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SOCOM 4 Coming After Killzone 3

Fans of SOCOM, are always wondering when the next SOCOM is coming out, well Zipper's Community Manger has an answer.

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LarVanian5642d ago (Edited 5642d ago )

After Killzone 3, before the end of 2011?
Wow that honestly didn't clarify anything. I think it was pretty obvious that with LBP2 releasing in January and KZ3 in February that there was no chance Socom 4 would be released beforehand.
If Sony release Motorstorm: Apocalypse in March then April would be the best month for Socom 4.

jack_burt0n5642d ago

motorstorm producer said mid april for apocalypse.

thing is would you split a community 2 soon by releasing socom say in mid march maybe? probably.

LarVanian5642d ago

Good point. I'm thinking a Summer release would be nice as it usually serves as the 'dry period' for gaming.

RememberThe3575642d ago (Edited 5642d ago )

I'm gonna say March too. Infamous 2 has to fit in there somewhere too, probably May like it's predecessor.

So you get LBP2 in January, Killzone 3 in February, Socom 4in March, MotorStorm in April, and Infamous 2 in May. Thats a solid 5 month stretch.

Marquis_de_Sade5640d ago

SOCOM and Killzone are different enough to appeal to a completely different set of shooter fans, SOCOM is more tactical, with a strong focus on communication and teamplay whereas Killzone is closer to a standard run and gun.

spunnups5642d ago

So many PS3 games in 2011 it's tough to space them out evenly.

Zydake5642d ago

Thats good looks like Sony is seeking out the shooter gamers after what Black Op's has done. BTW is KZ3 Helghast edition sold out was planning on ordering mine soon.

04soldier5642d ago

Didn't really think it needed an article on N4g.com

Oh well, any news is good news when it comes to SOCOM.

JohnnyHalo5642d ago

Obviously not many N4g users follow the Socom community. Disrigarding my avatar I have always been an avid Socom fan since the ps2 era. Anyone with half a brain can tell you that Socom Confrontation for the PS3 was absolute garbage. Sure after a few patches it worked out great, but Now Zipper is ruining Socom4 with a ton of things none of the community wants. Of course my words don't really matter much here on n4g aka fanboy land. My comment will only be taken hostage by mass disagree's even though half the users here have no clue what is really going on in the Socom community / forums.

04soldier5642d ago

(never thought I'd agree with someone with halo in their name)

The changes that are being implemented into SOCOM are very unwanted by the hardcore fans of the series like myself.

Things such as snap to cover, shoulder view and possibly regenerating health in MP are just listing a few of the unwanted changes to the franchise.

It seems that Zipper is trying to get a more broader audience (Casual Audience $$$) and at the same time changing SOCOM's unique tactical experience in one fell swoop.

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RonXD5642d ago

Socom 4 is going to be terrible.

Iamback5642d ago

I am not going to lie i am worried. I say take as much time as you need to make it solid, don't rush it.

RonXD5642d ago

I'm hoping that delay they announced awhile ago is to fix the game.

Nitrowolf25642d ago (Edited 5642d ago )

"I'm hoping that delay they announced awhile ago is to fix the game."

and how do you know whats wrong with it?????
Time Machine, i want it

If your talking bout Confrontation that was Slant Six
Zipper did an excellent job at M.A.G.

RememberThe3575642d ago (Edited 5642d ago )

I'm not worried at all. Zipper has yet to make a game i don't love. If I wasn't so addicted to GT5 I would be playing MAG again. Socom is Zippers bread and butter; theres nothing to worry about.

RonXD5642d ago (Edited 5642d ago )

@Nitro

There are a ton of things that the Socom community has seen in these gameplay demonstrations that they do not approve of. If you're a fan and have been following the Socom 4 news, then you should know people aren't too happy with what they have saw thus far

*edit*

Also MAG wasn't even that good. BFBC2 was much better.

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RedRedSuitSDF5642d ago

If it's like part 3 and Confrontation.... it will. :( Hasn't been a good SOCOM since SOCOM 2. Hopefully this one is.

AKA5642d ago

are you crazy? i play it ar E3 and i was amazed, the gameplay is so fun, fluid.
The online modes are very hardcore and fun and it also has respawn for casuals.

and if the rumor of 5 players co op is true this game is pure epicness.

i guess i have 1 month to play a lot of Killzone 3 and then my time will go to 80% SOCOM 4 and 20%Killzone. ultill the other babys come out like inFAMOUS 2, ICO, U3, TM, and more..

I'm having a hard time been a ps3 ownes i don't know if i will have the money the time to playall the exclusives plus the non exclusive 2011 is crazy.

i think im going to hire a administrator for my gaming life lol

Doletskaya5642d ago

Why don't they take their time to develop the game and delay it to 2012? With Mass Effect 2, LBP2, KZ3, Motorstorm, R3 and U3, I have no interest in Socom 4 nor have any money to buy it.

If they delay it to 2012, maybe there's still a chance that Socom 4 will be as big and special as games like KZ3 or R3. Right now, the game honestly looks like just another shooter.

NoBias5642d ago

F that. It's obvious you're not a fan of the franchise. I've been playing every one since the first.

I want my SOCOM in 2011.

Doletskaya5642d ago

If hardcore and loyal SOCOM fans who are still playing Confrontation are the only people Zipper is trying to sell, then sure, release the game in 2011.

AKA5642d ago

why not delay LBP2, ME, MS and the rest.
i will skip LBP2, ME, MS and play SOCOM 4 anyday and im not saying they are bad games but SOCOM is just btter.

SOCOM 4 is going to be a great diferent experience
with a epic MP.

SOCOM 4 will be the MP game of the year for sure.

MariaHelFutura5642d ago

If your health re-gens in MP, I`m not buying it. If it doesn`t, I`ll pick it up day one.

nevin15642d ago

I'm really not liking what im seeing/reading so far.

But I hope Socom is good like The 1st and Fireteam Bravo for PSP.

I would Like to see some split screen in Socom but i doubt it.

3rd Person>>>>>> FPSs

Nitrowolf25642d ago

Only if 3rd Person is done right can it be better then FPS.
Also i love what Ubisoft did with Rainbow Six Vegas, and mix the two together. FPS when running and shooting, TP when hiding in cover. Love that

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piroh551d ago

There's too many games to choose from

No Metal geat solid 1,2,3,4?
No Resident evil?
No Silent hill?
No Midnight club 3?
No NfS Underground 2?
No Final Fantasy?
No Burnout 3?
No Dragon quest 8?
No Days gone?
No Ace combat?
No Tekken/Soul calibur?......
just from the top of my head

PS1 era was full of great RPGs, PS2 was racing generation i would pick top 200 and even that would be just a fraction.

FinalFantasyFanatic550d ago

30 is way too low over the entire history of Playstation, I just wouldn't be able to narrow it down that much, I would pick 100 at least.

Storm23550d ago

Yeah...really odd list. I get that it is personal preference and I love most of the games listed, but my list would definitely be different. I agree though, it would be incredibly difficult to come up with just 30.

lockedongamer1550d ago (Edited 550d ago )

I only picked first-party titles. Otherwise, I agree!

EDIT: Except for Days Gone, I don't get the love for it but you do you!

Chocoburger541d ago

I didn't like Days Gone either, it doesn't deserve to be on any best of list.

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20 Years of Guerrilla: The Story of a PlayStation Studio

The Amsterdam-based studio reflects on its humble beginnings, beloved franchises, and growth through the years.

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SullysCigar1117d ago

Up there with the top tier in the industry. Love Guerrilla Games - Horizon Burning Shores is simply STUNNING.

1Victor1117d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar1117d ago

Same. They nailed it with Horizon. The trouble is I also want a new Killzone! Can't I just have it all?!

jznrpg1116d ago

I’m with you I want Horizon 3 , Killzone and new IPs

badz1491116d ago

I have yet to play Burning Shores as I just started Forbidden West (bought at launch, just unwrapped last weekend LOL) and playing on PS5.

man...I still can't believe the graphics especially now I'm playing it on my LG OLED. that graphics and with stable performance backing it up, GG really is the master of their craft!

Vengeance11381117d ago

32.7M sales in the Horizon franchise! With 8.4M coming from Forbidden West alone! Truly a hugely successful game and franchise as a whole. Looking forward to Horizon III

Shane Kim1117d ago

That's kind of a huge drop though. It's only been two games.

VersusDMC1117d ago

One year after realease HZD sold 7.6 million.

https://www.noobfeed.com/ne...

So not a drop off.

Unless you're saying a HFW should have sold as much now as HZD sold in 5 years?

Vengeance11381116d ago

It's been 3 games, this includes Call of the Mountain. Also no, its a great improvement over HZD.

solideagle1116d ago

lol you are comparing:

HZD: 28 February 2017 - May 2023 (6 years+)

HFW: 18 February 2022 - May 2023 (1 year+)

We will see if it surpass original number.

Phoenix761116d ago

@shane, 2 full main games, 2 DLC add ons, 1 VR spin off game, oh and a an official LEGO set.
Not too bad for an ip that's only been on market for 6 years

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REDGUM1116d ago

Wow, very impressive. I didn't know the numbers were so high for Forbidden West. Still playing through it myself

thesoftware7301117d ago (Edited 1117d ago )

Yooo, when I first saw that Killzone 1 footage at E3, my friends my brothers and I were like, Holy shit! When it came out, it didn't look exactly like it, but we sunk so many hours into 1 & 2.

I even liked Killzone: SF, it was a spectacle to look at, and even today it looks good. I hope they make a new one. Can you imagine how that will look, and they can get some modern FPS pointers from Bungie.

blacktiger1116d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca1117d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

The Decima Engine is absolute 🔥 I'm just mad they have abandoned Killzone.

OzzY-waZZy1117d ago (Edited 1117d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

lukasmain1116d ago

They are probably working on mutiple projects. One of them is Horizon 3, but another is a multiplaer game and probably somehting else.

Imalwaysright1116d ago

There were rumours that they were working on a Socom reboot.

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Killzone 3 is playable with mouse & keyboard on PC via RPCS3 & KAMI

DSOGaming writes: "While Sony does not plan to release Killzone 3 on the PC, Yahfz shared a video that gives us a glimpse at what such a PC version could look like."

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bouzebbal1867d ago

Still looks secure 2 gens later... one of my favorite ps3 moments. With 3D and move the game is on another level

MadLad1867d ago

PC almost always ends up the best place to play games, even if it takes a while.

What would you rather play decades down the line? A game at a fixed resolution and frame, considering you have a working disc, and the hardware?
Or run it on an emulator that can update the experience all around, and let you use whatever control input you prefer?

If you insist on the former, it's really only for the sake of nostalgia.

Applejack1867d ago

I disagree. The main draw for consoles has always be the simplicity of just putting the disc in / downloading it and playing without worrying about anything else. The average person just wouldn’t want to deal with emulation even though it’s very important for preservation.

Terry_B1867d ago

Even emulators are super simple to use.

jukins1867d ago

Youre getting flak because people on here thibk of themselves as pc wizards. But honestly most poeple try and go get emulators and romz they end up with malware.. yes theyre "easy" if you know the basics but alot of people dont. That said the fact that its taken nearly 20 years to get a sustantially better experience for ps3 games than on its native system shows the complexity of getting bc to work. Sony, if they have any intention, should just invest in a vastly better psnow experience.

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Vegamyster1867d ago

jukins

Most people who emulate don't get malware, you'd have to be going to some weird sites for that to happen, heck years ago people were getting sketchier ad's resulting in malware warning on this site if you didn't have a ad-blocker lol.

SinkingSage1867d ago

Can't get malware if you legally dump your own games, which you should.

Rachel_Alucard1867d ago (Edited 1867d ago )

That's fine if that's the main draw, but it doesn't make it a better experience, just a preference. Having the freedom to do the things you can do on PC is what the appeal of PC is. Buying a game on PC means you never have to worry about the console makers just deciding the next hardware shouldn't support the generation anymore, which means everything you bought is stuck on that hardware instead of moving up with everything else. Nintendo uses this tactic to keep reselling the same games over and over at inflated prices. Sony cut all previous gens off the PS4 and sold it back to people in a poor attempt with PSnow. While the PS5 supports PS4 games, that may not be the case in the next gen after this. No to mention shutting off all the previous stores and updates completely. Even MS stopped making new BC titles at some point, so now there's a big list with 17 pages of titles that are not playable on Xbone and are just trapped on older gen. That's not a problem on PC, the reverse happens where you only have to worry if your hardware can play the newest releases at ultra with no issue.

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AzubuFrost1867d ago

Shhh don't say that aloud! You're going to trigger a lot of console infidels here.

Shane Kim1867d ago

I rather play it when it's available then wait 10 years.

MadLad1867d ago

Did you purposely miss the entire point of my post?

Inverno1867d ago

Well that's the beauty of still owning a retro console tho. Those who usually complain about emulation are just being blindly loyal to a company. Emulation is great for many reason, but if I still owned the console then I disagree nothing beats plugging it back in and going down a nostalgia trip

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RevXM1867d ago

The RPCS3 devs are doing great work. And Kami works nicely with it too it seems.
Very neat.

Magatsuhi1867d ago

Been playing mgo on pc with mouse. It's not perfect but I can make it work.

Binarycode1867d ago

2 is the better game.

A Remake would be good. 60fps 2-4k

Omar3li1867d ago

60fps is peasant for FPS games now

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