KZ2 will shift well to existing ps3 users. I can't see it moving more than 100k consoles though.

That's kind of an awkward sentence.  You probably mean to say the graphics couldn't be done on 360, but the way the sentence is worded implies that the gameplay couldn't be done, and that it has nice visuals as an afterthought.

@topic Absolutely MS's moves are intentional, but that doesn't mean that they're scared, just opportunistic.

Anyone remember when LittleBigPlanet got a metacritic score of 95? Remember when MGS4, a much larger and devoted franchise got a metacritic score of 94?

Remember how many they managed to sell for 2008?

MGS4 - 3.75 million (released around the same time of the year as Killzone 2 will)
LBP - 1.5 million

LBP had a higher metacritic score, lots of online hype, but since it was a new franchise and had poor advertising, no where near as many people bought it as was deserved.

Killzone 2 is not a strong franchise. Hardly anyone you come in contact with outside of internet forums are overly hyped about it. All my PS3 friends know about it, and many will get it, but none of them are "OMG THE ULTIMATE GAME EVAR!" Even less likely is that you will run into someone who has actually played the first one.

If Sony doesn't start advertising A LOT and ASAP, this game will get lackluster Resistance 2/LBP sales, in fact I predict it will for these main reasons. The game itself will be great, and get awesome review scores, but if Sony doesn't increase the hype outside of forums and start posting ads everywhere then this game will not be a "sales giant" like Call of Duty, Halo 3, and Gears of War 1/2 on the 360 or MGS4 and GTAIV on the PS3.

I predict week one sales of 900k, and 2009 yearly sales of 2.2 million. That's without any good advertising.
With good advertising (for once) I would predict week one sales of 1.5 million and 2009 yearly sales of 3.5 million (an initial boost of 600k and then another 700k throughout the year). I really doubt this game will sell as much as MGS4 or GTAIV on the PS3.

I do not know why I respond to stuff like this, but here goes. M$ aint SKEERED! LOL

 Your theory and post is a good one and I suspect you are on to something, but you could have left out the red part - first, you're refering to just two early reviews, and second, Middle Eastern Gamers ain't a serious review site, they review games like fanboys do.
(I'm amazed they are counted in Metacritic's average score, but I don't think Gamerankings counts ME Gamers)

So your telling me that the campaign didn't dissapoint you? Yes , as I've stated many times, the multiplayer is great, no question about that but the perfect scores it was recieving was a complete joke.

P.S if Killzone 2 ends up being just great graphics and crap gameplay I'll rant about that also, does that stil make me a fanboy still :P

 Exactly I am giving my opinion of the game. I am completely non biased as I own a 360 and love the shooter genre. I'm stating that the campaign was crap and I'm sure most people will agree with that. It was sub par compared to the first two games in the series in my view. I'm not a fanboy who overhypes it and says its a great game because it's the "cool" thing to do.

^ For me it was the other way around - Halo 3 campaign was good but multiplayer is boring.

(but then I compare multiplayer to the greatness of multiplayer shooters on PC)

I'm sick of this Killzone 2 hype. First off, the game looks great, however, I agree with the poster that said it will have to deal with the fact that the first one was a sub-par title. I have spoken to a lot of gamers (mainly friends of mine) who put Street Fighter IV and Resident Evil 5 above Killzone 2, I'm not saying that is a national or worldwide trend. As for Nintendo getting a chill down there spine, Dead Rising chop til you drop releases the same week as KZ2. Don't thnik game starved Wii owners won't pick that up.

Will I purchase Killzone 2? Yes, but not at release. I have games higher on my list right now then KZ2.

hum well this is called business. a lot of people do it.