How exactly were they supposed to treat the franchise?  To me, Resistance seemed like a placeholder title buying time for Killzone to get ready.  It did a decent job, but reality is FPS has been oversaturated, and Sony probably has to wonder if it is even worth competing in that arena now.  Halo is iconic, and Microsoft snatched up Gears of War, which is the only other competitor this generation in the shooter category (FPS/TPS have similar appeal).  Outside of that, there is Modern Warfare.  Everything else is marginal.  Oh, Sony has tried other things, like Dust, and MAG.  But what if the market just isn't there?  If people into console FPS end up making XBox the platform of choice, then not much Sony can do with it.  

Sony can try to carve out niches for their franchises, which Resistance could fit into.  But, it is now pretty much Call of Duty as the main thing.

In the FPS arena?  If they do anything, it will be on the next console.  Sony is going with Dust though, which may have promise for FPS fans actually.  It links with EVE Online.

the series is super lame anyways, and no Killzone should continue, it has great potential , Resistance on the other hand.... nope.

To be fair, Resistance: Burning Skies isn't selling that much more weakly than Resistance: Fall of Man, in terms of first few weeks - and Fall of Man was released near Christmas. It's a fair comparison, since the PS3 had only just launched, and the PS Vita has only just launched (relatively speaking). Comparing with PSP in 2009 or PS3 in 2011 is unfair, as those systems had already built up huge install bases by then.

Note that this is from a person who doesn't own a single Sony console, and never has. Burning Skies could actually do reasonably well, given time - 3 weeks in is not a fair time to be judging sales when it's on a new console and isn't a massive system-seller.

I really enjoyed my time on Resistance 2, actually. The co-op play was really, really awesome - and the competitive multiplayer wasn't dreadful (although I hated the Wraith, such a stupid weapon). It was a very 'pick up and play' shooter which I enjoyed, the weapons were lightweight and easy to use.

I see this as a good move, though. The series just wasn't pulling its weight. I kinda feel the same as some other people in this thread, that Sony should ditch Killzone as well. Neither of them really lit up the sales charts, although they both had their fans.

I'm hoping SSM's new shooter is going to be a big hit for Sony. I hope it'll do to shooters what God of War did to hack 'n' slash. Games like that had been done before - but the level of polish, the interesting mythology around it and the really tight, fun gameplay made it really take off. Something like that for a new FPS would be awesome. I think Killzone could have a place in this new lineup as well for people looking for something a little more hardcore/weighty, and Guerilla are clearly attached to the IP.

I wonder what will become of Socom. The Vita could really do with a Fireteam Bravo 2 to help it along, but Zipper are gone. Hmm.

I've always enjoyed resistance. Resistance FoM was the first game I bought in ps3 and I put a lot of time into that game. Resistance 2 I play all the time. I've put so much into the multiplayer and the single player I've completed several times. Resistance 3 was the best of the 3 IMO. The single player was fantastic however the multiplayer was a let down. Reducing the maximum players online from 60 to 16 was stupid. Adding perks and kill streaks to make it more like call of duty was a big mistake too.

I think it is time to end the franchise though. Resistance 3 was a good ending and it's time to move on. The fps market is far too over saturated now and Sony are better off directing resources to Killzone or anither new IP.

And many rejoiced that Day...

If I here any of this crap from you today or any day for that matter, we're gonna have a problem.

capiche?

What's wrong with you Mr. GrumpyPants?

I was basing this off le poll of le thread.

And don't tell me to capiche!

Good choice iof you ask me. Resistance 1 was meh, 2 was OK, 3 was OK meh and the portables games are also meh.

Plus the series is in a serious decline. Give up resistance sony and born a new Ego Shooter Franchise.