Sony's plot for PS3 Trophies. Could KillZone 2 be 2009's GOTY??

The latest TQcast covers some very interesting topics, including one that has many gamers guessing. What is Sony planning to do with the PS3 trophy levels?? And could KillZone 2 be 2009's game of the year?

TQcast EP47 from the new TQ headquarters, and through the skype scene.

* The future for 360 and PS3
* PS3Trophies could be more valuable than you think.
* Could KillZone 2 be 2009's GOTY??
* mO DiNeRo to turn on his 360 for one game….
* KillZone 2 Beta impressions
* Resistance 2 impressions
* Biff goes where most TQfam has gone
* Nacho Libre is like a friend.
* How HD-DVD can make a come back.
* Juice watches his first blu-ray movie
* A very short exclusive preview of the TQ mix tape at the end of
the cast.
* Plus your video games, movies, album, and very special drink tip
brought to you by Captnnapalm plus much much more.

[Raoh]

LOL

* How HD-DVD can make a come back.
* Juice watches his first blu-ray movie

LOL, i stopped right there.. let me get this straight... during these economic times.. you want movie studios to switch focus, funds, insert new hd dvd players and dvd's into the market......

LMFAO i almost clicked the link

LOL

[Sarcasm]

What you mean? HD-DVD doesn't need to make a comeback. All their fanboys went to digital distribution, which is the new Blu-Ray killer!

[Jamegohanssj5]

LOL! This is full of fails. When I saw PS3 Trophies could be more valuable than you think I stopped because it's old as hell.

TGSI

[theKiller]

no doubt it will be the best FPS of 2009, sony is releasing a lot of mega games in 2009, so its hard to tell from now!

[jtucker78]

DD "will" be the blu ray killer ... at some point a long way away in the future but not for several years.

The masses will eventually all adopt blu ray and then when DD (after a long time) reaches blu ray quality (which it is nowhere near yet) then the techies like you and me will adopt it and then a couple of years later the public will.

But at the moment DD HD Movies aren't much better quality than upscaled DVDs. They may be 720p, 1080i and occasionally 1080p, but that is all they have in common with blu ray.
If you don't know that there is a difference between a low bit rate download that is 1080p and a blu ray disc, you need to educate yourself.

And for quality downloads of blu quality you need to wait for HDDs get even cheaper and download speeds to increase, which won't happen in the US without an infrastructure change.

If you are a movie quality lover then the only option at the moment is blu ray, which is being rapidly adopted.
So in that case, if you aren't bothered so much by quality - then what is the point in HD DD? You may as well just buy a DVD upscaler, then you can save your whole DVD collection.

If you want the quality of blu ray, then currently there is still nothing close.
Look it up on the web.
Compression, bit rates etc. 1080p does not equal blu ray.

Blu ray will be around for a while longer. Have no doubt.

Oh, and don't forget that EVERY major Hollywood studio is behind blu ray too and is pumping them out. Every movie TV commercial advertises DVD AND blu ray now. And considering that there is no format even close .. blu ray is here to stay.

[PopEmUp]

DD to take over I would be dead by then

[Perjoss]

Killzone 2 GOTY 2009?

probably not, Blizzard are rumored to be releasing Starcraft 2 in 2009.

[xionpunk]

Yeah I don't think Sony has to worry about DD overtaking Bluray for a while.

[disrupt3r]

Im a bit confused why everyone thinks DD will be the format of choice. Does anyone think that everyone that is currently downloading movies for free (you know who you are) will all of a sudden start paying for them?

Regular people outside of internet nerds will always prefer a physical copy of something, over a digital copy IMO.

[Thugbot187]

DD is already taking over. Ask how many people have netflix or blockbuster and how many have watched a DD movie. Then ask how many have watched DD shows from ABC, NBC and all the major networks that do it now. Then ask how many have paid for DD movies from xbl. Also go to some of these peer to peer sharing sites you will see people downloading boot leg copies of movies, its been going on since early 1999. They even have sites up on the web were you can see what's in the movies now.

My guess even though I don't have numbers is a heck of a lot more people then those that own BLU RAY. One would think if DD was such a bad market you wouldn't see more and more companies putting there content on it.

[psnDevistator356]

BlueRay will be around for awhile.

Reasons- Sense Of ownership when having a disc. You just can't get that out of pure digital.

Space- HD movies are Extremely large and I think until we perfect Flash Based Hard drives(More Space- Optimization)

Pirating- Will probably take off more than ever if Digital Downloads were the ruling force.

Digital Downloads will probably later on rule but I think the sense of having something physical will be hard to give up.

All this applies to Games also.

[ThanatosDMC]

Killzone 2 being GOTY 2009... im not sure since there will be a lot of other game that will come out before 2009 ends. Chances are something will copy Killzone 2 before the year ends. They're probably in development right now.

[BLuKhaos]

I don't think Sony is worrying about DD seeing as they're the ones leading in DD too.Look at how many full games they have available for DD while all MS has is "TEH EXZCLUSIVES DLCZZZ" and "TEH NEXZTFLIXERSZ",and Nintendo has nothing.

[theEnemy]

I've stopped reading at that lines too.

[Raz]

Just smoking, kicking back and talking sh*t, right? I wasted 3 minutes of my life scanning for Sony's plans for trophies, just to hear you mumble incoherently about what YOU think it SHOULD be; and another 2 writing this comment.

I want my 5 minutes back.

[el_bandito]

KZ2 GOTY 2009?

If it was 2008 it may have easily won GOTY honors. But 2009? Man, its just the 1st quarter of that year. You'll never know what may come up. Besides, why do we talk about 2009 GOTY, its not even Christmas yet this 2008.

BTW Props to Guerilla for the good work on KZ2. It looks really promising.I'm gonna get it as soon as it hit the stores.

[The Matrix]

Let me just be blunt and honest: If God of War III comes out next year, Killzone 2 will be runner-up at best.

[YogiBear]

I completely agree with you. Kratos will destroy all that he surveys.

[jkhan]

GOTY hhmm. I doubt it.
But I am pretty sure it will be shooter of the year and Best multiplayer of the year.
With FF-XIII, Heavy Rain, Alan Awake and if God of War 3 comes out then it will be pretty obvious who gets GOTY award. But Killzone 2 will be contender none the less.

[gamesmaster]

GOW3, just saying it makes whats left of my prostate quiver. It'll make devil may cry 4 look like a rather distasteful joke.

p.s. I'm not in jail yet.

[plain rice]

PSN store credit should be awarded to users that reach a certain level or when obtaining a Platinum trophy. That would be sweet!

[RememberThe357]

but they can't afford to loose any more money.

[chasuk08]

Dont act like you know how much money is in Sonys pocket

[Cenobia]

Does Sony or even the developers of a game get money for rentals though? Because I see that type of strategy increasing rentals but not sales. I wouldn't buy a mediocre title for trophies, but I might rent it if the trophies meant something (more than your level).

And then you'd have developers dumb-ing down the games trophies for more sales (or rentals if they even see that money). I don't think a real monetary reward system would work.

It'd be awesome for us, but I don't think Sony would really benefit.

[tortella]

anyone who played the BETA will tell you that KZ2 is indeeed 2009's GOTY

[Panthers]

While it will be HUGE, I am sick of shooters getting GOTY. It needs to be something else. Heavy Rain maybe?

[xhi4]

Killzone 2 vs. God of War 3 vs. Infamous vs. White Knight Chronicles vs. War Devil (who knows...) vs. Heavy Rain vs. MAG vs. New Insomniac Game vs. other unannounced games

it sure is a tough year for Sony.......lol

[Sarcasm]

Watch out, MS will make a comeback with Banjo Kazooie 4. mwa haha haha

[Arsenal4Ever]

K2 will rank higher than infamous no doubt and WKS and War Devil. It's either K2 or GOW 3.

[Apocwhen]

COD6 will most likely be hitting at the end of 2009, that will definitely put up competition to KZ2 and with COD4 being so successful it is a definite contender in the FPS market.

[Marquis_de_Sade]

You would be foolish to write off MS considering its still 2008. MS has a tendency to show trailers of new games in the same year they release them, Alan Wake and Huxley(vapor ware?) being the only exceptions i can think of.

On the topic of KZ2 as GOTY, i will guess no, mainly as it looks to be a game that refines the current FPS formula rather than innovate or add a lot thats new, also as its being released early in the year, a lot of good games that release early on seem to get forgotten for end of year awards. That said, i can't wait for KZ2 and was gutted to not get into the beta.

[Arsenal4Ever]

Killzone 2 = GOTY 2009

[pp]

Their games coming out in 09 that maybe even better than Killzone 2 in 09 also games which gets over hyped like Killzone 2 it at the moment ends up a big flop like many ps3 games which were hyped.

[IzKyD1331]

Its so hard to think of 360 exclusives in 2009 pp, theres Halo Wars....MAYBE Alan Wake, ummmmmm yeah, thats it....oh maybe you'll finally get your GTA IV DLC by 2010

[Arsenal4Ever]

you mean COD5. Cause COD WAW isn't COD5 lol.

[Bigbangbing]

believe me .. GOTY 2009 is GOW3 or Alan Wake .. its really hard for FPS game to be GOTY .. i'm not saying KZ2 is bad game .. i played it Online and its really great game .. but facing GOW3 and maybe alan Wake is really hard .. specially when it come to the story telling .. and don't say Heavy Rain .. i'm big Fan of indigo prophecy\fahrenheit but we are talking about GOTY .

[Tony600]

If Team Icos ps3 project,new zelda wii,new mario and stuff likt that comes 2009,Killzone 2 will be destroyed.But it has a good chance.I dont think that Killzone 2 will be GOTY 2009!

[xaviertooth]

2009 IS THE YEAR WHEN 360 WAVES GOODBYE TO GAMING, THEY WON'T BE MISSED BUT THEIR FLOP XBOX AND THEIR PIECE OF GARBAGE RRoD-BIND 360 WILL BE A HAUNTED MEMORY FOR YEARS TO COME!

[PotNoodle]

Might not be GoTY 2009 simply because it is a exclusive game, i don't think now - with us having these 3 very strong consoles we will be seeing many exclusive GoTY games this gen.

But i'm in the beta, and i'd be willing to give it the shooter of 09.

[NickIni]

Yeah. With things so tense between fanboys this gen, I reckon most GoTYs will go to multiplats to keep them both quiet and take away some possible ammo.

[Arsenal4Ever]

LOL when is Nintendo ever going to get a game award for GOTY? I'm still waiting.

[PotNoodle]

Stop buying their console for the novelty of just having one.

[PirateThom]

Didn't Galaxy get nearly the same number of GOTY awards as BioShock last year?

[Greysturm]

With the exception that if i remember correctly galaxy had more Game of the year awards but hardcore gamers deny that.

[Tony600]

No console will die.Each console will survive.Till next gen comes!

[DNAgent]

The 360 has already died...Quite a few times actually.

[xaviertooth]

LMAO!!!!

so true DNAgent!!

@Tony,

xbox died early, say "thanks" to microsoft, the biggets of the scums!!
dreamcast died as well, and you know what, microsoft is a part of that console!

but both died early because of PS2!!

[BLuKhaos]

Hey GTFO the open zone if you want to act like a gamer.This is the open zone for a reason.

[Arsenal4Ever]

i thought COD 4 won GOTY last year.... or was it bioshock. Galaxy got stuff like best Nintendo game I think.

[sephy 9 2 5]

comes out in 09 and KZ2 comes out early in the year. So we'll see....

[tplarkin7]

There is almost no reason to think that KZ2 will be AAA. The only hope is the time and money being spent on it. Otherwise, the talent is unproven.

[DJ]

Killzone was an amazing game (though marred by technical glitches), and Killzone Liberation was pretty much perfect. And as part of the Phase 2 Beta members of Killzone 2, I can tell you that Guerrila's PS3 title is absolutely AMAZING.

A bit difficult due to the realism level, but the game gets your heart pounding Really fast. Instead of sticking with just 'run and gun' or 'slow and strategical', it forces the player to mix up the two depending on map location and situation.

[psnDevistator356]

Triple A is a game with the utmost quality and Game play installed. Killzone2 is actually one the most expensive Game ips ever made. You already know that graphics are a no brainer.

For gameplay we will see, so far its looking good from the online. Also the fact they are able to keep that graphic quality and stability online is incredible.

Time will tell, but so far its looking good.

[PotNoodle]

Will disagree with you, including me.

[remanutd55]

GOD OF WARRRRRRR3 says hi helghast , from my beta experience i think it has very good chances to be fps of 09 but goty? lol if god of war3 does come out in 09 i dont think so, having said that , wheres my gow3 gameplay sony?????? lol

[Raoh]

GOTY?

lets not forget the possibility of uncharted 2

[Figboy]

and while the game is surprisingly fantastic (gameplay and graphics CAN coexist!), there is so much competition next year i just can't see it pulling of GOTY.

the competition is simply too stiff.

Alan Wake could really surprise.
Heavy Rain also.
Gran Turismo 5 may actually appear next year.
Final Fantasy XIII on the PS3 will probably hit Japan next year.
White Knight Chronicles is another contender.
inFamous may surprise people.
Star Ocean 4 is another good candidate.
Uncharted 2 could make a surprise appearance next year (it'll be two years since the original next year).
and of course, God of War 3 is probably the biggest title releasing next year in terms of anticipation. GOW is an extremely loved franchise.
hell, even the sequel to Beyond Good and Evil could have a shot at GOTY, if it's anything like the original in terms of quality.

and there are plenty more titles hitting next year that i can't think of at the moment, but could easily be sleeper hits.

Killzone 2 is most CERTAINLY a candidate, but can it stand atop the heap? i don't know.

visually, right now, it beats ANY console game i've ever seen, and i'm only playing MULTI-PLAYER, so i can imagine how much better the single player campaign looks. the gameplay is also exceptional and intense, so i don't think that will be a problem (although web sites still burned from the unveiling of the graphics, and having those graphics look damn near close to the CG Target Render will probably nitpick gameplay elements out of spite; like how heavy your character feels when he moves; he has a weight to him, and the weapons feel "heavy" also. it's startlingly immersive).

in either case, there's some good stuff coming.

as for the topic(s) of this article, it sounds laughable. HD DVD is DEAD. GONE. get over it. it's not coming back. there's no way you'll convince the mainstream to support TWO different formats. a part of me thinks they're being facetious about HD DVD making a comeback though.

Trophies, like Achievements, ultimately serve no real purpose beyond bragging rights, but unless they are tied to game progression (ie, in Uncharted and Resistance 2, getting Trophies earns you points to unlock "cheats," usable in the game), i don't care much for them.

as for the futures of the PS3 and 360? i see both making their respective companies a lot of money eventually. it's the WII that i'm concerned about. especially once consoles like the PS3 drop down to the $250 range (it'll happen eventually, it always does).

[Masta Kaos]

I think God of War 3 wil be the GOTY coz i cant wait 2 kill Zeus

[redsnake]

i think its a bit early to be saying game of the year 2009 since its still 2008. that being said killzone two looks absolultely stinning

[xxReaper47xx]

There are two sick games that are coming out in 09 to keep me occupied the whole year Killzone 2 and God of war 3.

[xxReaper47xx]

Im in the KZ2 beta it has amazing graphics very few glitches.It could win GOTY for 2009 but there are still games that have not been told to the public so it might have competion maybe not.

[Sarah Palin]

it sure as hell wont be GOTY 2008 now will it?
stupids.

But 2009 is gonna be a really big year. KZ2 may not be the GOTY. It may be some other title that will wow us. You'd have to be a fool to think you know so much about the coming year, based off what we know now.

[mjcrow33]

No love for RE5?

[JokerSGS]

I'm pretty sure this thing with the trophies has been already released by hiphopgamer.

[n1n9tean]

I remember hearing that there would be a greater purpose for trophies down the line from TheHipHopGamerShow. Maybe that fewl knew what he was talking about, after all.