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Sony declines to comment on Killzone 3 News
PlayStation 3 News by Robert Purchese
Sony has declined to comment on rumours that Killzone 3 is "deep in development" and will be released next year.
This is in response to Official PlayStation Magazine's "The Secret Games of 2010" article (via Destructoid), which claimed readers could "pencil in" Killzone 3 as well as Resistance 3 and a Call of Duty: World at War sequel.
Killzone 2 launched in February this year and earned 9/10 here on Eurogamer.
Resistance 2 was of similar calibre, and appeared a few months earlier that Killzone 2, in the autumn of 2008. Insomniac has just finished work on Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time, which Ellie is reviewing as I type.
Activision rotates Call of Duty duties between Treyarch and Infinity Ward. The latter will deliver Modern Warfare 2, so Treyarch presumably has something in the can for next autumn.
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SeesThroughAll
20/10/09 @ 10:50
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Maybe you should change that to "Rumour says game out next year".
Even with a working engine, a new game would need to be designed practically from scratch. That's too much work to be done in just less than two years. The PSM article was clearly speculation.
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Charlie789
20/10/09 @ 11:00
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Is anyone really going to play the CoD W@W sequel if MW2 is as good as its been made out to be? KZ3 next year, I'd prefer them to polish it up a bit more enjoyed KZ2 and would hate them to spoil anything by rushing the next one out of the door. As for resistance I've only played the first one and couldn't care less!
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"Even with a working engine, a new game would need to be designed practically from scratch. That's too much work to be done in just less than two years. "
GoW2 was done in less than two years, ODST was done in almost a year. When the universe rules are set, the engine finished & mastered by the artists, developing something more of the same can be done pretty quickly. |
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Gregolution
20/10/09 @ 11:06
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@Charlie789 - you'd prefer they polished up KZ2 more? I feel like KZ2 was the best supported game I've bought on the PS3. There have been loads of patches and map DLC, I couldn't ask more of Guerilla Games.
It's great news if they are developing KZ3, imagine if they can put all their efforts into game play, story, multiplayer modes etc since they already have the basics of the world and engine done. Just think of Uncharted 1 -> Uncharted 2 in quality difference. |
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"That these games will get sequels is a no-brainer. Both good games that did good business. "
I don't know, KZ2 did 1,5 million up till now? That isn't exactly stellar sales in terms of an FPS & 1st party. Having a full team working on that for 4 or 5 years with those sales doesn't leave a very large margin. But that in itself would make it all the more likely that they would use the same engine to push out a sequel relatively quickly. |
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@seesthroughall
Its very possible actually, it just depends on the scope of the project and the number of staff Guerilla want to throw at the job. With an engine and level authoring pipeline in place its largely a matter of generating content, and realistically that can be outsourced heavily if time is an issue. |
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cianchristopher
20/10/09 @ 11:16
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I love the way Insomniac crank 'em out year after year after year after year after year after year after year after year after year after year after year after year after year
That's real quality control right there for ya ;) Resistance was a run-of-the-mill shooter whose saving grace was that it was a launch title, Resistance 2 showed them to be no better than any other mediocre FPS developer (we're talking 5 or 6 out of 10 here).... |
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Anthony_Daniels
20/10/09 @ 11:32
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yes xbox fans, killzone 2 wasnt very good which is why its metascore is higher than most 360 exclusives, silly little men
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SeesThroughAll
20/10/09 @ 11:33
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@Xerx3s: Those are indeed good examples, so maybe it is indeed not that far-fetched that they could produce another title in less than two years.
killzone for me has been the best FPS shooter story,gameplay,multiplayer wise and sound love it and i hope they do bring out a 3rd but dont water down or milk the series. In this day and age, any profitable franchise will be milked. Just pick your favorite games regardless. |
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Inquisitor
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20/10/09 @ 11:33
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Makes sense. The majority of the technical work was completed with the first so, like ODST, they could just concentrate on story and missions and produce a new one fairly quickly. Given the amount Sony probably spent on the game it makes financial sense too. No point spending years on a new engine when the first hasn't dated yet.
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It's almost a certainty that Sony will seek to recoup their costs by releasing several games which use the Killzone 2 engine.
The easiest game to make using that Engine would be Killzone 3, as much of the current game's assets can be recycled. The multiplayer component can also be recycled. It's almost an absolute certainty. How many copies did Killzone 2 sell last week? If Killzone 3 came out next week, would it sell more? Er... I'm surprised we haven't seen 5 different GTA spin-offs yet that play differently but use the same engine. I suppose The Warriors, Midnight Club, Bully etc are examples of such games...
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EarlBassett
20/10/09 @ 11:35
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KZ2 and Resistance 2 were both dull games in my opinion.
Just a lot of noise and very little class |
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Never played the first, found the second completely forgettable so much so I couldn't be bothered to play through it in the end. Won't bother with a third
I understand people liked it and it must have sold well, but Sony. Sony, Sony, Sony.....Look further back into the brands history. PLEASE FFS do something else and stop concentrating on this late PS2 stuff. |
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makeamazing
20/10/09 @ 12:06
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Going head to head with Halo Reach, oh dear me, not a wise move at all Mr Sony.
Ah thats right Sony shouldnt relase any 1st party products next year then because MS are releasing games too... DOH ;) I cant see sony being that much of a hurry to make a 3rd killzone after the relative failure of the big budget sequel And here comes Donnie.... its sold what a million or so... not as good as they expected but as more and more people buy a PS3 the likely hood is there is a larger userbase to buy the game... (look at uncharted 2 first week sales) you really have no common sense do you. Please do us all a favour, sell your "invisible" PS3 and stop posting in PS3 topics... |
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freakzilla
20/10/09 @ 12:12
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Why? KZ was nothing special and didn't sell that many copies. There's really no point wasting any more money on GG. The money would be better spent on devs who have demonstrated they're capable of more than just good graphics.
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makeamazing
20/10/09 @ 12:16
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Now we have two donnies.... thats all we need...lol
I prefered KZ2 to Resistance 2... I really felt RS2 was quite poor and really not upto the standard. Perhaps R3 will be much improved... |
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PoundHound
20/10/09 @ 12:17
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KZ2 was the first game I played on the PS3, just last week there. After the huge hype and outstanding review scores I was stunned and actually a bit miffed that it isn't really that good (so far). I do have real difficulties with the PS3 controller so I understand that my button-fuckery has something to do with my inability to move around and interact in the game with any great meaning. However, it took until the end of the 3rd level - defending a plaza or something - before there was a semi-exciting set piece and graphically it doesn't actually look "all that". IMO.
As a new PS3 owner, I couldn't care less if there was a 3rd one. Roll on Unchrted 3 however. Now that's a game! |
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el_pollo_diablo
20/10/09 @ 12:20
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"Treyarch presumably has something in the can for next autumn."
By can I presume you mean toilet? |
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cianchristopher
20/10/09 @ 12:34
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Methinks the new COD by Treyarch will be a Vietnam game. Hopefully they're done with WWII!
I read somewhere that they've been buying up the licences for all those classic 'Nam-era rock tunes (Creedence, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, The Byrds). A COD game like that'd be mucho cool! |
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GamesConnoisseur
20/10/09 @ 12:49
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R2 was more of a disappointment for me, one playthrough was enough and had enjoyed R1 far more, didn't move forward enough. Killzone2 was far better but the control lag as featured in digitial foundary article illustrated why I found the control to be an issue and hoping devs can tackle and improve this for KZ3. Please don't accept the tired excuse of giving weapon 'weighs' when fast turnings with a simple hand guns is harder to achieve the head shots than it is with other FPS!
Control lag is and always been the real reason, and spawnings become more noticeable, as a mean to overcome limited no of npcs on screen at any times, this is same for most or all fpsbut better covered perhaps? Still KZ2 is the better game. |
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Resistance 2 was of similar calibre
Er no it wasn't. It was ruined by invisble charging monsters and creature AI that ignored your squad mates in favour of a suicide rush or full on assault straight at the player. I even showed this to a sceptical friend by triggering a rush of those skinny half converted creatures then ducking around a far away corner while my squadmates stood directly in front of them. Lo and behold every one of the creatures came barreling round the corner like my squad mates didn't exist! Seriously it's annoying to have Killzone 2 lumped in with the shoddy crap that was resistance 2 (not talking about multiplayer here before people start shouting)! |
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"So that means Killzone 3, World at War 2, Resistance 3 and Halo Reach all against each other... There's gonna be some blood."
Not really. A) Apart from one COD7, they aren't on the same platform and B) It's pretty obvious what the expected sales will be. "Killzone 2 was the first FPS game i have ever bought/played. I really enjoyed it." I hope you play more FPS games if you liked KZ2. MW2 is out next month for a starter. |
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woodyrulesok
20/10/09 @ 14:18
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Horses for courses.
I thought Resistance 2 was awsome, clocked up well over 120 hours on it so far. Really enjoyed KZ2 as well. Although I have only played the single player campaign as I haven't had the time to go online with it. R3 and KZ3 would both be welcome by me. |
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Lord_Gremlin
20/10/09 @ 14:25
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Wow. They declined PSP Go, PS3 Slim, now they decline Killzone 3. Very well, I'm informed.
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I loved Resistance 2. Killzone 2 was a technical masterpiece, a showcase for all things Cell/ RSX....but because it didn't have a cool narrative I couldn't be bothered beyond mission 5. It felt even more mission-based (interchangeable missions that can be played in any order) than COD 4...yet another fps I couldn't quite summon up the energy to finish.
Give me a story driven fps game any day...and with damn fine online co-op to boot. |
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donnie080208
20/10/09 @ 15:08
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on the subject of resistence2 i found it to be a very average fps but like the first(and most imsomniac games) it had some great inventive weapons. the 9 rewarded by EG was way to high and i think a 7 would have been about right. the visuals were nice in places but poor in others and the campaign was too short with repetitive enemies with bad ai. i actually prefered the 1st resistence for SP.
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donnie080208
20/10/09 @ 15:18
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@makeamazing," sell your "invisible" PS3 and stop posting in PS3 topics..." MY PSN TAG IS HATE210578 if you doubt my word and i have the trophys for both K2 and R2(well 38%) Is it so hard to believe that a ps3 owner is disappointed with sonys FPS exclusives this gen. I love uncharted2 best game this gen BUT the 360 just does FPS better with its superior online multi plat visuals etc... and K2 considering its the most expensive game ever made, is a big disappointment and was only made because SONY thought the ps3 would sell as well as last gen,which it obviously hasnt.so this type of dev time/budget will not be seen again on the ps3 after killzones lackluste sales figures. gears2 sold more in a weekend than killzone2 has in its lifetime
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