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Buy Killzone 3, Get Early Access to the SOCOM 4 Multiplayer Beta

With only a month to go until Killzone 3 hits store shelves, we have another ace up our sleeves for our loyal PlayStation fans. Picking up a specially marked copy of Killzone 3 will grant you access to the SOCOM 4 Multiplayer Beta. If you want to experience SOCOM 4’s 32-player multiplayer battles first, buying Killzone 3 is the easiest way to get access.

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Dante1124838d ago (Edited 4838d ago )

SWEET!!! I was gonna buy KZ3 anyway, but now I'll also get a Socom multiplayer beta!?!? Can't wait

Edit: @ Alpha

Same I just wanna test it out well before I make any decisions on it. It seems like Zipper's been trying to add some stuff back in after complaints on the forum as of lately and they're supposedly doing some sort of"Community Day" fly out for a couple of forum members to test out the game. I really hope "SUKMYTURBAN" or "REV" got an invite lol.

Alpha_Gamer4838d ago

Yeah, I`m getting KZ3 anyway too. Hopefully getting hands on time with the multiplayer will change my mind, but Socom 4 looks pretty mediocre from all the videos available right now. Doesn`t even really look like Socom anymore.

Forbidden_Darkness4838d ago

I'm unsure about SOCOM 4 at this point too, it looks pretty good from what i've seem, but a beta will inform me if i need to cancel my preorder or not. Here's to hoping it'll be amazing :)

Abash4838d ago

I was getting KZ3 anyways, but this is an awesome bonus. I cant wait to play SOCOM 4's online

Pixel_Enemy4838d ago

I will jump in to say that I was also already planning to get Killzone (pre ordered Helghast edition!)Socom is just an added bonus! I hope the beta has move support so we get to see how that plays!

grailly4838d ago

socom beta is coming for PS+ subscribers http://blog.eu.playstation....

since when wasn't it called socom 4 anymore, though?

gta28004838d ago

I love it when they do this! :) I was getting Killzone 3 day one and now I get a beta to another game I'm getting day 1. It's like scoring some poon and a second girl comes out of no where to give you double the pleasure. Niceee lol.

morganfell4838d ago

Killzone 3 Helghast Edition already paid off. Can't wait. I still run SOCOM Confrontation about once a week. And for those that haven't played it in the last 8 months or so then you haven't played it at all.

badz1494838d ago

no reason not to get it now

KingDustero4838d ago

We can't fully judge it yet. All we've seen of it is the E3 build from last year. We haven't even seen the MP yet, which has always been the focal point of Socom.

I respect your opinion though. What we've seen hasn't been super amazing, but we haven't seen hardly anything, let alone the main focus of the game.

I myself am glad to hear about this. I was going to get KZ3 anyways, but getting into the Socom 4 beta is a nice extra.

I have a bad feeling though this is just to draw attention to the two games instead of actually testing out Socom 4. If the game does come out in April, then that means it has to be done in March. So that means there isn't much time for the devs to get feedback from the beta and make changes. Maybe they'll just do a launch day patch for any changes that are made from feedback from the beta.

This might make me get the game. The MAG beta made me get it and I had hundreds of hours of mostly fun out of it. Can't wait to get back on SVER though. I now see why Valor and Raven lose most of the time.

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jwatt4838d ago

I'm actually pretty excited for Socom believe it or not but
Confrontation was one of my most played ps3 shooters online. The whole community and atmosphere was nice! Socom 4 might not be the prettiest game but the physics in the environments could go toe to toe against any game.

Pixel_Enemy4838d ago

Confrontation actually has nothing to do with this one I am afraid. Slant 6 did that one and Zipper is doing this one. I am glad actually because Confrontation was so broken at launch and for months after

ilikestuff4838d ago

agreed, i loved confrontation, i met alot of cool people. socom 4 will be mine

creatchee4838d ago

Honestly, this is probably going to make me get KZ3. I didn't really care for KZ2 after the first month. It wasn't a bad game or anything - it just wasn't my cup of tea. But I've been playing SOCOM since the first installment and am really excited now that Zipper has taken the reigns back. I do wish that this was a preorder thing (like it was for Confrontation), but I have no problem paying 59 bucks for a beta of my favorite series ever and getting a free game with it! :)

Forbidden_Darkness4838d ago (Edited 4838d ago )

I love your logic lol

It just goes to show how hardcore SOCOM is ;)

Forbidden_Darkness4838d ago (Edited 4838d ago )

Stupid double post...!

Motorola4838d ago

But when I get the game I wont know what to play...The BETA for maybe the best tactical TPS out there or KZ3...Dammit

Focker4204838d ago

Awesome, I've already got Killzone 3 paid in full.

Klipz-Wish4838d ago

Was interested in both games from the start AMPED!!

lil Titan4838d ago

Christmas came real early this year

Commander_TK4838d ago

Like no1 was gonna buy KZ3 anyway...

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XxDarkGamerxX4838d ago (Edited 4838d ago )

Hooray!!

*Damnit! I dont want that 'Socom 4, Early Acces' dogtog on my game bozart*

Alpha_Gamer4838d ago

Lol, the PS3 game arts are already completely ruined with that hideous bright blue MOVE bubble in the top right, why not throw some more junk on there?

XxDarkGamerxX4838d ago

I actually like that Blue bubble in the top right.

velocitygamer4838d ago

Better and cleaner than this:

http://media.photobucket.co...

The move bubble looks more slicker, rather than a bubble in the middle of nowhere.

Whoooop4838d ago (Edited 4838d ago )

n/a

Nitrowolf24838d ago (Edited 4838d ago )

it doesn't bother me that much, i kind of wish they would shave it off a bit the make it align with the PS3 Frame but its nothing huge.

I do agree with the Socom 4 tags. I know it's very informative, but why can't they just put it on the plastic rap instead. I really hate seeing stuff like that on my boxes, especiailly when its an awesome one. Also hate boxed with reviewer score labeled all over the front.

well it's just a box cover not that it should take away from the game.

@Whoop
thats an old picture, these are new ones. I wish they would use that one instead. Looks so much cleaner.

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OhReginald4838d ago

I hope that dog tag isn't permanent.

M-Easy4838d ago

That box art doesn't have enough logos. They could easily fit like 12 more there.

Whoooop4838d ago

I don't need an incentive to buy KZ3, but I won't complain.

SuperbVillain4838d ago

WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! !!! KILLZONE,AND SOCOM......KILLCOM NUFF SAID!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

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20 Years of Guerrilla: The Story of a PlayStation Studio

The Amsterdam-based studio reflects on its humble beginnings, beloved franchises, and growth through the years.

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SullysCigar345d ago

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

1Victor345d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar345d ago

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

jznrpg345d ago

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

badz149344d 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!

Vengeance1138345d 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 Kim345d ago

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

VersusDMC345d 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?

Vengeance1138345d ago

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

solideagle345d 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.

Phoenix76345d 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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REDGUM345d ago

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

thesoftware730345d ago (Edited 345d 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.

blacktiger345d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca345d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

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

OzzY-waZZy345d ago (Edited 345d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

potatoseal345d ago

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

Imalwaysright345d ago

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

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

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

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bouzebbal1096d ago

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

MadLad1096d ago

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

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

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

Applejack1096d ago

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

Terry_B1096d ago

Even emulators are super simple to use.

jukins1096d ago

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

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Vegamyster1096d ago

jukins

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

SinkingSage1096d ago

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

Rachel_Alucard1096d ago (Edited 1096d ago )

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

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AzubuFrost1096d ago

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

Shane Kim1096d ago

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

MadLad1095d ago

Did you purposely miss the entire point of my post?

Inverno1096d ago

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

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RevXM1096d ago

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

Magatsuhi1096d ago

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

Binarycode1096d ago

2 is the better game.

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

Omar3li1095d ago

60fps is peasant for FPS games now

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Top 10 PS3 Games We Hope Come Back On PS5

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

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Knightofelemia1274d ago

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

Sciurus_vulgaris1273d ago

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

ApocalypseShadow1273d ago

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

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

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

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

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

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