting up I played the amazing story levels until they got it right. IF the same happens for KZ2, which always does for any major release with multiplayer (see: MGS4, LBP, and Warhawk), then I'll just play the single player campaign and work on my trophies.

Trying to get my plat in R2 before KZ2 drops is a real pain btw. I need to beat the game on super mode or whatever its called and get to level 30 in coop.

earwax5558d ago

Nobody is on PSN anyway.That demo was WEAK and you know it! I was going to buy this game day 1 now I am going to wait for the $49.99 price drop.

LoVeRSaMa5558d ago

Id Just like to point out that COD 4 servers are not run by sony and that they do not use dedicated servers but P2P like xbox.

Other then that he speaks truth, but I doubt Sony are going to let this online experience become compromised, they are new to this online thing, slowly but surely they are getting better...

Killzone 2 is going to be Immense [=

phosphor1125558d ago

I'll be playing single player a couple times through.

Ryo-Hazuki5558d ago

give me a damn break...the demo was the intro tutorial. What do you expect from a demo. People like you are truly ignorant

Doppy5558d ago

I hope they will be ready at launch. Most top tier games have server problems during launch (especially PS3 games). They need to have the servers ready for at least 3 million people at launch.

BiG_LU5558d ago

Love my ps3 and can wait for anything, that's why I got both system to wait until the fix the issue, is like when I play socom for the first time I wait until they fix it and now I can stop playing cuz for me is the best shoot game out in any console and I'm talking about the accuracy, it feel real and the aiming is awesome.

Sheikh Yerbouti5558d ago

It is not like an RROD...? Some things always present challenges, and an onrush of 1 million players (based on pre-orders) will definitely be a challenge.

But ya never know; it might go off without a hitch.

FrankenLife5558d ago

@earwax

You are going to be waiting a while. In the meantime I will be enjoying the PSN just a little bit more knowing you aren't on there. Better yet, don't buy the game at all.

callahan095558d ago

LittleBigPlanet had the misfortune of having to save and distribute people's creations in addition to letting people play together online. Of course complications would occur. Resistance 2 was miraculously flaw-free at launch, with clean matches, fast search times, and no lag at all. I think the chances are at least decent that Killzone 2 will have a smooth launch. But even if it doesn't, it won't bother me, because I'm not touching the online til I've had my fun with the campaign, and there have been enough 80+ reviews just for the single-player campaign, so I know that this game will have a fun campaign to keep us all occupied for a while, it's not JUST about the online play (though online will turn out to be the primary draw for most of us)

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Why o why5558d ago (Edited 5558d ago )

to provide some real dedicated servers and they have had more hits (warhawk resistance 1+2 Motorstorm 1+2 wipeout) etc than misses (SOCOM tekken dr) in terms of netcode My glass is half full on this 1. Its something that sony has done RIGHT

@MURKERR u know u can pick up kz2 right now in east london right?

Tryst5558d ago

What shop in the UK is selling this them?

Kouzmich5558d ago

No game had perfect servers from the start. There is that first wave of ppl when the game comes out, biggest stress on servers. Then some ppl where expecting something deferent and are not interested in that game any more they leave. Servers stabilize.
I was in the KZ BETA there was this one thing that bugged hell out of me. You shoot a guy , he shoots you back kills you , then second or two later you see that he died and that you killed him. So I just started to count bullets, 3-4 bullets kill a person. Shoot at someone , he got hit seen that hit indicator, ran away , second or two later he died. There where no lag battles , those where the best , till game crashed :)
Hope that was fixed , everything else was cool.

chewy3175558d ago

Your exaggerating... its 0.3 sec when its lagging not 2....

scottmichael5558d ago

i agree Kouzmich, i cant thnk of a game on the playstation 3 thats 'perfect servers from the start'

Kouzmich5558d ago

@ scottmichael

I meant in general on all plaforms , even PC in some case ( personal experience).

Nice try, you evil person.

thehitman5558d ago

Resistance had perfect servers and the best that I can remember. Never had game lag once and if I seen some sort of lag it was someone's connection probably dling porn lol.

Yipee Bog5558d ago

did pretty well with the servers for both of their Resistance games at launch, but I understand with the new game server issue. Heres looking at you Socom Confrontation

Kleptic5558d ago

yeah Resistance 2 has always been fine...but that is about it...LBP had some minor problems for a few days...Socom was simply a broken game when it released, which I think was more of an issue of it simply not being complete...than just being buggy...

the beta for killzone 2 was pretty solid...some network errors here and there, but by the end of it with the server side updates, that had it running pretty well...

but yeah...stats and ranks will be broken...just plan on it for a few days at least...this game is going to sell well, and that is what snaps stat databases...lots of users...

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Mr PS35558d ago

But it wont stop anyones fun
Think for most it will be ok
Either way come fri its all Good

Spawnofgods3335558d ago

dont worry about it GG has a MASSIVE server room and have tested and fixed all the problems in the beta

BiG_LU5558d ago (Edited 5558d ago )

Hope you right but any way I think if has any problem I will play the game no matter what cuz I have to finish that beauty of game lol.

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7 Deserving Games That Never Got Backward Compatibility

Backward compatibility works for many games on newer consoles, but titles such as The Simpsons: Hit and Run have been left out.

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Microsoft once tried to nab LittleBigPlanet from Sony after a few drinks

It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.

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XiNatsuDragnel2d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga1d 2h ago (Edited 1d 2h ago )

Project Spark idea was decent but they quickly gave up ..
LBP was wonderful

ApocalypseShadow1d 20h ago

Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
https://www.playstationlife...

They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.

They're scum.

Zachmo1821d 1h ago

Microsoft didn't force MLB on Xbox. MLB gave Sony 2 options either go multiplat or risk losing the license.

Rynxie15h ago

And why do you think MLB said that? I believe Ms approached MLB.

ApocalypseShadow14h ago(Edited 14h ago)

Totally ridiculous comment.

The only exclusivity Sony had was to their own creation of The Show. Microsoft could have paid the MLB for the license just like Sony did and made their own baseball game.

Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox. They're worth 3 TRILLION dollars. You think that's not enough money to make their own baseball game? Don't be delusional.

Microsoft spun it like they always do and told the media that they had to trust Sony with their hardware. After they put Sony in that position of not having a choice. Either go multiplatform or stop making one of their successful games. That's a no win scenario.

And what did Microsoft do? They didn't try to sell the game to the Xbox community. They put it on game pass to hurt Sony. Pushing the idea of why buy games that are $70 when you can play them in their cheap service for $10. It was a dirty tactic.

You fell for the Kool aid drink Microsoft served you instead of spitting it out. Hope it tasted good because you were fooled by Phil and the gang.

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Hereandthere6h ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Bond revealed that MLB The Show “always came up” in conversations between Microsoft and the Major League Baseball organization. “We always said, ‘We love this game. It would be a huge opportunity to bring it to Xbox.'” she recalled. However, when Microsoft’s efforts materialized, it put the company in an awkward situation where it had to send in pre-release consoles to a rival company.

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Notellin11h ago

"Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox."

Take a nap, conspiracies are rotting your brain.

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Hereandthere6h ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Hereandthere6h ago

They were too cheap/inept/lazy to develop their own mlb game, so they port begged for years and bribed the mlb to make the show multiplatform. Like i said many times, xbox brought nothing to the table their 24 years, ZERO.

OtterX1d 3h ago

"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."

Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.

RNTody1d 3h ago (Edited 1d 3h ago )

Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.

But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?

Inverno1d 2h ago

Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.

Sheppard7t31d 1h ago

How did Sony kill the series?

Inverno1d ago

They shut down the servers, that's millions of user created levels gone. That and dead are pretty much the same, it's also been years since 3 and they cancelled HUB soooo.

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fsfsxii11h ago

They shutdown the servers because no one was playing, no one in the community cared about the user created levels so why keep them up? Wtf you guys would never succeed in running a business.

Inverno10h ago

Yea dood no one was playing so they shut off the servers. Cause people with enough common sense can't just Google why they were actually shut of, right?

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