Killzone 2: The best thing to happen to the Xbox 360

LazyGamer writes: "Last night, I popped into Metacritic.com to see what the Killzone 2 reviews were saying and was not surprised at all to see that the scores were hitting the ceiling (although the fact that of the first 5 reviews, 3 were from official Playstation Magazines).

The game is scoring a 98% metacritic score at the time of writing, with three of the five review scores being 100%. Could the huge scores just be down to hype, once again. Will most of them look back and wonder if it actually deserved that much? To be honest, I don't think that at all, I think the game is scoring so highly because from what I have seen of it, it's visuals are astonishingly good looking and the gameplay looks like a riot."

[jack who]

halo 3 came out when/?

[PS3ROCKS]

then came COD4 and it was Halo what?

[jack who]

what you on bout?

[DavidMacDougall]

Don't confuse it!

[Magic_The_Celt]

LMFAO jack just got owned so hard he doesnt even know what just happened, oh bubbles for that PS3ROCKS

[CliffyBee]

Trying to convince the xbots that Killzone 2 is a system seller is like trying to drink the ocean with a teaspoon.

But its ok, the GAMERS know that this game is going to be the best shooter ever invented, and will make Halo 3, and dare I say it COD4, look like a babies game.

[Capt CHAOS]

You obviously have no idea.

[Huh]

ok we know killzone 2 is like jesus riding a dinosaur its so cool there is no need to rub it into the faces of xbox 360 owners

[Mighty Healthy]

lol agree.

[TheHater]

Jesus riding a Dinosaur you say?

[himdeel]

...that was hilarious...I spit out my drink onto my keyboard :)

[GWAVE]

With a chronic lack of 1st-party and 2nd-party devs, can Microsoft even ATTEMPT to match Killzone 2? KZ2 was built to show off the PS3. The 360's flagship graphical titles -- Gears and Gears 2 -- were built to show off the power of the Unreal Engine, but not necessarily the 360. Microsoft's best 1st-party devs either:

a) Make one game every six years (in the case of Lionhead)
b) Churn out casual friendly games (in the case of RARE)

I'll repeat the question: can Microsoft even ATTEMPT to match Killzone 2? Where's their flagship developer? Microsoft can't continue to pass the grunt work on to 3rd-party devs. KZ2 is yet another title that proves 1st-party support is what pushes a console's hardware.

[CrazyOrange]

Huh = Cliffy B = Nathan Drake

[Guitarded]

Sony needed to make a Killzone 2 to show the consoles value because of their price point. Not enough people were seeing enough difference in the games to justify the price. Microsoft is moving consoles on a low price point and large library of great games. Few people care that three of four exclusive titles look marginally better than 360 exclusives. Especially when most multiplatform titles look and play better on 360. The ones that aren't better on 360, are the same on both or slightly better on PS3. Just like last generation when the Xbox showed it's power over PS2, even on multiplatform titles, from day one, a majority of people don't care.

[Enterprise-E]

That made me forget what this thing was about. LOL!!!!

[jammy_70]

thats by far the most stupid title i have ever read

answer = no .....

[iHEARTboobs]

"Few people care that three of four exclusive titles look marginally better than 360 exclusives. Especially when most multiplatform titles look and play better on 360."

I'll have to disagree. I think a lot of people care that PS3 exclusives look better than 360 exclusives. When video comparisons of multiplat titles come out, they're typically the hottest thread of the day. Even if the differnece between the two are miniscule! So apparently, a lot of people do care.

[u got owned]

@iHEARTboobs

"I'll have to disagree. I think a lot of people care that PS3 exclusives look better than 360 exclusives. When video comparisons..."

The hardcore gamers (N4G users) does but i think the casual gamer just don't care, Wii comes to mind.

[yamamoto114]

Halo 3 was never about the graphics. We all know this, yet continue to blithely bash it for that very reason.

The developers had a focus and a drive to produce a unique art style, one that paid homage to Halo 1, that wasn't Gritty Shooter #4. Comparing a game like Killzone 2 to Halo 3 is like comparing apples to oranges.

[Giriath]

Did I hear a call for Raptor Jesus?

@Yamamoto114: The same could be said about Killzone 2, because it delivers just as good or imo even better gameplay than that of Halo 3's, both in campaign and multiplayer. And just because they differ in art style, it doesn't mean they can't have similar technical features.

Killzone 2 features dynamic shadowing, a whole lot of true light sources, great geometry, superb animation, particle effects, wind, fire smoke and it's all so much better than Halo 3's, in fact Halo 3 doesn't even have many of the graphical features present in Killzone 2. And I haven't even mentioned texture detail and the fact that Halo 3 runs at a lower resolution than 720p.

[cmrbe]

good point but the game selection will always favour the PS3 though because they have more internal devs doing exclusives. 3rd parties are all going multi-plat even those that produced only for xbox and x360 in the past like Temco. However 3rd parties going all multi will definately favour MS more than Sony i give that.

Game collection is tricky. Its not so much about who has the most games which i believe Sony will have btw but it mostly about the variety of the game selection that really matters. This is where MS is also is coming short at. As an example. A game selection of 1 racing game plus 1 shooter is better than a game selection of 2 racing games.

The advantage is always with Sony as not only they have more devs but they also have the most varied collection of franchise from past gen they will eventually bring to the PS3. Most of the past xbox franchise have already made their jump to the x360 in think.

True that the masses/mainstream will not care much about games looking better on the PS3 but in the same time casuals don't care about extra DLC or slightly better graphics for multi-plats on the x360 which is becoming rare nowdays.

[AAACE5]

That sounds like a noble comment, but Killzone 2 hasn't even come out yet and you are calling it a console mover! Keep in mind that our economy and other countries economies are in bad condition. More layoffs and job losses mean less people with money to buy stuff. People are going to be really picky about how they spend their money.

The good thing is, KZ 2 is coming out while people are getting their tax returns, so it could turn out really well.

All I am saying is, look at the BIG picture before you make claims based on personal opinion.

I want a Ps3 and Killzone 2! I could pick one up right now, but with things going the way they are... I am in a wait and see mode. And I think alot of other people might go with that approach as well.

If you're a kid and live with your parents, that $400+ won't mean much to you. But if you have a family, you can't help but think about saving that money to pay bills and buy food.

But I guess we'll find out soon enough!

[Bubble Buddy]

The funny thing is Halo 3 got some better marks for graphics than Killzone 2 o_0.

[morganfell]

Yes there is a need to rub it in. Every time a PlayStation fan warned 360 fans over the past 2 years that eventually the PS3 would raise the bar and lower the boom, what happened? PS3 fans were mocked.

It has been one undeserved attack after another. This past holiday season has seen an unprecedented and undeserved number of media releases that were just pure crap, all trying to pile on the PS3 and kick it to death. Well karma is one mean and unforgiving beast. Or, as is more commonly known, what goes around comes around.

Killzone 2 is the tip of the spear and we all know what comes after the tip...the shaft.

@Bubble Buddy, such marks for graphics obviously mean nothing. For example, IGN gave GTA IV a 10 in graphics and that is absolutely absurd. There are some things in GTA IV that warranted a high score but the graphics was not one of them.

Okay, the reviewer was a GTA fanboy and would have given monkey crap on a canvas a 10 if the monkey was born in the Liberty City Zoo. IGN stated they gave 10s not because something was perfect but because it broke ground and set itself above other games (or something to that effect). Can people honestly say that Killzone 2 doesn't qualify in that regard? Of course it does but obviously IGN has no standard they can follow for more than a week.

[ThanatosDMC]

"Sony has put the ball back in Microsoft’s court by returning an absolute cannonball."

Also, did you see those comparison shots? "Looks last gen doesnt it?"

[Saint Sony]

Gaming business is pure competition. PS3 did rise the bar and rest has to follow or at least try to follow.

Microsoft surely will try to beat Killzone2 with some other game, it may not be possible to reach the quality of Killzone 2 (what comes to graphics) but I'm sure MS will pay some devs to make it happen.

Attention to detail in Killzone2 is just incredible. 360 has yet to show a game with as good visuals (texture/detail wise).

This is good and very good for 360. Competition makes great games. MS has got far too easy path in front of them. Now it's time to start the true gaming battle. Bring out the GAMES!

Nextgen games with 360 and PS3 has been following the exact same development path that we have been experienced with for example Amiga and C64 times. Last games for C64 were mind blowing compared to first ones produced. Devs will learn how to leech every damn possible resource out from the machines and will do miracles.

Killzone2 is indeed a cannonball towards MS. Interesting to see what MS does. Only now nextgen gaming is getting really interesting, finally.

[MAR-TYR-DOM]

coulnt agree more. Killzone 2 will be amazing.

Though as much as i hate doing this. I dont own a 360 but sometimes i always find myself defending halo 3 from the bashers. Sure the single player suck and the review scores were a little overrated, but there is no denying its an amazing multiplayer experience. It is the only game i know of that offers 4 way split screen online multiplayer and the online community support from bungie is unparalleled. I think of Resistance 2 as a "raw" halo. Resistance 2 has better graphics and gameplay, but the online community as it is improving still lacks. Well thats my two sense, btw i dont think halo is the best fps game i still would play cod4 and R2 over it any day.

[Kleptic]

I agree...halo 3 multiplayer is alright...its the story that is overrated...and at least EVERYONE accepts that the visuals where kind of pathetic given it was supposed to single handedly end the life of the PS3 in 2007...or so we were told...

but the multiplayer is fun and addictive...and has its own style out side of 'realistic' shooter likes CoD...I would never say its more fun or better than Cod 4...which I don't think it is...but it also far from sucks...

by the way though...Warhawk allows 4 players online at once too...with dynamic joins (anyone can join and leave at any time on your machine, and the game keeps going)...just wanted to point that out...

[AAACE5]

I am not defending Halo 3! But I have to point out the truth.

Halo 3 is not overrated! It was reviewed by people who liked games like Halo. Me personally, Halo games were just something to play!

If I reviewed Halo 3, I would give it a 7.5! My sons would give it a 10. But that's just me, I don't really like games like that. I'm more of a CoD and R6 player.

Every game isn't for everybody! I like some games that other people can't stand, like Test Drive Unlimited, DOA Extreme 2, EDF. Those games weren't embraced by the masses, but they are good to me and that's all that matters in the end.

Point is, don't like games based on rave reviews. I have bought alot of games in the past that got great reviews, but I would play them for a little while and can't stand them.

Buy the games you like cause you like them, not because everyone said you should!

[IcarusOne]

The beauty of Halo 3 is how it plays, not how it looks. It was good enough at the time, but it's absolutely dated now. But the construct, the mechanics, the satisfaction of planting that perfect grenade or berserking your way through the brutes with next to no life is immense.

All in all, a well thought-out article. I completely agree. Microsoft has been put on notice. I can't wait to see what they do next.

[The_Firestarter]

This author is right on all fronts. Killzone 2 is obviously OOZING with immense QUALITY and is a guaranteed hit. Congrats to GG for making such an astounding game.

I wonder if MS (or Bungie for that matter) will be capable of creating a worthy competitor anytime soon. The ante has been raised extremely high now by Killzone 2. This is the new benchmark for FPS, I think. Any FPS after this release will be undoubtedly compared to the absolute power of Killzone 2.

[Tempist]

Still managed to miss the point of his article.

The point: Reason enough that the 360 should be picking up its socks and getting better quality games out, not Guy in space suit A fighting Gent in space suit B while alien C attacks guy B.

[Zeevious]

Competition improved Online Services

Competition improved Console Prices

Competition improved games like Killzone

Games like Killzone, MGS4 & Gears of War 2 & Halo before it all set standards that each developer met to exceed & set new ones.

Thank you Guerrilla Games. Thank you Epic.
Thank you Konami. Thank you Bungie.
Thank you true gamers everywhere.

Thank you all for setting new targets to aim at!

[Zeevious]

Would the person who cowardly disagreed with no explanation, please STAND UP and explain why it's not?

Oh wait...to do that you'd need a spine.

[Zeevious]

what version of English I used in that second line?

[360 man]

'Killzone 2 The best thing to happen to the Xbox 360'

so i wonder how they worked that out

[NickIni]

So I wonder if you actually read the article.

[NickIni]

Real mature.

11? 12? Am I close?

[ActionBastard]

I kind of feel bad for Halo 3: ODST. Not because it exists (granted, that's bad enough), but that it will be in the shadow of Killzone 2. Hell, ALL FPSs will be in the shadow of Killzone 2. Your move Infinity Ward...

[Omega6]

Killzone 2 is set to steamroll everything and anything the 360 has or WILL have in 09.
Yeah I said it.
Labwarrior? Where art thou?

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

PS3 [Got] ;-P

HD:TV [Got] ;-P

KILLZONE 2[Ltd Metal Box] [Pre-ordered] ;-P
(AMAZING Visuals + GamePlay...What more do you want???)

OCEAN for the xBot Zombie Lemmings TEARS [Found] ;-D

I'M READY!!! ;-P ;-P ;-P

[123360]

the guy has a point my 360 has nothink to beat killzone on the graphics front,but what will ms come up with to beat it.in short a big fat zero,this year ms has gone for price cut and dlc,my 360 just can,t do what the ps3 can period and this is guerillas first game on the system,what happens when uncharted 2 drops,god of war,gt5, i mean how the f*ck do you compete against that.those devs are top in there field they don,t put out sh*t and one of those will raise the bar again if not all of them.

[JohnnyMann420]

Slooooooow Aaaaaassss Diiiirt.

[e1ace]

Its a south african site... give it a break :D

[GavinMannion]

Granted it is a South African site but it is being hosted in the US so it shouldn't be this slow.

I have recently changed the design and am wondering if it has something to do with the problem. We are working on it as fast as our little fingers can type

[bobdog626]

There is something about Halo that stand's out.Maybe it's the weapon's maybe it's the Armor i don't know ? Maybe the Environment or the Enemy's it self but one thing is very clear to me.It will take a lot to beat Halo.Call of Duty could not do it and Killzone won't.

[blackpanther25]

about halo it is the fact that you only fight other people around your level. Not a lvl 20 vs a prestige lvl 5 player that is so stupid. Thats about it for me. I hope killzone 2 has that.

[BlindMonkey]

i hate that. I love playing against people that are better than me. You won't get better at shooting games by playing against really horrible kids, like in COD4. It's better to play against people that are higher prestiges because it makes it more "tactical" I hate when people just run and gun on my team and end up with 2 kills and 20 deaths.

[Socomer 1979]

do you know how many poor 360 gamers saved $60 dollars to buy killzone 2 for xbox because of this article?

Poor bastards must of traded a whole lot of multiplats for that money.

"if you dont try to save 1 life, you're never save any". (Leon Kennedy)

KILLZONE 2 is PS3 ONLY !
It will be about 2 years before you'll ever have enough money to buy it ok.

[NickIni]

Read the article.
Think.
Comment.
????
Profit.

[force07]

First let me say hi haters. Ain't it funny how a few months ago the 360 compared gears 2 against RFM2. Lately there trying to compare GTA4 expansion pack to this game LOL are you guys Serious. Fact is no matter what there will always be a negative opinion on the PS3 because Microsoft as we al know forks out crazy amounts of money and fires the people that produce that money for means of self gain. Bringing me to this conclusion Killzone 2 is what the future of playstation is all about. Don't believe look at all the first party games the PS3 have compared to the other which by the way all 95% ported from the 360 what a waste. So on a final note good luck to all the negative media going towards this game and best wishes to Microsoft to buy the rights to this one which by the way couldn't run the software anyways due to hardware issues.

[CliffyBee]

The feefixme couldn't even load the KZ2 menu without doing its usual RRoD

KZ2 is the future. Wise up, bots.

[SQWERCH]

the PS3 specifically because of Sony's exclusive titles so for anyone saying that people dont care about a few exclusives i just proved you wrong and im sure there are alot more people that did the same thing as i did.

[Pootie Tang]

I can't get the article to open??Oh well i do agree that competition is good for the 360 and hopefully it will cause them to scramble to come up with something pretty awesome (please no more HALO tho) lol

Also IMO BIOSHOCK is a way better FPS than HALO, its Multiplatform now i know, but to me that is the 360's most graphically impressive and funnest FPS.I think it looks better than Gears 2 actually, but now I'm off topic but i always see KZ2 compared to HALO
Long story short KZ2 = 360 has to push something other than HALO thank god

[GavinMannion]

You should be able to get to the site now, I have disabled the fancy memory intensive stuff and it seems to be working way better now

[shelbygt33]

I'm excited for Killzone 2 to release, not only so I can play it, but so that there will be some articles posted about something else on N4G.

[M-Easy]

I think he made some good points.

[Dashmoney101]

this is a great point. i'd like to think Microsoft will do what he says they should and hit the tennis ball back to sony. This is the greatness of console wars

[ARBitrator]

Sh!t it took Sony over two years to hit the damn ball back. Enjoy killzone 2, because at this rate it'll be another 3 years before anything else comes out.

History truly does repeat itself, this is the same type of hype and sh!t talking that happens everytime a major game comes out for the PS3. "BLAH BLAH BLAH UNCHARTED", "BLAH BLAH BLAH MSG4", "BLAH BLAH BLAH LBP", "BLAH BLAH BLAH KILLZONE 2". I can honestly say I think PS3 FANBOYS are the most annoying collection of morons on the planet. You're lack of reasoning and humility is unmatched.

Diarrhea of the mouth and your breath smells like you ate a diaper!

P.S. Don't get me wrong I know there are a lot of really good people out there that owns and loves their PS3 you I am not speaking of, but the psyco ps3 fan (you know who you are.) Are just unbearable.

[ForROME]

I dont know why I feel dissapointed now.....weird

[omodis420]

That was one of the worst reviews ever. Way to short. If you are going to diss on a game explain in detail why. Also if you are going to state that this game is reason enough to buy a ps3, please state why.

Empire's review of Killzone 2 = FAIL

[The Judderman]

I will wait until i actually play the game i think. It looks great and seems to play like COD. Not a bad thing. But it does seem to my very much on the rails, as COD was also.
Im sure im going to love it but would have prefered a more open game even if that meant a drop in the visual quality.
Killzone will be a great game im certain but it will be in the call of duty stle of shooters rather than Halo or chenobyl. This may limit the replay value of the campaign somewhat. Whats the point in playing through exactly like you did the last time.
But then like i said im only going be whats been written, i haven't played it yet.
I might come on here after i have and say.. damn everything and more.

[zainkool]

Only time will tell, if MS is able to produce a game on par or better then Killzone 2

[Xbots play games]

Already did...

IGN Gears of War 9.4 (94%)
IGN KILLZONE 2 9.4 (94%)

Yup..on par or better

Halo 3 Lifetime Metacritic (94%)

Microsoft has already led out of the gate..PS3 is just trying to catch up...wait till the next go round

[Hallucinate]

halo is a crappy game it always gives me headaches..but apprently thats just me

[Tiberium]

So he's saying KZ2 is better than halo 3 because of graphics and metacritic. Sorry that's not a very good argument. GTAIV has a 98% and is one of the most realistic city simulation with detailed character models and graphical effects. But it is still overrated and a lot of people felt disappointed because of hype. But either way this is a good thing. I wouldn't say Microsoft is lazy but they have stagnated and milked the same franchises too much. Maybe this will help them take more risks in new IP's like they did with ME and Gears.

[Death2494]

Unreal Engine Three.....
You know what's holding back 360 graphics? It's the lazy devs who rather use a third party engine instead of making their own. Can't really blame them though i mean look what happen with Bungie. But at the same time, look what Infinity Ward did when they decided to do their own engine for the 360. Enough said. I own both systems, and 360 has some power too. Just not enough man-power behind it.

[Rhoic]

really? I wasn't aware Alan Wake ran on the UE3 :)

[SAiOSiN]

you can't comment on alan wake because all we saw was screens from the PC version.

[Rhoic]

LOL That's your excuse? rofl. Alan Wake is going to blow Gears of War 2's graphics out of the water. Not to mention it's already a bigger graphical achievement than GeOW2.

[Hallucinate]

hey i just saw some screens of killzone 3 they blow alan wakes PC screens outta the water..
(see what i did there?)

[dznutz00]

to all the people out there comparing cod4 to killzone2

imo K2 will show u why cod4 was gimped by the ps3
and why Sony didn't pay for it to be exclusive

i sold cod4 for $40 at gamestop 6 months after it came out thats Nutz

i couldn't play it anymore after awhile all i saw was a game that could have been better

and in no way am i saying that cod4 was a bad game

just my 2cent

[AAACE5]

I understand what you are saying, but every game could be better! I have never played any game and said that it was the perfect game and nothing more could be done with it... That's unrealistic!

All games are meant to do is give you a fun experience until another game comes out. Kind of like movies do.

People put too much pressure on games.

If you took a girl to a movie, you would spend $20-$30 just to see the movie, another $20-$30 on snacks just to watch a movie that last 1 1/2 - 3 hours. You spent about $60 for up to 3 hours of entertainment and when you leave, you barely remember the movie and you have nothing to show for it. But people don't seem to feel cheated for some reason?

Yet they put more pressure on videogames to be great even though they provide you a longer immersive experience. And the best part is... when you are done with a game, you can trade it and get some of your money back!

[maverick1191]

27th feb the day sales go down on MS and up for Sony wooo killzone 2 also the most funniest thing is this bad boy game wont ever come to xbox because Sony made it lmao face it xbox fanboys start saving up quick for a ps3 and this game hint shopto.net PS3 bundle with PS3 £290 BARGAIN!!!

[The Judderman]

Same as Halo won't come to Ps3 and guess which sells more and scores higher.

[Traveler]

That's true and Halo is certainly a good franchise. But I honestly don't enjoy it as much as Gears 2, COD4 or Resistance 2.

[snipermk0]

Seriously, who the fuk needs Halo on the PS3? Thats like saying, "too bad, the turd in the toilet is not gonna make it to your bedroom"

EDIT: If you're gonna talk about sales then you are downright R-E-T-A-R-D-E-D. Gaming is about feeling and not finance.

[dustgavin]

You just keep desperately clinging on to the past. The rest of us will enjoy the future and the future is Killzone 2.

[ALIEN]

What's up guys! long time no c!

Anyways, Killzone 2 is looking amazing!!, i've never seen anything like Killzone 2 b4. And, Halo3 is looking last-gen next to killzone 2. I hope Sony does a great job marketing killzone 2.

[2FootYard]

Hay dudes I just wanna say killzone 2 is game of centuaryal and micronsfot is rel trible. Killzone 2 makes bisock look like a peice of trash gertting toassed into the son. I lik sony becuz they mak the kinda games i lik and microsaft just want s r monies but sony is only in it for artistic esprassion. Sony cars for its custombers and microsoft is evil and haz no write to the money they earnt.

[xg-ei8ht]

http://www.gamersyde.com/st...

GO watch OMFG

[The Chief]

I totally agree with it. Killzone 2 looks great, and Microsoft needs something to fire back.

[Marquis_de_Sade]

Is it not possible to like Halo 3 and Killzone 2? They both offer a different sort of experience. Halo 3, especially with vehicles involved, is an absolute riot online. Killzone 2 will no doubt be great too, more tactical and a slower pacing. I like FPS games at both end of the scale and will continue to play Halo 3 along with Killzone 2 when it is released.

[Lord Vader]

I agree. i look forward to KZ2, but everytime someone starts sayin "Halokiller".... <cough> Haze... <cough>... it usually doesnt add up. KZ2 has a *massive* amount of hype to live up to, hope it delivers the killer MP app that Sony desperately needs...

[Jedi666]

to be honest i have gears 2 and i played it for 5 mins and thought is that it..but must say i bought a ps3 just for this game cause lookin on u tube some gamneplay in HD vids look so good...my box mates have cursed me for defecting..sorry lads :-)yeah right ! lol

[dustgavin]

Hells yea! Welcome to the world of the Ps3.

PSN: Bleeder

[JonahFalcon]

I hate to be the one to bring it up, but Killzone 2 doesn't look better than Unreal Tournament III or Gears of War 2, much less any given PC shooter.

[dustgavin]

How much does it cost for your quarter sacks?

[ZeVeX]

I Hate to be the one to bring this up, but you need to take them goggles off and try again, because KZ2 really does look better than Gears2 And Any game so far that uses the unreal engine, cause that engine sucks imo, most of the people in games using the unreal engine look like they have daily steroids for breakfast and piss bullets.

[ALIEN]

WOW! BRO! r u for real?

[Blackcanary]

for when Killzone 2 comes out and we go online a New war will begin.

[djtek184]

the King is back http://www.youtube.com/watc...
ps3 ftw!

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

but I must say. Will Killzone 2 be just like the other HUGE exclusives we've seen across all platforms... where after the hype dies down, the re-reviews kick out and it really isn't that great to most people in the end?. There is so much that Killzone 2 spawns for me. Killzone 2 will FINALLY be the PS3 exclusive to sell the way exclusives NEED to sell. One thing MS has over Sony is that Sony's fans DON'T buy their exclusives in the droves 360 fans do. Also the so called lack of 360 exclusives isn't actually a bad thing, the SPACE between the release of 360s exclusives helps do the given title released at the time... its expected/deserved sales. Sony really hauled @ss in the last few months of 08 to shovel out their quality titles thus over crowding it and making it hard to pick and choose... yet alone afford between them all. Thus it reflects in the titles sales. Why must people compare Killzone 2 to Halo 3, or even compare both the franchises at all?. Who cares what Killzone 2 does that Halo 3 didn't. Killzone 2 has more to prove then Halo 3 and Halo OSDT. Who cares if Halo was all over mountain dew cans/bottles, slurpee cups, Master Chief rang in the stock market, commercialized out the @$$... MS made people aware of the game and got the game to sell by the bucket loads. Is it their fault they were able to AFFORD to back Halo like that? hell if anything, Sony NEEDS TO/SHOULD be doing that with Killzone 2. Bash Halo all you want. The game has brought gameplay elements that are JUST NOW becoming big for other franchises as well such as Resistance, COD, Gears, etc.. The matchmaking, co-op, etc.. It's all there mainly because every other shooter is trying desperately to find that "Halo" niche!

Killzone 2 is out to prove it's worth, and Killzone 2/Sony knows IT HAS TO!

[marichuu]

I want 30 seconds of my life back... Can't believe I bother reading these articles.
I play the games for entertainment, and not to bash/worship a company that basically don't care about anything but money, which is perfectly fine.

I want another 30 seconds back for writing this ;<

[Hallucinate]

all this article is saying is that killzone 2 is like gold for xbox gamers cause microsoft is ganna have to step up

[zaz12]

Uncharted,Folklore,R&C,Res istance 2,LBP,MGS4,killzone2,Unchated 2,Heay Rain,GT5P,GT5,Motorstorm 1,2 ............

but!!!!!!!!bu!!!!!!!!!!but!!! !!!!!!! ps3 doesn't have games!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Condemnedman]

LOL It's like the second coming!!!!!! |I think the nerds are going over the top . I own both consoles and have this on order . I will give a frank review without the sh@t at a later date , I am expecting good things though so they better not let me down like Mgs , That was over rated, well in my opinion anyway.

[robleroy]

I’m sorry to say that microsoft probably will leave the ring in this early stage. they will most likely better try to rival the wii. they have a better change at that (maybe buying mario and zelda….) they don’t even have to lower the price. just make xbox live free!!
I’m looking for signs that Microsoft would have some super response. the biggest response is to let halo wars release right before killzone2 just after killzone2 release date was announced.
if halo4 was made by a bungie\epic work together project ….only then I would have hopes..
halo4?…yes….but only for the xbox720 …
nope. I think Microsoft has hit its target. and now they are just concerned about making as much profit in the last days of the xbox360.the new xbox or ps/3 will be announced or even introduced in 2011.
halo3 was a 3 year project. gears of war was a 2 year project.
I don’t see Microsoft investing big money (killzone2 was a 3 of 4 year project)) for a console which is to be dumped over 2 years.

cheers!

rob (xbox360 owner and fan)
I have to be honest and say that eventually the ps/3 (bluray, wireless, no rrod, no xboxlive cost) IS actually a better deal.
WHY???

Halo is dead (no more bungie)
gears of war is still not as big as halo
xbox live ,arcade games and DLC ARE TOOOO EXPENSIVE!!!!
why?
xboxlive should be sponsored by add placers!!
arcade games are mostly old and free on pc platforms.
DLC and arcade games are not possible to resell
(you could buy a 60$ game and resell it for 30 bucks or even give it to your nephew to play)

what is keeping xbox in the race:
The RROD.. because of this the hacked xbox consoles are kept to a minimum and original games will have to be bought to be able to play.
(I bet you always thought the rrod was bad for Microsoft business…its actually the opposite)

the game library (but after killzone2 an metal gear solid this library won’t hold up anymore )

my advice:

we should sell our xbox ,and start saving for a ps/3

Please understand!!!:I,m not saying halo3 is bad!!!!!!!!!!
It still is the best FPS!.. yes even better than GOW2
but its old and therefore not in market for recruiting new xbox buyers .
I am a real xbox360fan !!!
But If I analyze the Microsoft strategy:
1) repaired xbox consoles replaced by still the buggy consoles..so you have to trade in your console every year.(Good thing!!.This is how Microsoft checks you haven't hacked their xbox)
2) halo2 and halo3 are cool but the single player only sucks…but the multiplay rocks..why..because the like people to pay for xboxlive…that is the core business of Microsoft.
3) the ps3 has wireless, no extra fee for multiplay online, and bluray (netflix is only for USA users..its not international…but still people abroad pay the same as american citizens for xboxlive gold…
4) Microsoft latest biggest hype: LIPS….This marks Microsoft attitude and vision: Not very promising

I would love to see Microsoft kick ass again!!
do not get me wrong!!!
But the statistics and insights says Microsoft will do otherwise.. (They are trying to lure the public with the so called alan wake project/game) but thats just creating buss to stay in the market.

I love my xbox, but I just cannot keep deluding myself.
It very clearly ps3 will own Microsoft in 2009 (the massive layoff in the Microsoft department was mostly in the game entertainment department…so don’t go expecting new big stuff from Microsoft in the coming 3 years.

The software library of xbox is just not satisfying enough anymore.

Do not delude yourself.
Being a fanboy is actually very shortsighted..
People should choose the best thing they could have for their money.

To all the fanboys:

ask yourself this:

"Why am I a fanboy??????"

1) to try to convert people buying something although I'm not paid to do that as a salesman???
2) to convince myself that I bought the best thing ,although it may not be the best...??
3) because the word "Fanboy" sounds as cool as "cowboy"??
4) Because I'm lonely an have a low self esteem. Maybe joining this fanboy group thing is a good thing??
5) to downplay good software products from the opposite (PS3) so that business see that to have success in the game market you have to buy people (websites) instead of investing in game makers. So eventually big budget games will flop because of the anti-hype (hate hyping) and are going to be less and less in the future...

THERE IS NO GOOD REASON FOR BEING A FANBOY!!!!!!!!!!
It's bad for the market!!!!
Its bad for yourself!!!!

[BoneMagnus]

As an owner of both systems, I want competition so I can get the best gaming experience.

I am becoming worried that MS was going to start coasting because they have a good install base and can get by with the latest iteration of COD or other sequels because of LIVE. That would be a mistake.

I can't wait to play Killzone 2 and see what else Sony has up its sleeve - Infamous looks great.

Final thought - I think MMO games on consoles could be the deciding factor in this gen - if one of those things takes off like WoW - it could mean certain victory.

[nash1334]

OVERHYPED PIECE OF RUBBISH. IM A PS3 OWNER BTW. RUBBISH GAMEPLAY.

[jollygoodchap8]

err..

Is that all you're gonna do with this account? Spam PS3 games? Looking at your past comment history...yep

Get a life...reported

[nash1334]

u dimwitted useless trash talker

[dredgewalker]

Its for everybody's good that Sony is making an effort to promote better game development and if the 360 does manage to put out a better than Killzone 2 then you know both of them are gonna keep passing the ball and all of us are happy gamers at the end.

[robleroy]

The last of passing the ball has ben done by sony only..
I haven't heard of any ball passing from Microsoft lately..
yeah, halo wars\LIPS\fifa pinata2.....And microsoft just shot down that Halo wars studio also (after departing form bungie (HALO).
The massive layoff which has ben quoted in the media????
guess what...
Its in de game devision most microsoft employees are being sacked..

Microsoft isn't playing ball for the 360 anymore..
looks like they,ll repeat what they've done with the old xbox..
Just hanging it out to dry and die.... And in the process..milk it like a cow

[GravyPie]

This guy wrote the article just to get it on N4G.com

He wrote (like others have) "more after the jump". But he wrote it too far into the article, so it wasn't included in the preview two paragraphs in N4G.com.

Obviously writing this tosh to get hits. But we knew that anyway.

[xg-ei8ht]

If M$ isn't worried at all by KILLZONE2, then why are they releasing halo wars around the same time.

SAD

[The Judderman]

In light of the above. Sony would kill to have Halo on Ps3. Its one of the biggest franchises in history. The biggest fps series there is. And you say they wouldn't want it.. lol yeah right. You really are retarted.
No sales are not everything i was just replying to those who go on saying Killzone will outsell everything.
What is the point. You just don't get it do you. Go back to your make believe world as it seems reality is something you have little grasp of.
I am actually looking forward to Killzone and think it will be great but im not such a tw@t that i have to defend it even when i haven't yet played it and belittle everything else.
And if anyone is clinging onto the past its the Sony fanboys who seem to think that Sony are still somehow first place.

[collin1986]

mwf2 in my opion needs to come out with a target render showing intense graphics and gameplay, the same way killzone 2 did, to build hype, personally i dont think a year is good enough for hype build, I probably will never buy a multi plat game again, ILL buy 360 exclusives and PS3 exclusive , but thats just me,