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Killzone 2 Major Hype, Bad Launch
Killzone 2 Has an amazing amount of hype surrounding it and no less of that hype upon its release date. It’s unbelievable that few people showed up to a couple select GameStop’s across the US. Though we can’t be to certain about how well it did until the first weeks sales chart is released; hopefully sales pickup during the weekend. I did happen to see a decent amount of people at Target since it always opens earlier than any GameStop.
In Europe it’s reported that 1.1 million was pre ordered. Although that’s a major success, will Killzone 2 be a one week extravaganza or will it be the game to compete with gears and halo in terms of sales? If I have learned anything it’s that PS3 games don’t always sale like hot cakes. PS3 games sale slow, but make their mark to the 2 – 3 million range eventually i.e. Resistance 2 & Uncharted: Drakes Fortune. Most definitely it will move massively in units within time as it may possibly be the best FPS on the PS3 thus far.
There’s a lot riding on this title and no matter how beautiful the graphics are or how well it plays, it has to move units and move hardware to be considered a major title for the Playstation 3. Sony has tons of games coming out this year that are all exclusive but Killzone 2 is definitely the beginning of this onslaught. Maybe when gamers realize all the other titles the PS3 has this year, it will drive them to purchase a PS3 but this won’t happen till after the price cut and when at least two more exclusives drop. By then people will realize what Killzone 2 has to deliver and they may very well purchase the game to give it a go themselves. What often happens however is people only care about the sales chart, and if Killzone 2 can’t put up amazing numbers, then the ignorance that resides in everyone will force them to overlook this game.
Every company has pride and everyone wants to win. Sony is no exception. Sony entered the competition really arrogant considering they won two previous console wars from the beginning of their video game console life. One win against Nintendo’s N64 and Sega’s Sega Saturn and another against Microsoft’s Xbox, Nintendo’s Game Cube, and Sega’s Dreamcast. To dominate in this industry for so long it would be a major blow mentally and it will be a major blow to the integrity that Sony holds as far as being number 1.
