Resistance 2 is Sony's answer to Gears 2

By Tom Bramwell Published 25 February, 2008

So says VP of product marketing.

Sony expects Resistance 2 to go "toe-to-toe against Gears of War 2" in the battle for your money this Christmas, according to US VP of product marketing Scott Steinberg.

I think one of the biggest games for us will be Resistance 2. We expect that, in November, to go toe-to-toe against Gears of War 2," Steinberg told GamesIndustry.biz during GDC.

"It will be our third-generation PS3 product. Insomniac, having shipped Resistance 1, quietly sold a million units. And then Ratchet & Clank last fall. This is the third on their technology shipping in November."

Steinberg also explained Sony's low GDC profile. "It just felt stronger coming from so many different high-calibre partners as opposed to self-congratulatory announcements from ourselves that the war is over and the standards battle is complete, and we have a standard and it is us," he said, referring to the recent HD-DVD discontinuation.

"It just felt like a keynote would be a little bit over the top," he added.

You can read the full Scott Steinberg interview on GamesIndustry.biz.

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  • lovely2cu #1 4 years ago

    /dons tinfoil hit

  • Eraysor #2 4 years ago

    Resistance was pretty horrendous compared to Gears.

  • DonnieDarko333 #3 4 years ago

    Resistance 2 could be amazing, you haven't even played it yet to say 'Gears Of Wars 2' is the better game....

  • syphaa #4 4 years ago

    Time for Sony to panic, with the announcement of GOW2 they are bound to come up with some shit like this. But as said above, until both come out and we have a solid comparison, anything could happen.

    My money is on GOW2 though :)

  • drumbaby #5 4 years ago

    I think the answer to GOW 2 is any 3rd person mod for PS3 UT3...except the mod will probably last longer.

  • Lexx87 #6 4 years ago

    "It just felt stronger coming from so many different high-calibre partners as opposed to self-congratulatory announcements from ourselves that the war is over and the standards battle is complete, and we have a standard and it is us," he said, referring to the recent HD-DVD discontinuation.

    RAGH! RAAAAAGHHHHHHHH!!!

    /lexx smash wall

    Sony PR makes me fucking vomit.

  • oceanmotion #7 4 years ago

    So, I guess that confirms Killzone 2 is a big pile of shit.

  • betahoven #8 4 years ago

    Post deleted at 09:36:16 17-12-2011

  • Lexx87 #9 4 years ago

    "I don't know much about GOW2 yet but from what I've heard it sounds more like GOW1.5."

    From what you have heard? No-one has heard much of anything! How can you say that? Fuck me I want to hurt these people sometimes.

  • absolutezero #10 4 years ago

    Fall of Man had more charm, feel, atmosphere and place than Gears. Its not a better game stricly speaking, but I know which one I'd rather play.

    Gears of War was'nt even that good.
    Edited by 1 at 25/02/08 @ 10:08

  • Baronen #11 4 years ago

    Anyone who seriously thinks is Resistance is even close to as good as Gears needs to have their head checked. The fight may be more even this time around, though

  • Pedrolot #12 4 years ago

    But...but...

    Resistance 2 could start ovff another war between gaming and the pope..

    \o/
    Edited by 1 at 25/02/08 @ 09:59

  • Darren #13 4 years ago

    I thought Resistance Fall of Man was rather good and I really enjoyed playing it despite its complete lack of originally. It wasn't perfect but it was fun. It was also pretty good in co-op mode too. In fact, I'd go as far as to say that I probably prefer it to Gears of War, although that doesn't mean that it *is* the better game, just that I found it more entertaining. At least Resistance has a decent length single player campaign and, IMO, a more entertaining online mode than Gear's dull one. Yes, I realise I'm likely in the minority, it's purely my preference but I'm looking forward to Resistance 2 far more than Gears 2. Sorry!

  • Mashum #14 4 years ago

    What a load of old rubbish.

    I would like to see the VPs of product marketing for both Sony and Microsoft go 'toe-to-toe' with a mad elephant - that would be an entertainment spectacular.

    ....anyway I enjoyed RFoM an order of magnitude more than the shiny (but IMHO a bit boring) GoW. The less similar Resistance 2 is to the next GoW the better for me.

    (edit: as Darren says above.)
    Edited by 1 at 25/02/08 @ 10:03

  • muftak #15 4 years ago

    R:FOM was fucking ace well under rated, single player was great when it got started and the multiplayer was ace.

    GoFW was sooo over rated , no game should get the mark it did with the amount of slagging off it got in the reviews

  • zuljin #16 4 years ago

    I think Resistance will rock. I can't wait for 8 player coop and the 60 player deathmatch sounds sweet! Perfect for a good sized team not to get disadvantaged when a few noobs are around.

    I think Gears 2 is going to be awesome. Didn't care much for the single player, but I think if they up the number of enemies as shown in that tech demo, it could be amazing. Multiplayer was awesome although I've developed a hatred for the torque bow.

    Destructible environments in both? Sweet.

    Sod it I'll get both.

    EDIT: Companies fighting to give us the best possible games (and also make a bit of profit no doubt)... Why are people complaining on this thread?
    Edited by 1 at 25/02/08 @ 10:05

  • miiiguel #17 4 years ago

    And I thought PS3 was the "brain" machine, RPGs and classy stuff...
    oh well...

  • SBfistfun #18 4 years ago

    Resistance Fall of Pants

  • SomaticSense #19 4 years ago

    "It just felt stronger coming from so many different high-calibre partners as opposed to self-congratulatory announcements from ourselves that the war is over and the standards battle is complete, and we have a standard and it is us,"

    "It just felt like a keynote would be a little bit over the top"

    Really? A keynote would've been more over the top than the above comment?

    "We won the standards battle you know. Did you know we won? Yes, we won. Blu Ray is the new standard. HD-DVD is dead. Did you know that we backed the winner? I could swear we already told you that. Blu Ray is the new standard by the way. BLU RAY RULES!"

    Bleedin idiot. Why can't Sony's idiotic PR just STFU.

  • SentientNr6 #20 4 years ago

    @betahoven "The first one was pretty but shallow in my opinion"

    Did you even play it?

  • FireMonkey #21 4 years ago

    Just wanted to point out that Epic have said that the Tech demo showing off breakable objects, hundreds of characters and the nice water was in UnrealEngine demo NOT a Gears2 demo. It just used the Gears1 assets. Probably will get implemented in Gears2 though, but just don't count on it.

  • SomaticSense #22 4 years ago

    "I don't know much about GOW2 yet but from what I've heard it sounds more like GOW1.5."

    Someone shut him up as well.....

    Seriously, while the chances of it being a revolutionary step up is minimal, it's still a stupid thing to say. I could quite equally say as well that Resistance 2 will just be 'Resistance 1.5', but then I'd be an idiot as I know fuck all about the game, just as we know fuck all about Gears 2.

  • miiiguel #23 4 years ago

    Like Playstation, there are games that the name itself sells > 1000K, and Gears is one of those. Resistant the Fall of the Dulls clearly isn't.

  • Triggerhappytel #24 4 years ago

    I'm sure it will be good, but it's not actually going to sell anywhere near as many copies as Gears 2, is it?

  • keyboardmonkey #25 4 years ago

    Sony's answer to

    About 3 years ago i never thought i would have seen that statement. How times have changed.

    "self-congratulatory announcements from ourselves that the war is over and the standards battle is complete" IT'S A BLOODY GAMES CONFERENCE you dolt, i don't give a shit about your format war! tell me about the games.



  • Xerx3s #26 4 years ago

    They don't get it do they? They aren't going to make great games if the target is "beat a ms franchise". They tried it with Killzone and several others and failed.

    Also: GoW sold what? 4/5 million? Wonder which sequel will take home the beacon.

    Does MTV still do celebrity deathmatch? I would LOVE to see all those PR muppets in it. Better yet, make a game from it! GotY imo. :D

  • Dark_Stranger #27 4 years ago

    I predict Resistnce to be delayed until after the holiday period, making all your arguments void (hell yer!)

  • kincaide #28 4 years ago

    360 wins then

  • miiiguel #29 4 years ago

    What the Gears2 anouncement did, was it put everyone playing the first one again. I wonder if Resitance is Futile has such charisma.

  • JediMasterMalik #30 4 years ago

    I love how more people are commenting on Resistance 2 being the answer to Gears 2 when that's not even what was actually said. He simply said they were competing this November, and so spawns so many hateful comments. It is a PS3 game so I shouldn't have expected some kind of maturity or objective comments, but still.
    Edited by 1 at 25/02/08 @ 12:02

  • Dizzy #31 4 years ago

    Basically what he said was.

    "Bluray won!!!!!!!!"

  • miiiguel #32 4 years ago

    no doubt, what he relay meant was:

    "Who gives a fuck? Blu-Ray won! We'll be swimming in yens for the next 10 years, screw games!"

  • The_Programmer #33 4 years ago

    @DonnieDarko333

    "Resistance 2 could be amazing, you haven't even played it yet to say 'Gears Of Wars 2' is the better game.... "

    Well Sony haven't played Gears 2 either but it didn't stop them comparing it to Resitance 2.

  • JediMasterMalik #34 4 years ago

    Where did they compare it? They simply said it was coming out at the same time, that's not a comparison. Idiot. Learn to read.

  • Gaol #35 4 years ago

    I played R:FOM on launch and thought it was unfairly treated, as a launch title it was fantastic and I am very excited about the sequel.

    Having said that I played GoW on PC last year and its fucking amazing frankly, I still feel its a much better game than Resistance, Uncharted or Halo; the combat is just so satisfying. Hopefully the sequel will get a conversion to PC in 2009. BTW it looks AMAZING on PC, there were some moments I had to pick my jaw off the floor.

  • miiiguel #36 4 years ago

    wow chill, lots of "name calling", around here. Phil's gone, but don't take it so personally.

    Resistance will be the best thing ever, the second coming! It'll be a brainy RPG, and shit, that PS thing we're used to... ok? Now, take this Valium.
    Edited by 1 at 25/02/08 @ 12:25

  • miiiguel #37 4 years ago

    And watch a Blu-Ray movie.

  • JediMasterMalik #38 4 years ago

    I'm not taking it personally, I'm trying to stop idiots from making stupid baseless comments, something you have quite a penchant for.

  • miiiguel #39 4 years ago


    What's "penchant" ?

  • GamesConnoisseur #40 4 years ago

    Here we go again!

    I am looking forward to both game, and have enjoyed Resistance and Gears, however Gears stayed with me more for some reason. Perhaps the excessive macho appeals to my caveman ego! There are still quite a few who considers Resistance 1 better than Gears 1, sure there are things to like in both titles, but to settle the playground argument just look at GameRankings or Metacritic to see which one edge it!!

    As other here say we cannot know how the sequel of both would plays out so its only base prediction to say one will be better than other! Still going to get both and my Christmas 08 will be certainly be fun!

  • miiiguel #41 4 years ago

    The thing with this "backfire" is, in a nutshell, that PS3 should obliterate any game ever. Take a trip down recent memory lane and see the comments pre-PS3 launch..., from its fans and from Sony PR. Then do the same about 360.
    Completly different and very interresting...
    Edited by 1 at 25/02/08 @ 12:53

  • miiiguel #42 4 years ago

    I never played it... Although I have an unopened copy that came with my PAL Elite.

  • Stranded87 #43 4 years ago

    Bleh, theres games i'm far more interested in than either of these on both formats this year.

    However, in the spirit of actually making a relevant comment, i believe Gears 2 will sell more and i have no idea which will be the better game, nor will any of you really till more is known (and ideally until you've played both).
    Edited by 1 at 25/02/08 @ 13:26

  • mash the x button #44 4 years ago

    It's all true!

  • Xerx3s #45 4 years ago

    headbog: The irony of your posts is a never ending loop. That you're a fanboy oke. It's only natural for humans to pick sides. But please for the love of god don't pose yourself above the rest by ridiculing the people who do the same as you do.

    JMM: Quite true. I stand corrected. My point about celebrity deathmatch still stands though.

  • MilkYMoO #46 4 years ago

    Resistance was a barely mediocre game at best. I suppose at least the second one wont be as bad, removing the auto aim feature would be a start. That took all the skill and fun out of the game.

  • Vic #47 4 years ago

    Bloody hell this thread has some fuckwits.

    Miguel and Farticusmaximus just say the same thing OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

    Resistance was generic, but so was Gears with the exception of its cover system.

    How many shades of brown will Epic be able to fit into the sequel?

  • MightyMouse #48 4 years ago

    Ah one of those threads where there are apparently near 60 comments, but i can only see 40 :p

  • Xerx3s #49 4 years ago

    headbog: I wish you a happy life.

  • Beano #50 4 years ago

    Darren: "Yes, I realise I'm likely in the minority, it's purely my preference but I'm looking forward to Resistance 2 far more than Gears 2. Sorry! "

    I'm with you there - I enjoyed GoW which was a lot of fun (but way to short!) and had a great online co-op mode. But Resistance I played far more... speciecially online which is brilliant but severely underrated.

    I'm gonna buy both games for sure... but right now I'm looking more forward to R2 based on the few (but tasty) details Insomniac has given us reg. online modes :)

  • GamesConnoisseur #51 4 years ago

    Why are Sony not promoting Killzone 2 as Sony's answer to Gears 2? When it is expected to be released anyway?

    Killzone had great idea but we know only limited by PS2 hardware (nowhere close to Halo despite raised expectation pre-release) and whereas Resistance was realised on new gen but only as the first wave title which did not really exploit PS3 despite having 'very large data that only BR can hold' and did not really show it off for me.

    Killzone 2 then should have more 'oomphs' as will be on new gen as well as being the second wave, Resistance 2 will have improvements certainly but not as great from previous iteration compared to the gap between Killzone 1 and 2.

    However I still place Resistance 2 above Killzone 2 in my anticipation for PS3. GOW2 pre GDC I was not really looking forward to as previously viewed more of the same, but now think it will certainly have extra features worthy of X360 owners (and PC)renewed interests.

  • Vic #52 4 years ago

    @farticusmaximus

    So while MS fire up their PR machine, Sony should sit in the corner silent?

    Sure Sony have been hyping themselves up, but between Metal Gear Solid 4, Killzone 2 and Resistance 2, they have this section of the market sewn up this year IMHO so I'm not surprised to hear this.

  • JediMasterMalik #53 4 years ago

    I can't believe the way you evangelise Microsoft, they are as bad as Sony or Nintendo when it comes to hype, hell just look at the marketing around Halo 3. Pretty much any criticism you can claim on Sony can also be claimed on MS, both are massive companies with gaming divisions, both attempt to manipulate the public with whatever statistics they use. How can you be so vitriolic against one company yet so evangelical about another when they are essentially the same?

  • Les #54 4 years ago

    All the guy is saying that Resistance will be Sony's high profile game (so have most marketing support) while Gears 2 will be that of Microsoft. Unless either game gets delayed, there's little to argue with.

    As for which game is better, I wouldn't know as I haven't played Gears. What I do know from the reviews and screenshots around on the internet is that I hate its art style (just like I hate that of UT3 or any other Epic game) which is more than enough for me not to care. Resistance I only got recently (wasn't interested in FPSs for quite some years but Killzone made me change my mind a little last year) and it's the first game in quite some years that I played through uninterrupted (so not playing any other game on PS3, DS, PSP, etc.).

    Not having played many other FPSs I didn’t suffer from the jadedness that apparently is there according to some reviewers. I thought the levels were excellently done, with plenty of variation and good atmosphere. I liked the story as well. It could have been a little less ‘arcady’. I liked the slower pace and ‘realism’ of Killzone better.

    Haven’t played it online yet as Warhawk still caters for my online needs but I don’t doubt I’ll try it soon.

  • miiiguel #55 4 years ago

    No Sony puts all their money into R&D, and MS is evil; PS3 has thrice the power of the 360 and its graphics are much better 'cos of the Blu-Ray. I read it on EG's comments section.

    Les, what you mean is: you don't like FPS's, unless they're on a PS3. Anyway, you better start to like them, because Sony is in love with US of A and those yankees love driving and shooting, so expect plenty of support to that kind of games. You're doing good (although, you should start to apreciate Epic's games UT3 for the PS is here).
    Edited by 1 at 25/02/08 @ 16:30

  • Darren #56 4 years ago

    @Kato - There's ony 7% in it though according to GameRankings with Gears of War averaging 94% and Resistance averaging 87%, and according to Metacritic, it's 86% for Resistance versus 94% for Gears! In my book, that makes both games 9/10ers (since I hate fussy decimals) so they are actually as good as each other, only on different consoles. ;) :p

  • JediMasterMalik #57 4 years ago

    Nah resistance is shit, always has been, every 8 or 9 out of 10 game is shit.

  • JediMasterMalik #58 4 years ago

    Oh dear, you actually believe Sony is evil and other companies aren't. Never mind, I give up, there's clearly no getting through to you.

  • miiiguel #59 4 years ago

    I don't think they're more or less evil than any other (although there's this idea about MS, and no one ever explained me why, or in what way that compromises me as a customer, or IT professional), but they do tend to use some surrealistic superlatives about themselfs and their products, at the same time they also tend to talk too much about their competitors:
    "The Wii is but a novelty" ?
    "PS3 more fun than a Wii" ?
    "PS3 doesn't need games to sell" ?
    "PS3 is actually less expensive than a 360" ?
    "PS3 is good enough to replace PCs"
    "Sony claims PS3 is 3x more powerful as Xbox 360"
    ...

    If those examples don't illustrate Sony's arrogance, I must go back to my english lessons.
    Edited by 2 at 25/02/08 @ 16:51

  • DAN.E.B #60 4 years ago

    He'd rather stab his own eye than buy a PS3
    I dont blame him PS3 has no games ive only had one a couple of weeks and bored of it already!

  • JediMasterMalik #61 4 years ago

    MS said 360 failure rates were wll within industry norms of a few percent.

  • JayeM #62 4 years ago

    I thought Fall of Man and Gears were both brilliant and I look forward to both sequels.

  • Penguinzoot #63 4 years ago

    MS said 360 failure rates were wll within industry norms of a few percent.

    Well, When they first said that, they probably were ;-).

    Anyway. Bought both GOW and RFOM. Had a great time with both. Looking forward to both R2 and GOW2, and if either or both look like games I will enjoy I shall buy them when they appear.

  • Vic #64 4 years ago

    'Gears 2 will undoubtedly sell as well as, if not better than, either of those titles'.

    Oh really, well thanks for letting me know that. I suppose next weeks lottery numbers are next?

    I notice that you mention Resistance was used in bundles, but fail to acknowledge Gears' was also. Hasnt Resistance done over 3m on a small userbase?

    In any case, I dont why tons of MS fans flock to every PS3-related article to make negative comments, day after day after day...

  • Vic #65 4 years ago

    @ Miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiguel

    'Les, what you mean is: you don't like FPS's, unless they're on a PS3'.

    He's just said he doesnt like Unreal Tournament 3 you prick!

  • Vic #66 4 years ago

    @ ApoIogie

    Case in point...

  • Buran #67 4 years ago

    Probably R2 will be MUCH better than the first Fall Of Mand, according to the info about the game; instead Gears 2 seems to be more of the same -which is not bad, but not "impressive".

    Anyway, Sony was searching for a long time a "Halo Killer" and finally this one happens in the form of COD 4, ironically a "multi", which is as played in the mp in Xbox Live as Halo 3 and also one of the most played in PC and probably the most in PS3.

    This 2008 will be much stronger in the side of the Sony franchises, with Resistance 2, Killzone 2, Litle Big Planet, Tekken 6, Home... even without "triple As" to date PS3 is in a crescent, rising, snowball path while Xbox is slowly falling from his peak.

  • DrDamn #68 4 years ago

    @Farticus
    "What's Sony's angle of attack? 'It's better than game X', or 'It's a game Y killer', or 'It's the most advanced yadayadayada in existence'. "

    Not say they haven't done this sort of thing, and I know certain points and bullshot presentations do not endear the company to you. This particular example isn't much of the sort though. A Sony PR guy has been asked specifically by the interviewer what they have to counteract a big title like Gears of War 2. He actually goes through a load of other titles before mentioning that Resistance 2 is out in the same month as Gears 2 and therefore going toe to toe.

    Another storm in a teacup brought to you by EG selective news headlines.

  • TsunamiRR #69 4 years ago

    Ah! Ah! Ah! How funny...

    Now really, what's your TRUE answer to GoW2?