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SCEE explains why Killzone 3’s debut wasn’t saved for E3

SCEE’s James Gallagher explains why they didn’t save the unveiling of Killzone 3 for E3 2010.

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Strange_Evil5087d ago

"Our PR team will have their reasons – we have a lot of games in the pipeline and it’s logistically easier to space them out a bit, I suppose. Plus, it makes sure they get some good media coverage before the information avalanche of E3."

If they announce something as huge as KZ3 before E3, I wonder what they have installed for E3??

vhero5087d ago

Just makes you think what they got to show at E3 now and I get more excited the more I think about it. They obviously have way too much for E3 that's why they released info on Killzone and LBP before E3 as there wasn't enough room.. I mean not enough room for 2 of its biggest IPs to be announced? Something big's going down in the Sony camp at E3.

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nix5087d ago

darkmurder has got his hands full. lol. i pity you.

Hideo_Kojima5087d ago

I think E3 should only be for new or unpopular IPs...

Why waste time on games like MW2 during E3?
They should be showing games that we don't know anything about like Agent not wasting time with games we know are going to be awesome like U3 and KZ3.

I am not saying they shouldn't show them during E3 at but they could just do a brief 3 minutes video and then go into detail about new games like they did with Modnation Racers and PS Move.

If I don't see Agent at E3 2010 I will be sad.

Hanif-8765087d ago

I'm pretty sure that they are gonna show AGENT at E3 that Rockstar developed. I can't wait to see what they can do with the PS3 :-)

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presto7175087d ago (Edited 5087d ago )

For LBP2 at least... Same applies for KZ3

http://n4g.com/comments/red...

BISHOP-BRASIL5086d ago

This can be eighter good or bad. They can have a lot of great stuff to show off, hence leaking some before to don't overcrowd E3. But they can also be making room for Move casual games, since we know Europeans markets, specially UK, buy a lot of those casual games, could be in the best interest of SCEE to occupy more of their space for casuals...

That said, I have a gut feeling that this will be in the middle term, they will show a lot of casual stuff, but we can definetely expect one or two hardcore franchises to appear (or make a comeback - cof, cof, Geataway, cof - you didn't read me say that...) from some SCEE firsty party developer, beyond Killzone 3, which will appear regardless of the earlier announcement.

For LBP, if half of the rumours are true, SCEA needs a lot of space if the likes of Twisted Metal, Agent and Syphon Filter really show.

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PiTCHBLaCK5087d ago

To top it off, LBP2 was announced before E3 to, must be something cookin for E3.

ThaOutKast5087d ago

June 15th I believe and I think it ends the 17th. It may begin the 14th though.

MAR-TYR-DOM5087d ago

METAL GEAR SOLID 5! KOJIMA WILL KILL US ALL :p

Well they still have Resistance 3 and the Last Guardian in the sleeves.

dabri55087d ago (Edited 5087d ago )

I'm telling you, the reason all these should be big announcement games are being shown before E3 is because new consoles are going to be announced at this years E3. Why announce stuff for current consoles when you are trying to devote the show to the next new thing?

DS3, PSP2, PS4, 720, Wii-HD all this year at E3 is what I think.

The PS3 Move and 360 Natal will be marked down in price and marketed against the Wii-HD. It's a brilliant strategy because It means they can use existing tech, with an already very large library, to go against Nintendo's casual market, while still releasing new hardware that will continue to compete in the "regular" video game console market.

DarkSpawnClone5087d ago

ok there Patcher lol why would they spend all this time and money advertising natal and move and then poof PS4,xbox720.idk I'm just not happy with switching consoles every 5 years it really sucks and its a lot of money to just give away to them every 5 years. imo this gen is just starting to heat up and now people want it to end and start next gen,wow lol yeah i don't think much people are ready for new consoles,im not.

dabri55087d ago (Edited 5087d ago )

lol, yeah its a very Patcher prediction but think of this way. They advertise Natal and Move not as accessories but as new consoles. They do this so as not to phase out old hardware but to turn it into something new entirely. So instead of being a one console horse, both companies have a cheap, casual, with tons of games (sound like a Wii thing to you?) console, while still having a separate hardcore gamer choice that is more expensive but is new hardware, new generation. It's like how graphic card companies release their products now. You have a high end model, a mid range model, and a low end model. For example of Sony it would be PS4, PS3Move, PS3. Highend, mid range, low end.

whats great for them is this "new" casual console is just a repackaging of an old console. Not factory changes, very cheap to switch over to the new packaging and it already competes hardware wise against whatever new thing Nintendo comes out with. Its a new/old next gen console!

LiquifiedArt5087d ago

PS3 and xbox are here to stay for A LONG TIME. get used to it.

PS360PCROCKS5087d ago

"For example of Sony it would be PS4, PS3Move, PS3. Highend, mid range, low end."

Oh ya totally, because we all know EA, Activision, Insomniac, Epic, Microsoft, Sony etc all want to develop games for 6 different consoles. Be realistic man!

dabri55086d ago

"Oh ya totally, because we all know EA, Activision, Insomniac, Epic, Microsoft, Sony etc all want to develop games for 6 different consoles. Be realistic man!"

It wouldn't be 6 different consoles. *again using one comp as example: It would be just 2. PS4 and PS3(combined with Move- games can be made to support both classic and move controller). PS2 had games coming out for it long after the PS3 came out. It would follow older trends.

"PS3 and xbox are here to stay for A LONG TIME. get used to it. "

Look at what has happened in the past.Sony has always talked about 10 year life cycles and honestly they have. But it hasn't kept them from releasing a new console before the old console ceased being supported.The average life span for a console is 5-6 years before a new console is announced/ released.

PS3 announced 2005, released 2006
PS2 announced 1999, released 2000
PS1 announced 1993(in its final form, not as a co-Nintendo product), released DEC 1994(1995 everywhere else)

Its due time for this to happen. Why else would Sony announce all their major titles like this BEFORE E3?

PS360PCROCKS5086d ago (Edited 5086d ago )

Because they have other newer titles they still need to show off? Sony hasn't even sold 40 million consoles and you want a new one already? and YES it would be like 6 consoles. One team has to dev for move, another team has to make a new engine and dev for PS4, than ANOTHER team has to dev for PS3. Than on the flipside they have to have people who can do 360, 720 and natal games. Dude it's not happening, you're a dreamer but it's not feasible. Not to mention they cannot make and will not make current PS3 franchises into PS4 franchises. Games already in development would not be remade it would be too much of a cost for them. They won't make Uncharted 3 PS3/PS4 they would be killing themselves. So Sony would have to make all NEW franchises to fill in the void of the next 2 years. GG wouldn't be able to even START on developing a new KZ until mid 2011. or kill off everything popular on the PS3 and say "F you, if you want it, buy the hardcore system!" No man, they would go massively bankrupt. This isn't a graphics card company who just throw out cards right and left. Building a game on a structured system is not the same as building the game you want and than just adding the options to downgrade/upgrade effects to tailor to the buyer's PC. Look how long it took for them to get the PS3 figured out!

I gave you bubbles btw for intelligent. I disagree with you, but you're still having a adult mature convo and for that I thank you. It's refreshing to not be called curse words for having an opinion.

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sikbeta5087d ago

Sony E310 Conference will be Huge, they showed a lot and the Conference is not that close, so I'm sue we'll see Loads of Games...

sikbeta5087d ago

Dumb Me + Crappy keyboard = Bad writing -_-

I wanted to say that [I'm SURE we'll see Loads of Games at E3]

arakouftaian5087d ago

j/K im sure we will see a lot of good AAA exclusive games

Heisenberg5087d ago

If a game as big as KZ3 wasn't saved for the big show, I can't wait to see what is. I'm think Agent's gotta be on the list, some FFXIIIVS gameplay maybe, Last Guardian gameplay?

My dream list of announcements is as follows (in no particular order):
inFamous 2
MGS5
Uncharted 3
And a firm GT5 release date

What might YOUR list be?...

zeeshan5086d ago

I guess they have a HUGE announcement still saved for E3. Maybe they are saving Mass Effect PS3 announcement for the E3? That will really, REALLY blow everything right out of the water. If not that then I guess they are going to announce PSP2, maaaybeee a PS3 price cut or MGS5 or finally showing the world AGENT? OH MY GOD, SONY is on a roooolllllllllllllll!!!

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xcroptic5087d ago

MS has a contract? so i guess its a timed exclusive :P... thats why sony is the last, because the contract will be over.

BRING IT ON SONY!

X-Frame5087d ago

Looks like if Sony can announce a huge title sequel like KZ3 before the biggest gaming show of the year, they certainly have a lot of surprises up their sleeve.

I just hope one of them is Warhawk 2/Starhawk finally!

Diamondwolf5087d ago

That way when you find out that E3 is going to be all about PS Move and dedicated 75% casual 25% core, you won't be disappointed.

On the other hand, if Sony manages to hit a Grand Slam Ihop pancake, 120 degree temperature presentation and everyone leaves as if they dove into a pool afterwards, it'll be that much better

nycredude5087d ago

Even if they show nothing but what is already know and one or two new game, some info on Agent it's more than enough for most except the hardcore who are hard to please. I mean come on I can't keep up with the games as it is.

ElementX5087d ago

What a lame article. These "Examiner" posts are never worthwhile.

ReBurn5087d ago

That is a lame article. "I suppose" is conjecture, not an explanation. They might as well have formally announced Killzone 3 since it had already been leaked. \

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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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SullysCigar355d ago

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

1Victor355d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar355d ago

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

jznrpg354d ago

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

badz149354d 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!

Vengeance1138355d 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 Kim355d ago

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

VersusDMC355d 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?

Vengeance1138355d ago

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

solideagle355d 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.

Phoenix76355d 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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REDGUM354d ago

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

thesoftware730355d ago (Edited 355d 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.

blacktiger354d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca355d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

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

OzzY-waZZy355d ago (Edited 355d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

potatoseal354d ago

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

Imalwaysright354d ago

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

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Killzone 3 is playable with mouse & keyboard on PC via RPCS3 & KAMI

DSOGaming writes: "While Sony does not plan to release Killzone 3 on the PC, Yahfz shared a video that gives us a glimpse at what such a PC version could look like."

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bouzebbal1105d ago

Still looks secure 2 gens later... one of my favorite ps3 moments. With 3D and move the game is on another level

MadLad1106d ago

PC almost always ends up the best place to play games, even if it takes a while.

What would you rather play decades down the line? A game at a fixed resolution and frame, considering you have a working disc, and the hardware?
Or run it on an emulator that can update the experience all around, and let you use whatever control input you prefer?

If you insist on the former, it's really only for the sake of nostalgia.

Applejack1106d ago

I disagree. The main draw for consoles has always be the simplicity of just putting the disc in / downloading it and playing without worrying about anything else. The average person just wouldn’t want to deal with emulation even though it’s very important for preservation.

Terry_B1106d ago

Even emulators are super simple to use.

jukins1106d ago

Youre getting flak because people on here thibk of themselves as pc wizards. But honestly most poeple try and go get emulators and romz they end up with malware.. yes theyre "easy" if you know the basics but alot of people dont. That said the fact that its taken nearly 20 years to get a sustantially better experience for ps3 games than on its native system shows the complexity of getting bc to work. Sony, if they have any intention, should just invest in a vastly better psnow experience.

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Vegamyster1105d ago

jukins

Most people who emulate don't get malware, you'd have to be going to some weird sites for that to happen, heck years ago people were getting sketchier ad's resulting in malware warning on this site if you didn't have a ad-blocker lol.

SinkingSage1105d ago

Can't get malware if you legally dump your own games, which you should.

Rachel_Alucard1105d ago (Edited 1105d ago )

That's fine if that's the main draw, but it doesn't make it a better experience, just a preference. Having the freedom to do the things you can do on PC is what the appeal of PC is. Buying a game on PC means you never have to worry about the console makers just deciding the next hardware shouldn't support the generation anymore, which means everything you bought is stuck on that hardware instead of moving up with everything else. Nintendo uses this tactic to keep reselling the same games over and over at inflated prices. Sony cut all previous gens off the PS4 and sold it back to people in a poor attempt with PSnow. While the PS5 supports PS4 games, that may not be the case in the next gen after this. No to mention shutting off all the previous stores and updates completely. Even MS stopped making new BC titles at some point, so now there's a big list with 17 pages of titles that are not playable on Xbone and are just trapped on older gen. That's not a problem on PC, the reverse happens where you only have to worry if your hardware can play the newest releases at ultra with no issue.

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AzubuFrost1106d ago

Shhh don't say that aloud! You're going to trigger a lot of console infidels here.

Shane Kim1105d ago

I rather play it when it's available then wait 10 years.

MadLad1105d ago

Did you purposely miss the entire point of my post?

Inverno1105d ago

Well that's the beauty of still owning a retro console tho. Those who usually complain about emulation are just being blindly loyal to a company. Emulation is great for many reason, but if I still owned the console then I disagree nothing beats plugging it back in and going down a nostalgia trip

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RevXM1106d ago

The RPCS3 devs are doing great work. And Kami works nicely with it too it seems.
Very neat.

Magatsuhi1105d ago

Been playing mgo on pc with mouse. It's not perfect but I can make it work.

Binarycode1105d ago

2 is the better game.

A Remake would be good. 60fps 2-4k

Omar3li1105d ago

60fps is peasant for FPS games now

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Top 10 PS3 Games We Hope Come Back On PS5

While Xbox has committed to backwards compatibility spanning four generations, PlayStation has continued their stance that the feature isn't important. Well, it is! I'm hoping these PlayStation 3 classics that skipped the PS4 entirely show up again on the PS5 for everyone to enjoy.

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Knightofelemia1283d ago

Resistance, Dead Space franchise, Splatterhouse, Lollipop Chainsaw, Brutal Legends, Alice Madness Returns, Enslaved Journey to the West, Mass Effect franchise. Also wouldn't mind seeing a new Wild Arms game remake or HD remaster, the Xenosaga trilogy, a new Parasite Eve, a new Dino Crisis just too many games to list that are forgotten and left in the dark now adays.

Sciurus_vulgaris1283d ago

The PS3 is difficult to emulate. PS3 backwards compatibility on PS5 would require translation from PowerPC to x86. Additionally the PS5 likely would have to mimic the PS3’s GPU and CPU.

ApocalypseShadow1283d ago

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This is what pops up on my web browser. So I can't even read the site. So, forget that. They don't need my data.

But let's get something straight. OG Xbox had around 1,001 games. How many are BC on Series X? **39** THIRTY NINE. Come on! That's wack BC. You can't tell me that's a complete list. Talking about commitment. Game preservation. Ridiculous. Covers nothing.

How many games released on Xbox 360? Around 2085. How many are BC?
568. That's it. Around 1,517 are **MISSING** Stop playing. Tired of that nonsense.

Anyway, the only games I really want from PS3 that would be awesome are Motorstorm and MGS4. I'll take BC. I'll take a remaster. I'll take a remake. If not those, then Killzone 2. And in VR, maybe Sports Champions, House of the Dead Overkill and the Time Crisis games.

That's all I need. But we've gone over BC again and again in every possible way. It wasn't that important because Sony sold 115 million consoles without it. That's proof enough with no outcry. And PS5 has damn near all 4,000+ PS4 games BC. It's not PS1,PS2 and PS3. But that's plenty. I'll take more but you get what you get.

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