IGN has a very interesting interview with Sony's very own Phil Harrison, the man in charge of SCEA's worldwide game studios, and even includes a playable video of the interview itself. Included are some detailed explanations on the PS3 version of popular franchise Singstar, as well as some comments on Microsoft's Halo franchise.
IGN:
Harrison would not comment on the Killzone speculation, but dismissed the idea that Sony had to focus its planning to counteract Halo 3. "I have a great deal of respect for Halo, I think it's a great piece of software, but it's one title," Harrison said. "I think that it's very dangerous to build an entire brand personality or platform around a single title. At PlayStation what we have done successfully... is to create tremendously varied entertainment opportunities on our platforms that cover a lot of different bases, a lot of different game styles and as a result grow the market for a lot of different users. We've been very successful doing that. We'll continue to do that. And we would be very careless if we were to focus on one specific title."
Remakes of the campaigns featured in Xbox Game Studios' Halo 2 and Halo 3 are currently in development, according to a new rumor.
That's Microsoft's gaming division for you...kill off developers making new ip while trying to capitalize off some long lost glory that has no hope of ever being what it once was thanks to recent decision making favoring unrealistic profit goals and greed. What a joke.
So much bitterness. Why be upset over something like this. Just don't buy it and stick with what you prefer.
Give it rest medman..., take a deep breath and try to not sound so invested in something no one is forcing you to read, buy, or play.
"Console war"is over, Sony won, be happy.
@thesoftware730
I'm invested in people losing their jobs and their livelihoods while Microsoft execs tout record profits for their gaming division. Not sure why you wouldn't be invested. Could be you one day. Good luck.
So what’s their solution to having multiplayer? Wait until Halo 7?
That was one of the most memorable parts of Halo..
I'm not sure spending the heavy investment in time to recreate the multiplayer here is the answer either though.
Remaking the campaigns is a great idea to bring the new players up to speed. But if the multiplayer is included in each it'll just fracture the player base of each release.
I think it might be better to turn these campaigns out quicker and have 1 multiplayer game to keep everyone in one place
Maybe having an Halo Online and just release the Combat Evolve maps. And when Halo 2 releases have those maps release. I don’t know but I would like to play a newer version of Halo multiplayer. I know times have changed, and Fortnite is all younger kids really play. But back then it was Halo and you connecting 6 Xbox’s together lol.
I agree. I think that'll segment the playerbase and once 7 comes out, players might realize it sucks and go back to the older games. Especially if 7 is live-servixe, they'll be shooting themselves in the foot on the one good leg they have to stand on.
Kinda surprised they didn't just port MCC.
Maybe more $ to by made with separate remasters
Wouldn't have that problem if it were MCC being released. Gotta wait for 7 to be disappointed with MP all over again cause if they half baked Infinite what makes people think they won't half bake the next game? MP works in past HALO games not cause of nostalgia but because it's MP that isn't concerned with the endless service approach.
There is so much cognitive dissonance over Infinite. People say they didn't like it because it was a live service. Yet if you look at what the criticisms of it were at the time it came out and when the playerbase started falling off, the primary issue people had was a lack of updates. In other words, it wasn't enough of a live service.
Which is really an encapsulation of the problem with multiplayer today. So many people think that they want to go back to the "good old days" of mid-2000s multiplayer (The first few Halos, Socom, the first few Battlefields, CS 1.6, etc), but in reality if a multiplayer game like that came out today, people would whine about the lack of content within a month of launch and go back to a live service with a grindy progression system.
Why not just port the MCC? 🤔 That was the easiest layup ever and you completely missed it
I thought the same thing, then I realized that they wouldn't include the remakes in that edition. We may get a different version of Halo MCC in the future with all of the remakes included. I just want them to include Halo 5 at some point for PC.
I wonder if Microsoft will port Reach over to Playstation I quite enjoyed that game. I played Halo 3 and it was not bad I have Halo 2 on the OG Xbox I just need some cables to hook up to my tv to play it.
Hugely disappointingly, it seems that Guerrilla Games, developers of the Killzone and Horizon series, may be done with Killzone for good.
1 was fine, overhyped as a " halo" killer
2 was a graphical beast at the time, and felt heavy
3 was good a refinement of 2 but not much else. weird audio issues environment were to quiet
shadow fall was pretty but bland
Shadowfall had great Multiplayer though. Too bad the campaign was meh at best. It did have the occasional great moment sprinkled in.
I played through 2/3 multiple times. I played through the original once, but it felt pretty lukewarm for me. I couldn't be bothered to beat Shadow Fall. I got a couple hours in and just went "I'm done". Never touched it again. It was awesome on the tech side, being a launch title, but it didn't even match up to the first game when it came to actually having fun playing it.
3 in 3d was an amazing experience to be had.
Although not many experienced it as intended for good reasons.
You forgot the ai advancements on the playstation 2 killzone one you could have a full team of bots doing everything even playing the objective that was a big thing.
In killzone 2 they always flanked you and when available used the high ground.
Playing killzone 2 no hud 5.1 audio was/is awesome
I dont mind if someone else takes up the mantle for the KZ franchise. We are several years removed from the first game. It certainly could use a remake to gauge interest in the rest of the series. I know it has its fans... Im thinking of how a proper reboot can rekindle that old dormant flame and bring in a new generation of fans in the process.
You forgot killzone mercenaries on the ps vita but it was the worst selling sony game for awhile there.
Would like a new IP before Horizon 3. Just because games take so long to make these days.
A new Halo 3 mod turns the iconic Master Chief into a Pokémon % Master as functional Pokeballs come to the game.
That is very impressive to skip the article here is the direct link to the video
https://x.com/GashnorOffici...
Full animiation then a code change to make the target that comes out of the ball to be in the same class unsc not a easy thing to do.
one title can have a HUGE effect. remember what grand theft auto did for the ps2?
and they are not focusing on one title, of course they are going to hype it up as it will be a BIG seller. but they are hyping up plenty of other titles as well as what xbox live can do just as much.
Your kidding me right? It's HALO moron, it's bigger than any one title you have. (yes im aware of MGS and FF) I'm talking sales numbers and this game trumps them all. I understand what he's getting at, but Halo is a big deal for Microsoft cause it's the game that will sell atleast 3 million copies and a whole bunch of systems.
and just so you know DJ you've been reported. I know damn well the reason you posted this story was to irritate people and start more rediculous fights. It's not 360 news and shouldn't be in our section
1st off great interview. It is easy to see the pressure on Sony right now. Before 2005 they had the easiest jobs in the world because people would buy anything from them with out batting an eye. They could say things like our console can sell with out games.
I remember at E3 2006 they were talking about entitlements which was their version of achievements. I guess we have to wait until they give us some real news about this.
Super rubadub and Sing star WTF. He says that the whole Xbox brand is centered around Halo and that is not true. He has a chip on his shoulder because Sony PS3 is not hot right now. This could change they could sell 3 million copies of Final Fantasy 13, or Super rubadub.
And he almost seemed to shrug off the fact that 3rd party games are being ripped away and PS2 owners are getting more and more reasons to buy 360 instead of the PS3. I know I could not be a member of the media because I would not avoid the real question that real people want to ask. Sony would avoid me like a dead beat DAD.
Back to what he said about Halo. Yes it is one price of software but is sells as good as Mario brothers. GTA is one piece of soft ware for that matter every games is one piece of soft ware. Some of them are O.K. most of them suck and very few have the effect that Halo has. Halo 3 has the ability to sell 10 million copies world wide. There are no other games this generation that is bigger than Halo at this moment. The beta is going to blow the doors right off. Every one will get to see what it is like for 2 - 3 moths then bam the real game is launched. What will Phil say then because nobody even cares about Kill zone? It can not even out sell Call of duty. Kill zone one is no better than the Red faction games and the red faction series and story line, and game play are almost the same.
Sony needs some real gamers running the show. You can tell they have no real clue at all. All they know is what Sony wants and that will not help then sell PS3’s. They need to get every one to want to be involved. WTD and too many people you tube for sing star to take off. Phil is Phil and he is apart of Sony which is seeming to fall apart as the days go by.
ahh halo got no place close to marios 40million copies sold on the nes halo2 sold 8mill http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...
...which is very good achievement for a game exclusive to one console that is not favorable in every region and had a smaller install base last gen.
I'm no fanboy. But seriously its in the top20 of all time?!? id consider realizing that before slating it again.