Guerrilla to “step back” from Killzone 2

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Dodece said:
I can honestly say that KZ2 is less parody and more tragedy. The game obviously deserves greater sales then it has enjoyed, and though the number of games sounds large. It isn't necessarily large enough to justify further development on the title. Eventually a developer must retire development. I hope there is enough game there however to keep the owners happy for years to come. To me less then thirty thousand players online for a game this young doesn't speak well for longevity.

I know it will sound like blasphemy, but perhaps it is time to end development on the series, or shelve it until next generation. I think much of the sales issues stem from the series not having real name recognition with gamers. There is little doubt for me that this game enjoyed much of its sales due to the graphical component of the equation. In other words most gamers were not buying the game due to its name.

Well perhaps it is time to develop a game with a new name. A new chance to make a good first impression, and its always good for a developer to not be a one trick pony. I really do believe that the name of the game did matter. Too many people said I played the first one, and was not impressed. So why should I pick up this second one. I think sometimes life just isn't fair. This game probably wasn't judged on its merit by most gamers on the console. That is the downside of sequels. They can boost sales, but they can also hinder sales.

Dude, your essay is completely unnecessary. If you've had kz2 from day 1, you'd realize how much effort GG has put into this game after launch. I don't remember any such updates for even cod4. This has nothing to do how large the base is to warrant further development. Even niche titles like Cross Edge have tons of DLC on PSN and guess what, they're actually free. I know cross edge was nowhere as expensive as kz2 but it sold what? nothing yet it gets free DLC.

The funny thing is that although the number of players might have reduced, it seems like everyone left is as hardcore as it gets. Back when the game was new and shortly after, 6000points for the week guaranteed you a top 1% red ribbon. Last week, I got the 6000points and still didn't make it. This signals that the noobs have washed away and it's only us hardcorez left and I'm fine with that. This is the sametype of gamer thats still playing cod4. As long as 32 of them are still logged in at any given time, I'm more than happy to keep getting my kills in the zone lol.