I have to admit that the first time I saw KZ2's sales that I was'nt impressed, and it seemed that others on this site also felt unimpressed.

I believe this is due to the amount of Hype the game received. KZ2 generated hype at a scale usually only seen for big 360 games such as Halo 3, Gears 2, Fable 2, and other Multiplatform games such as GTA IV, and the Call of Duty series.

Putting a game on such a high pedestal was setting it up for failure.

360's 1st Week Sales

Halo 3 - 3.8 Million
GTA IV - 3.4 Million
Gears 2 - 1.9 Million
CoD:WaW - 1.3 Million
CoD 4- 1.0 Million
Fable 2 - 1.0 Million
Gears 1 - 0.9 Million

Compare KZ2 first week to theirs and compare. Killzone 2 was setup from the start to be critized.

But if you ignore the hype and compare Killzone 2 to other great games released on the 360 then you do get a clearer view of how well its actually performing.

KZ2 in its first week managed to outsell both NFL 08 and NFL 09, Fallout 3, Bioshock, Guitar Hero 3, and it almost doubled Mass Effects 1st week.

360's 1st Week Sales
Assasin's Creed - 0.8 Million
NFL 08 - 0.7 Million
Mass Effect - 0.4 Million
Bioshock - 0.6 Million
Guitar Hero 3 - 0.7 Million
NFL 09 - 0.7 Million
Rainbow Six:Vegas 2 - 0.6 Million
Fallout 3 - 0.6 Million

That's a pretty impressive accomplishement to outperform such titles, and it really shows how well KZ2 performed in its first week.

I think PS3 fanboys have to understand that the 360 fanboys expectations are quite high, and that hyping games up will only elevate those expectations. I also think 360 fanboys (including myself) need to see past the hype and re-align sales expectations for other consoles.

Anyways, hope this clears up why I (and I think a few other here) thought that KZ2 sales didn't impress!

I've seen the light, kudos to Sony and Guerilla Games!

Yet another Killzone 2 sales thread, and also you should "site" Killzone 2 sales in your post that would help out a lot. Considering I haven't been on this site these past couple of days so I wouldn't know off the bat how well Killzone 2 actually sold.

I certainly didn't hype Killzone 2 as a marquee PS3 title, but it certainly is a title that shouldn't be overlooked.

Yhea the 360 having a 8mil console lead might also have something to do with the extra number.

LOL i like how you said we 360 fans have high expectations cause our blockbusters ACTUALLY sell good.

PS3 fanboys want to be like us and have the same high hopes.........but that cant be cause the PS3 doesnt sell games like 360.

But ya, as a 360 fan, I compare KZ2 to the opening sales of Halo 3 and Gears 1/2........and I see just how poorly KZ2 did by comparison.

I mean........4 years of development.........for 700k sales???? lol

i hate that term so much . ..... because its true

 nevertheless , xbox fanboys got to find a new term.

KZ2 released 27th on America....and the VGC sales chart says "28th" ...talk about comparing launch "weeks" .........

Oh Gebx, you and your constant anti Sony bias...

Anyway, I think it's mostly just on VGChartz, and other sites that have such high numbers of PS3 owners, but yes, alot of people psyche each other up about how big all PS3 games are, and they often are dissapointed when the game sells well, because it didn't sell better

Not exactly. You see...Halo sold over 7 million with 20 million consoles in the 360 userbase and stilll sold multiples of what the PS3 fanbase consumed at what now is 20 M consoles. Theres no excuse really.

Thanks true. KZ2 will never sell another copy after it's opening "week".