Honestly, why is Killzone 2 so highly hyped?

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damkira said:

xstonexcold316x said:

 

if the first killzone can sell 1 million and be a "bad" game as many say then why dont you think killzone 2 can as many reviewers said it played well and looked great plus R&C dont really apeal to the PS3 audience (Hardcore) and uncharted should break 1 Million aswell as Heavenly Sword

Heavenly Sword had a budget of $20 million... I don't know what the net profit on ps3 games is but it seems like they would have to sell at least a million to break even and various publishes have given this figure for big-budget ps3 games. Stagnant sales of this game indicate, to me, that it will never reach 1 million unless Sony decides to pack it in with its console.

From varying accounts, the budget for Killzone 2 is more (twice according to one) than HS. A low install base -- and the fact that only four games have topped 1 million worldwide leads me to believe that this game will result in massive losses for Sony.

It was reported in November of 2006 that Killzone 2's budget had surpassed at least 16 mil. Euros (21 mil. USD). That number has only grown in the year since, and will continue to grow until the game hits the market.

From GameSpot:

While Black Book cost more than 16 million euros (approximately $21 million), Guerilla won't mention specific numbers for Killzone's budget. "Our budget tops [the film]," said Killzone director Arjan Brussee. "We're working on the biggest multimedia project in Dutch history."