Killzone 2 To Save The PlayStation 3?

"The long awaited first person shooter for the PlayStation 3, Killzone 2, will be releasing shortly and might have a lot more meaning than most people think. If Killzone 2 does not fly off of the shelves, as well as sell many consoles, Sony would be faced with many problems making it almost impossible to catch up to the Xbox 360. So what does Sony need to do to make sure that Killzone 2 is this successful?" -TheGamerAccess

[ReBurn]

Here we go with pinning all of the hopes for the PS3 on one game again.

[The Killer]

killzone 2 to kill the 360??

[MURKERR]

360 needs saving articles then? its ridiculous, ps3 is healthy has a great library especially for 2009 and with a price cut things can only get better where are the N4G mods? sony do need to advertise KZ2 during the superbowl though

[GrieverSoul]

@1 - Right on my friend!

Sony doesn´t rely on ONE game! Even though, for me at least, this game is the ONE! lol

If by January end Sony drops the PS3 price and then February opens with Resident Evil 5 and Killzone well and good advertises... Man! Sony would gain serious ground.

FYI: I know RE5 is multiplat and bla, bla, bla... My comment aint biased or toward negativity to the also great console the X360. In this recession and financial problems I think we all should be happy that a company does or will do well in the future. Lets us hope for better games and the income money to be able to purchase them. XD

[WANNA GET HIGH]

The ps3 dose not need saving.

[gaffyh]

Every damn time a good game is coming out for PS3, there is a "Will Game_X Save the PS3" article. PS3 doesn't need saving, KZ2 will probably sell relatively well, and shift quite a few extra consoles.

But we all know what Sony really needs to do is a price cut, but they won't do that cos they want to be profitable to keep their shareholders happy

[mint royale]

but if it did then killzone 2 would not save it. It is 1 game that would provide a bump. Thats all. The major bump for the ps3 will come with a huge price cut that could be announced on April 1st at the end of their fiscal year. But that said the article is stupid. It does not saving although sony would like some extra sales.

[SL1M DADDY]

Anoth silly article that writes the balance of the PS3's future hangs with one single game...

Article = Fail.

[boodybandit]

That would be insane if Sony advertised during the Superbowl. It is usually the top 3, if not #1, most televised event of the year.

Oh if only Sony would spend the coin to do this and end the commercial with the PS3 now $299. KABAAM!

Oh well. One can only hope.

BTW this article and all articles like it are complete trash. Sony never did or will need one game as a reason to own their console. Sony's biggest selling point for me has always been diversity and variety. Every generation they create several new successful IP's and keep their past successful IP's going strong with sequels. They have already created a few new IP's this gen and more and more will come every year.

Love them or hate them (how silly is that to say in general to hate a company that provides "entertainment"?) they are not going any where. This dead horse (PS3 = FAIL / needs saving articles) have been beaten to dust. They are not even funny any more. Now it's to the point of just being plain pathetic and sad.

I actually feel sorry for sites that write nonsense like this just to entice hits. Why not try actual journalism for a change instead of negative tabloid nonsense? If you don't have the creative skills to write then don't.

XBL/PSN = BoodyBandit <-- if anyone wants to play some games online when you are not browsing N4G. Just let me know you are from N4G if you send me a friends request.

[Danja]

umm didn't know the PS3 needs saving..?

@boodybandit - if Sony ever did that advertising the PS3 at $299 during the Superbowl with a KZ2 commercial to go with it...it would be a wrap.....

You should apply for Marketing Manager over at Sony...lol..you would do them well..XD

[CrazzyMan]

From total DOMINATION over all other consoles? No, it won`t. =)))

PS3 at 299$ is a MUST have for EVERY gamer. =)
Those who disagree, think about 140 mln. PS2 users, which await to PLAY BEYOND on PS3, when the price will be RIGHT(199-299$).

PS2 is still most played console in NA.

[Thugbot187]

I don't see it happening and here is why.

Remember the reason why we have different genres of games, because different genres appeal to different people. So as hard as it is far many fanboys to swallow not every PS3 owner will buy KZ2. Leading to the fact it will not sell 8 million consoles on release to help Sony catch up.

As it would also seem the majority of gamers who like to play shooters seem to be on the PC 1st and then the 360 2nd(Fact: More shooter fans own a 360 over PS3 a reason most cross platform shooters sell better on the 360). Also let's not forget the comments of many PS3 fanboys all the 360 has is shooters we play other games.

Now what will help Sony catch up with the 360 will be games like KZ2 from various genres releasing constantly with great marketing throughout 2009. From what I have seen so far 2009 PS3's line up I'm more excited about. However what I have learned from MS they only start bragging about what's available only a few months before it drops (True not in all cases but most. Sony tends to wet themself years before the title drops over 2yrs now no KZ2, FF13, GT5 and so on.), so it could turn out that the 360 may just have a comparable line up.

Let's not forget there are killer cross platform titles coming out, so Sony is going to have to really excite with its exclusives not just be slightly better than what's on the 360 and they have to excite the casual gamer (Please don't tell me they have other wise they would have Wii's sell numbers ).

[Beast_Master]

Look I am tired of this "Sony shows their hand to soon" crap from 360 fanboys. The KZ2 trailer from 05 was shown along side with FF13, RE5, MGS4 and others to build hype for the system before it's release. MS did the same thing that year with Alan Wake, Fable 2 and others. They wanted gamers to know that when the PS3 and 360 was to be released it would have a great library. Since that E3 they have not shown games more than a year or two away. MS may have a few "tricks" up their sleeve but Halo ODST and maybe Alan Wake are your blockbusters for holiday 09. Just accept it.

There is nothing that MS (or Nintendo) could annouce that could trump Sony's lineup for 09. Sony has GT5, GoW3, Uncharted 2, KZ2, Heavy Rain, Infamous, WKC, FF13vs. and MAG. MS cannot beat that lineup with anything. And please don't tell me Mass Effect 2, Alan Wake and a half halo 3 game will beat that. (Heck I don't think MS could be PSP's Lineup)

[Thugbot187]

@Beast_Master Ok we all agree that a system has to get hype, and when it comes out you have to trout things they may not drop for a year or more but show the system off in a good light (Flagship products). Now the problem with Sony is it really didn’t have any titles that compare to 2009 in 2008 or 2007, so they kept on showing these titles as though they were coming out that year (basically overdoing it). Now if you look at most PS3 fans they listed all these same games in every argument of who has the better lineup for 2007 and 2008. The point is when you do that move people get hyped up and are prepared to buy the game but when it’s not there and Sony keeps saying nope not yet nope not yet nope not yet you start to lose hope. There is a way to market things like this without doing that to your fans and unfortunately Sony did not do it, and that’s what people are saying (Tell us its coming down the pipe line but don’t market it to us at every possible event like it’s coming out tomorrow if it’s not coming out for years to come.) Now I think you’re a bit delusional saying since E3 they haven’t show the games coming out more than a year or two away because they touted those same games at every event post E3.
I agree 2009 looks like a hot year for Sony, however if they don’t market correctly we will see the same thing we saw with R&C, and LBP and so many other big titles and it won’t make a difference.

[MasFlowKiller]

and we are the one hyping the game

[Nick212004]

Im not saying the PS3 will fail or succeed with this game but it is very important that it do well with all the money they have invested into it. It would also show the power of the PlayStation 3 even though it is only using a little over half of the power.

[Johnny Rotten]

If Killzone 2 comes equipped with swimming lessons and a life jacket then I guess there's a chance for survival. ;)

[beavis4play]

the 360 console DOES ACTUALLY COME WITH A LIFEJACKET. it's their 3 yr. extended warranty. and without it, the MS system would be dead. and that's a reality, not a joke.
seriously......KZ is looking amazing and the ps3 is fine. your joke comes off sounding kind of immature.

[Johnny Rotten]

it was sarcasm...

[snipermk0]

Day in and day out, I see these stupid attention whores spewing crap. I don't think the PS3 needs any "saving". And even without Killzone 2 in its arsenal, the PS3 exclusive lineup is pretty strong. So, let cut the BS.

[Nick212004]

Please do not get me wrong. The PlayStation has a massive library of great titles, but the general public is not seeing this. Killzone 2 is a title that will shock everyone when they see how amazing it looks. When the general public sees this, they will be able to justify paying more for the console.

[snipermk0]

I'd have to agree with you on the fact that the general public needs more education. But, if Micro$haft went as far as putting Halo 3 on Mountain Dew cans, Sony can do the same if not better.

[The Killer]

like that they will gain a lot of attention for the game and the world will know whats ps3 capabilities are!

[die_fiend]

Sony won't do anything significant. In the whole history of the PS3, they've never marketed games heavily. Even when LBP got immense reviews they didn't seem to pick up on the fact that most people wouldn't know that and haven't heard of it. The amount of 360 adverts here in the UK is ridiculous, but I rarely seen a PS3 advert. I think they rely on the brand name to sell them, but fact is it's not working as well as last gen and I doubt Sony want to be in third for much longer...

[yoghurt]

Ok, same old same old.

1) never heard of website posts story about 'saving' ps3
2) the PS3 DOES NOT need saving
3) the PS3 has sold MORE consoles than Xbox 360 had in the same timescale - did Xbox 360 need saving? did we see endless save 360 articles back then?
4) I agree with making KZ2 successful, and marketing it correctly but it has NOTHING to do with saving anything, just promoting it and increasing its already large user base (over 17 million)
5) food for thought, Imagine if Sony could convince just 50% of PS3 owners to buy this game!!!!

have a good day.

[MaximusPrime]

what?

ps3 is doing fine. every games are saving PS3.

its like saying Halo 3 to save xbox 360?

[ICUP]

When it come to SONY it not about one game it about variety of games that appear to everyone.

[Johnny Rotten]

good point and there's no other way of putting it really.

People these days are too wrapped up in the "hype machine" and it seems like everything that attracts to them needs to have some kind of label to mean anything. The simple fact that there's so many of these easy way out articles proves a point that were becoming a society that relies on information that is fed to us rather than an open idea that takes any kind creative thinking on your own.

btw why can't I get the slogan "CNN: it's news you can trust" out of my head?

[Jizzle32]

This game is going to be overhyped just like Resistance 2. Sorry to say but no it will not save the PS3 unless Sony decides to advertise the crap out of it.

And no I'm no 360 fanboy, I'm a PS360 owner. I still prefer 360 games on multiplat.

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

The ps3 doesn't need saving...

How can it when all its games won 75% of all game awards this year lol.

Killzone 2 is epic by the way. (coming from someone who actually played it)

[chewy317]

You prefer multi plats on 360, well u do know thats a personal preference on no grounds, all multi plats are the same except for mild differences.

[cyclindk]

I almost forgot, PS3 only sold a few million more than 360 did in the same amount of time on the market... PS3's in big trouble.

[butbutbuttehcell]

Y does every PS3 owner say that? U never mention that the PS2 was released ahead of it's competition but only that the PS3 came out late. This generation started with the 360, not with the PS3. It selling more in a shorter space of time is moot, the gap between the two and actual install base is what developers take into account, not that Microsoft released their console early. This generation started in 2005, so this headstart malarky is irrelevant - look at the wii. When PS3 has overtaken 360, then it will be in 2nd place. It's currently in third whether it came out last or not.

[Sheddi]

Well considered it got RROD maybe it should have come out 1 year later?

[butbutbuttehcell]

Hmmm, I don't know why hardware issues make any difference. All that happens is you would send it off and get it repaired for free. But the 5 million they sold in the meantime easily cancels out how much that cost them. So it's clearly worth coming out a year early if you're gonna sell that many. If it came out a year later it wouldn't be 8 million ahead right now...(oh wait, let me guess, Microsoft saying that they sold 28 million was all lies...has Sony even sold 20m yet?)

[Sheddi]

So u mean that companies should sell products much earlier then when they are done, so they can sell more products? 1/3 of all 360s fail and u defend them? When i buy stuff i aim for quality not quantity.

[topblood]

this game has just good graphics thats it.

the game doesnt have anything that will make you say "shiiit , am getting that" apart from graphics.

funny thing is. that the characters does remind me of gears of war.

one black man and 3 white men
a guy with a bandana
weird thing is. there's werent in the first game.
they copied gears of war health system, they cover system.

wow they copied everything.

and i aint tripping like you ps3 fanboys

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

Cuz if you've been reading the previews ppl have already claimed this game of the year and its first review was a 5/5.

And how can killzone copy gears when killzone has been in developement before gears? using your same logic gears copied killzone...

Doesn't pay to make uneducated comments does it kiddo?

[chewy317]

so ure saying a game with good graphics has no good gameplay? then when a game has good gameplay u say it has bad graphics, have u ever known that its really cause that ure a fanboy thats why u are saying the game play is crap.

5/5 NOT = lousy game play.

[T3quilaSlay3r]

why does PS3 need saving?

[Magic_The_Celt]

LMAO

just as i read an article saying some bullsh*t would follow - Killzone 2 to save the Playstation 3, he actualy qouted that and said it would come

Yah guess he was right

wake up call, the PS3 is doing great, it doesnt need saving.

Its like saying: Halo ODST to save the Xbox 360?

[Genki]

Good to know that I'm not the only one growing weary of this "XYZ needs to be saved" tripe. These types of headlines seemingly get recycled by different blogs and media outlets on a monthly basis.

I would say it's good that the community here is starting to wise up to this bollocks, but then again, here it is approved by that community and on the front page for yet another month. New year, same old N4G.

[sajj316]

be careful what you say Genki ... or your bubbles will burst like mine :)

[Lumbo]

no saving needed, keep on boring us all with the yawn material ...

[topblood]

if you think the ps3 is doing great then why aint you playing ur ps3? lol
i bet you dont even have one. your just those cats that say they got a ps3 but dont or ur like nathan drake who just talks alot of rubbish.

but you know. ps3 fanboys are a hell of a nut to crack. they just keep talking and talking and talking about rubbish and they always constantly in xbox 360 forums or post and keep posting rubbish just to get in xbox 360 nerves.

i can guarentee that none of you ps3 fanboys know the names off the killzone characters. this shows that your already hyped of a hyped up game.

i aint no fanboys like you geeks cuz i got both consoles. yes you read it. both consoles but i dont need to fight over stupid consoles wars cuz i aint no geek tripping over consoles wars cuz there's much more better things to talk about.

but i know you know that your all cats
haha

[MaximusPrime]

why arent you playing your xbug pleasefixme? suffer another RRoD issue?

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

why ISN'T he playing his brokeboxcan'tfixme?

[Rikyfree]

Tomas Sevchenko, Dante Garza, Shawn Natko, Rico Valazquez, Jan Templar, Scolar Visari, Luger, Gregor Hakha, Evelyn Batton, Dwight Stratson, Cobar, Col. Radec, Gen. Lente, Gen. Vaughton, Gen. Adams, Heff Milcher, Armin Metrac. You were saying, dumbass?

[Magic_The_Celt]

because i dont play my console 24/7 ?..

[Oner]

WOW! The misinformed idiocy of topblood is ASTOUNDING. This proves it

"i aint no fanboys like you geeks cuz i got both consoles.....but i dont need to fight over stupid consoles wars cuz i aint no geek tripping over consoles wars cuz there's much more better things to talk about."

And it's not even the absolutely horrid & immature grammar. It's the fact he fails to realize one little fact...

HE IS ON A GAMING SITE ARGUING/FIGHTING ABOUT CONSOLES WHILE TRYING TO PUT DOWN OTHERS ABOUT BEING ON A GAMING SITE!!!!

F'ing amazing. SERIOUSLY. Hypocrisy at it's finest right there...but "he ain't tripping over consoles" huh? :rollseyes:

[Firstkn1ghT]

The only thing that can save the ps3 is a Halo game. ;)

I KEED!!!!!!!!!! Oh man I know I'm gonna get murdered for this one.

*I expect about 83 disagrees and 11 agrees*

[HighDefinition]

Cause your comment is just stupid.

Be more creative.

Since, Halo 3 doesn`t even look to be in the same generation of gaming than Killzone2.

[ZILLA]

HOME has become a living world of warcraft for gamers to meet and play.it is sooooooooo addicting,you go in for a little while and the next ting you know 3 to 5 hours go flying by.this is truly NEXT gen.

[Sheddi]

You brain is the one that needs to be saved.
THINK human, THINK!

[Salta_nelas]

Oh no, another one of these articles...

[edhe]

That's why people think it needs saving. And don't bother with the timeframe malarky it's still third.

What all this stuff is about is the fall from grace; from 70% of the last gen market to 20% of the new gen market - but the market's changed with Wii adopters.

So yeah, just.. don't give the site the hits and let's all get on with our lives.

[yoghurt]

"And don't bother with the timeframe malarky it's still third"

It's people like you who write these stupid articles. 3rd doesn't 'just mean 3rd'

For example, matrix box set has old more on DVD than it has on Blu-ray.

Get what i'm saying, of course time-frame matters, its just the blind fanboys that don't look at it that way, because it involves too much thinking.

[ultimolu]

No, Killzone 2 isn't going to save the PS3. Superman can!
No...the PS3 doesn't need saving. -__-

[S1nnerman]

I can't work out whether I'm getting grumpier or there are more of these daft articles around that just make me shake my head and raise my blood pressure.

The only thing the PS3 needs saving from is the barrage of daft articles covering it.

[gears22]

First Uncharted then MGS4,then LBP..Now Killzone 2?

This just proves that the PS3's must own exclusives are increasing,nothing more.We will probably see the same article before Uncharted 2,Heavy Rain or GOW3 comes out.

[LFC1EE]

Kz2 looks awesome and i can't wait to play it, but will it save the ps3?

the answer is NO, the ps3 is going the exact same way as the sega,

sometimes the ps3 doesn't feel like a games console especialy for fps

with the last gen controller, but Kz2 looks like a top xbox 360 title

any day but about time i suppose roll on Kz2.

[Jdoki]

The PS3 needs saving?

From what?

Shark attack?
Massive damage from giant enemy crabs?
Natural disasters?

All I'm seeing is a growing number of AAA games which are making the PS3 a better and better purchase.

And after all those great games I'm also extremely happy to have a Blu-Ray player (I was a sceptic at first, but have been convinced it's a major step up from DVD).

What else am I seeing? My media being streamed from my PC - something which is easier on PS3 than 360.

I could go on.

I think my 360 is great too. But 2008 started to show that the 360 (in terms of games) is losing momentum against the PS3. So I really don't care if the 360 beats the PS3 by 100,000,000 units - it means nothing to my gaming and media enjoyment.

PS3 need saving? The only saving that needs to be done is in my bank account so I can afford all the great games coming out (for all consoles)

[Kinetix]

Bad Headline but great article. This guy basically says what everyone has been saying all along. It could be the best game in the world but if Sony doesn't do things right it will flop on the charts and blow it's chance at making a significant leap towards Wii numbers. Does the ps3 need to be saved? Hell no. Does it need help? Sure, why not? Then advertising is key.

[Pixel_Addict]

... this [gameraccess] site does.

Killzone 2 may boost sales and I agree Sony should blast the public with media juice, but not because the PS3 is in dire straits. If any game is going to push the PS3 past the 360, its God of War 3.

People seem to think that just because Sony is in 2nd place (no the Wii is on another level people) that means its a failure. Wasn't the FIRST Xbox WAAAAAAAAAAAAY behind the PS2 in terms of sales? Microsoft made another one anyway right? SO whats the big deal? Nothing, not a damn thing.

The 360 has been out a year earlier and Microsoft have whored themselves out to 3rd party developers (cornering their attention) and Microsoft is only, according to them, ahead 8 million units. A year ahead and only 8 million more sold, not to mention (now) at half the price? I call that a failure.

[Kinetix]

I Agree to a certain extent pix, they shouldn't go crazy with the advertising to save the ps3, they need to do it save Killzone 2. From what I can tell so far Killzone 2 is going to be incredible and so can most of us but then again most of us know how great games can get mishandled at launch for whatever reason. I think with advertising FOR killzone 2 it will help both the game and the ps3.

[Kufi-]

First - PS3 dont need save, its just doing well. Lets see after price cut.
Second - yes after Kz2 ,Xbox360 need help.

[Host Samurai_]

FPS games suck anyways. The REAL PS3 games that are going to kick ass is White Knight, Uncharted 2, Heavy Rain, YAKUZA 3, Final Fantasy Versus etc

Screw this FPS, I seriously dont understand the hype at all.

[Infinite-Ammo]

You must admit though it does look good.

[Cynical-Gamerzus]

Nothings gonna save the PS3 except price cutt!!!
Let me repeat myself Nothings gonna F'n save the PS3 except a price cutt!

[beavis4play]

if they put a 30 second commercial on tv (all over the world) showing in-game footage.......people will defintitely want to play it.

[bobdog626]

This is It .Sony,s Last Chance.Nothing Better go Wrong or Man'Sony in Deep @#$%.Sony is Betting The Farm on this One and i Wish them the Best.NOTE:Sony Please Advertize the @#$% out of this Game.(Don't Hold Back)From 360 FAN

[Kinetix]

Oooops..

[Rikyfree]

The ps3 does NOT need saving, but good advertising. Just throw some gameplay on a commercial and the game should sell itself.

[draculax]

save of what ???? the ps3 don't need to be save, it's an excellent machine with just too much good games in 2009, it will be the year of the ps3, sure

[n1kki6]

Save the PS3? The ps3 does not need to be saved. We live in a time of multi-plats and timed exclusives. Although killzone will stay exclusive to the ps3 people that don't have a ps3 already are not going to buy the system for one game.

It will be because of multiple reasons and they have the extra $400 to drop on an entertainment console. Dropping the price would be the easiest way to move units but how that would effect their bottom line compared to the $400 dollar price point none of us really know.

[REPLOID24]

all Sony needs to do is market the game better. It needs air time on the major networks, college campus tv, movie theaters trailers (where I first saw GeOW with the Paint It Black music), and so on. I swear, Sony has some real bad marketing tactics. Get a new marketing head, yo!

[paul-p1988]

its funny how they have all these 'can (insert game here) save the PS3?' yet there are no 'Can (insert game here) save the 360 from all the terrible spin-offs/sequels to halo?'....... i would prefer to see more of them and not more of this 'oh look, the PS3 sold 1 less console this week, it must be failing' type articles....

[DJ]

And no one thought a console this expensive could be so successful. Hell, it even sells more software than the 360, despite a seemingly smaller install base (which is ridiculous).

[Enigma_2099]

... it needs saving?!?!?! That's news to me! Last I heard it was doing just fine!

[bviperz]

Any console needs saving at this point. Just great games.

[molsen81]

I'll ask this again. Where is the Killzone 2 marketing? No commercials. No advertising to date. I don't think Sony really cares about this game as people perceive.

[sak500]

Just like R2 and LBP saved PS3 last year from losing to 360 sales