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Killzone 2 Demo Ready?

There is a hot new rumor today that Sony and Guerilla Games have secretly completed a playable demo version of Killzone 2..... and Sony plan to release the demo before Microsoft release their Halo 3 Beta!

Quoted from Luke Smith's Blog at 1up:

"Rumors pointed at the game's intended resurgence at their pre-launch Gamers' Day event last year. Ultimately, if the rumors are to be believed, Sony shelved showing Killzone 2 in favor of spotlighting Insomniac's new shooter franchise (and it will be a franchise) Resistance. The same rumors have pointed to Killzone 2 being much further along than previously expected -- with the apex of the rumor arc concluding that the game has been playable online for almost a year."

Antan6710d ago

I should think a playable demo exists!!! they have had long enough. If they are holding back till Halo 3 breaks cover then they must think they have a big hit on their hands. I think, even after the the whole CGI trailer nonsense, i hope the internal optimism proves all of the doubters wrong, and we know there are many MANY doubters!

RedGr3mlin6710d ago

This is the only game that will make the 360 and the ps3 go to true-war.

I mean

Motorstorm vs what? 360 don`t have any directly game to putt up against motorstorm on the ps3 so we don`t know witch one is better.
And none of those gams have been called Halo killer.

Then we have Resistance[<---spell check?] the game that we where told would bring GoW to the knees butt it was Gow that Curb stomped the Re.. to hell where it belong...

BUTT NOW!!!
The true halo "killer" is back, that if we should listen to watt they called the game when halo 1 was about to come out.

Could Killzone 2 be the HALO 3 killer?
let the real Game war begin!!!!

IN THE RED CORNER!!!!
KILLZONE 2 WITH HIS YOUNGER BROTHER KILLZONE 1 THAT WAS BADLY BEATEN BY HALO FOR 2 YEARS AGO!! Now his bing brother KILLZONE 2 is back to take the throne of the most beautiful gfx fps out in the first wave of games to the next gen consoles.

IN THE BLUE CORNER!!!!
2 MAJOR GAMES ( wins ;)), THE WORLD LOVE IT!, NO ONE HAVE BEAT HIM YET!
LOTS AND LOTS of BADGES and PRICES in GAME shows and MORE!!
NOW HE IS BACK!... HALO 3,,, the MASTER OF MASTERS!!!
so,,,, IS HE BACK TO TAKE THE THRONE ONCE AGAIN FROM THE "HALO KILLER"?

LET THE MATCH BEGIN!!

Maddens Raiders6710d ago

the announcement we've all been waiting for. (head nodding down, eyes closed with loud AC/DC in the background)......///

spacetoilet6710d ago

Hey, this game may well kick ass, but does anyone truly beleive ANY of the new consoles can do realtime graphics like that e3 video?
I don't think a current top of the line pc could even do that.

BrotherSic6710d ago

firstly of all can we make sure we all see that this is a rumor,

secondly i just looked at the killzone cgi footage and to be honest, graphically, it is not much better than gears. Of course the scripted action is great and but graphically i dont think it is now so impressive.

One thing that does come to mind if this rumor is true, i thought great games didnt have demo versions. + I think the Sony hype machine would already be in action if this were true

big_tim6710d ago

Halo 3 and the beta program. Does that mean that it won't be great? What about Lost Planet, Rainbow Six, and the others that have demos that turned out great.

BrotherSic6710d ago

you misunderstood what i said, i should have been clearly in the first place,

I think it was Epic that said great games dont have demos as they dont need them (speaking about gears). Which i do have to agree with but as you say a number of games are now releasing demos as Live users are getting used to getting demos of ever game.

I also dont see Halo 3 beta as a demo, a beta involves feedback, limited numbers of users (halo 3 does seem to have basically everyone), and probably the main characteristic ... problems/flaws

big_tim6710d ago

throw in my two cents. I knew Epic said that. I just wanted to point out that it wasn't true. I think that epic said that to cop-out of releasing a demo.

A beta is definitely for feedback. I agree. Demos get feedback, but not on the same scale.

As for me, you won't here any complaints about a company releasing a demo. Bring them on.

BrotherSic6710d ago

demos can be great - i think Lost Planet and Crackdown proved that no end but then again for every good example there are 5 poor examples...

Motorstorm for me comes to mind, i was really happy to see a game shop in leeds with the playable demo but i was really disappointed, they should have waited and released a better version

dantesparda6709d ago (Edited 6709d ago )

So i guess that GRAW2, RSV, Crackdown, and Halo3 aint that great then, cuz have (or in the case of Halo3, will have) demo's. And just cuz Epic (or anybody for that matter) says it, doesnt make it so, its just his opinion, thats all, not fact. And also, if you think that the CGI graphics of Killzone only look a little bit better than GoW, then you dont know anything about graphics. The CGI graphics of Killzone (or most CGI graphics for that matter) are many generations ahead of Gow! And no, thats not what the PS3 version will look like, it can only dream of looking that good. People while i do realize that Computer/360/PS3 graphics are getting a lot closer to that quality, the fact is, its not (there yet, give it a another generation or two)

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IAMRealHooman240d ago

1 was fine, overhyped as a " halo" killer
2 was a graphical beast at the time, and felt heavy
3 was good a refinement of 2 but not much else. weird audio issues environment were to quiet
shadow fall was pretty but bland

OtterX240d ago (Edited 240d ago )

Shadowfall had great Multiplayer though. Too bad the campaign was meh at best. It did have the occasional great moment sprinkled in.

TheNamelessOne240d ago (Edited 240d ago )

I played through 2/3 multiple times. I played through the original once, but it felt pretty lukewarm for me. I couldn't be bothered to beat Shadow Fall. I got a couple hours in and just went "I'm done". Never touched it again. It was awesome on the tech side, being a launch title, but it didn't even match up to the first game when it came to actually having fun playing it.

Rude-ro240d ago

3 in 3d was an amazing experience to be had.
Although not many experienced it as intended for good reasons.

just_looken240d ago

You forgot the ai advancements on the playstation 2 killzone one you could have a full team of bots doing everything even playing the objective that was a big thing.

In killzone 2 they always flanked you and when available used the high ground.

Playing killzone 2 no hud 5.1 audio was/is awesome

MDTunkown240d ago

They should finish Horizon story first

darthv72240d ago

I dont mind if someone else takes up the mantle for the KZ franchise. We are several years removed from the first game. It certainly could use a remake to gauge interest in the rest of the series. I know it has its fans... Im thinking of how a proper reboot can rekindle that old dormant flame and bring in a new generation of fans in the process.

just_looken240d ago

You forgot killzone mercenaries on the ps vita but it was the worst selling sony game for awhile there.

Yui_Suzumiya240d ago

Yeah, a remake would be pretty awesome

anast240d ago

They should let it go or sell it. No use spending millions on this project.

LucasRuinedChildhood240d ago

Would like a new IP before Horizon 3. Just because games take so long to make these days.

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OtterX470d ago (Edited 470d ago )

Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!

Rude-ro469d ago

I played killzone 3 in 3d and it really changed the game per being immersive.
In vr, that would be even more awesome.

darthv72469d ago

Funny you mention that... my son wanted to play some PS3 games in 3d on my PS tv and he was blown away by how good KZ3 was. It really was a great addition to the game. Im surprised there have not been more 3d games from that era being ported to the PSVR/VR2.

_SilverHawk_469d ago

resistance 1-3, killzone 1-3, uncharted 1-3, uncharted golden abyss, folklore, socom 4 , motorstorm, twisted metal, MAG, heavenly sword

Cacabunga469d ago

Killzone 2+3
Sly Thieves in Time
Crack in Time
God of War Ascension
Motorstorm
Modnation racer
Infamous 1+2

Profchaos469d ago (Edited 469d ago )

Killzone trilogy in VR would be amazing bonus points if they offer shadow fall.

There was a psvr1 Killzone project that supermassive was working on at one stage which wasn't up to scratch and Sony brand it back in house I was hoping we would see that on psvr2 eventually.

Personally I'd love to see some more love or acknowledgement of psvr2 from Sony in general it was a expensive headset and Sony barely acknowledge it's existence

seanpitt23469d ago

The amount of work needed to remaster these games wouldn't be beneficial on a financial and business sense.. MGS4 would probably be the best bet as it would need the least amount of work!

Iceball2000469d ago

YEAAASSSSS! I miss this franchise and wanna play it so bad again.

Father__Merrin469d ago

The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer

InUrFoxHole469d ago

The resistance series is str8 trash to me. Socom 3 I would welcome. Or killzone MP.

Marcus Fenix469d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel1989469d ago

That's what Bungie should make, Ill keep saying it until it happens

1Victor469d ago (Edited 469d ago )

Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱

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Michiel1989469d ago

Resistance was the best co-op fps I ever played after L4D2

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SullysCigar774d ago

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

1Victor773d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar773d ago

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

jznrpg773d ago

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

badz149773d 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!

Vengeance1138773d 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 Kim773d ago

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

VersusDMC773d 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?

Vengeance1138773d ago

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

solideagle773d 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.

Phoenix76773d 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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REDGUM773d ago

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

thesoftware730773d ago (Edited 773d 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.

blacktiger773d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca773d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

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

OzzY-waZZy773d ago (Edited 773d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

lukasmain773d ago

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

Imalwaysright773d ago

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

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