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Killzone 2 outsold Killzone 3 at launch

Killzone 3's first week sales in the UK failed to better those of Killzone 2, GfK ChartTrack reports.

While Killzone 3 is the 14th fastest selling Sony title in terms of week one sales, Killzone 2 (released two years ago), is the company's 5th fastest selling title and remains the series' number one in terms of week 1 sell-through.

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trounbyfire5557d ago (Edited 5557d ago )

dang couldn't over come the controls suck crowd that turned off many people that didn't play KZ2 and they wouldn't try KZ3.

well it could have longer legs that KZ2 which faded quickly.

KZ3 deserves better

LORD-PHOENIX5557d ago

kz3 has been out for three days

kz2 was released for 6 days when chart track reviewed its numbers

BLACKBOIJONES5557d ago (Edited 5557d ago )

I was just about to say the same thing, its been out for only 3 days.And secondly do we gamers really need to care about sales.

It feels good to be back after my 30 day ban >:)

EDIT @(outwar6010) Below, thats the lamest excuse i have ever heard.. :/

trounbyfire5557d ago (Edited 5557d ago )

you are right i just realized that i saw a chart that said the week of 2-27 and i was like what is to day. its the 28 LOL

well lets hope it sales more anyway

@dangert12

WTF the only thing GG did was reduce recoil and reduce controller lag and now it codish but because your guns have weight and your character does is not to much like COd

are you serious. how is reducing input lag making it more cod

Chaos695557d ago (Edited 5557d ago )

How can people "agree" with LORD-PHOENIX?
In EU, all games come out on FRIDAYS, that's how it's been since FOREVER, meaning KZ2 didn't have a full week either.

I'm not hating on Killzone, just saying it as it is; the sequel sold less, full stop. You can choose to ignore it or cry about it, but don't lie.

nickjkl5557d ago (Edited 5557d ago )

yes we gamers do need to look at sales look at mirrors edge

sold well

but not well enough to warrant a sequel at least according to EA

Flashwave_UK5557d ago

50 guys i know are buying the game tomorow loolz

LilMissGoddess5557d ago

sorry bud. i got killzone 3 day one and i can really say killzone 2 was a better game. yes the controls were better in 3 but the game sucked a lot. guerrilla's on rail shooting sequences in killzone 3 were really bad. nothing else to say, but i hope socom 4 beta is a lot better.

oh and i know you ps3 fanboys will be saying i dont own a ps3 and shit like that so here's my psn- dementedspirit i beat it in 3 days with 3 sit downs and trust me the game was not very good. joystiq's review of killzone 3 was dead on.

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RedDead5557d ago (Edited 5557d ago )

Well....I have played K3 and I have K2. I'm not getting K3 because...I feel it is too much like Cod. I find myself running around killing whoever while going in the general direction of the objective. No strategy or teamwork. That's how I feel anyway. Due to less life probably.

Although I agree these numbers are flawed.

dangert125557d ago

this is the truth and you get disagree's
i have kz2 and kz3
kz3 in warzone you can carry your team to victory kz2 you could never do that unless it was only body count games team work was esstential in kz2 not so much in kz3 i prefer kz2 as it was alot more tense and required alot more skill saying that...killzone 3 is codish but is not enough codish to be cod you get me? O_o but its still a good game none the less
but why does kz2 have waaaay more features then kz3? O_o kz2 does feel like the sqeual online atleast lol

dangert125557d ago

@trounbyfire really is that all they changed...well in that case they got rid of alot =P squad spawn,player count is now 24, can pick up infinate c4 if you refill ...list goes on

LilMissGoddess5557d ago

its not "like" cod dude. i really want to ask guerilla what the fuck they we're thinking in the rails parts. yes it gave the sense of variety but it so poorly done i really wished they'd left it out.

i absolutely loathe the ending with the last battle- not to give out spoilers, and the ending was garbage. i lmao at the fact you ps3 fanboys hyped this game up so much killzone 2 was a lot better in many ways- no fake ass shitty rail sequences- PERIOD.

halo reach>killzone 3 and yea i own both- so again for ya droids xbl- demented spirit be 6 beside that name btw, psn dementedspirit

so i dont get the fags saying YOU DIDNT PLAY IT OR YOU NOT OWN A PS3.

worse fps shooter i have played in over a year- thats killzone 3 for me

TBM5557d ago

Oh dare my gaming will come to a crashing end because of this. who cares the game is crazy fun and it will sell.

So far I've love what I've played, I just got up to the later demo part of frozen shores. The jungle section was awesome and I loved how it looked.

limewax5557d ago (Edited 5557d ago )

I have to say I think it was the demo that put me off, It was all too industrial all over again and being stuck on rails for the first few mins really didnt help. The jungle would have tempted me more for the demo.

That said though in the time I spent on the demo it looked to me as if the textures had been upped a bit but animations not really changed at all. Im an animations person really and KZ2 just felt better to me

otherZinc5557d ago

Maybe consumers are disappointed with the lack of options found in Killzone 3.
Mainly online campaign co-op.

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Mr Tretton5557d ago

UK? Who cares? What about worldwide?

Anyway, it would be no suprise for PS3 exclusives, along with multiplats, to cannabalize each other this year. There are going to be so many games, so much competition.

trounbyfire5557d ago (Edited 5557d ago )

well i am sure we will get week one numbers this week. NA preorders were pretty low but they were for KZ2 as well.

i guess you are right singling out he UK is like singling out a state. lets wait until we get all the numbers.

@cozmo195

thats what i am saying lets just wait

LilMissGoddess5557d ago

im from us and i say to sony give me back my goddamn 65 dollars!

cozmo1955557d ago

couldn't we also say

US? Who cares? What about worldwide

maverick405557d ago

yeah true. england and america are xbox country, i want to see total europe sales and america not uk.

outwar60105557d ago

maybe because of the damn coalition we have had something like a 4% reduction in our our economy plus thanks to the vat hike its going to probably decrease further

Mr Tretton5557d ago

That didn't keep people from buying Black Ops

outwar60105557d ago

that didnt stop people from being disappointed with black ops ;) how i love turning a phrase

peowpeow5557d ago

Didn't do a good job though :P

evrfighter5557d ago (Edited 5557d ago )

well disappointed or not you tried to damage control with the economy card.

Tretton merely pointed out the the best selling video game of all time was released just a few months ago. It was the perfect counter to your comment btw.

chalk it up as your loss and move on.

Zir05557d ago

First LBP now Killzone, you would think an increased installbase would make it easy for it the sequel to outsell its predecessor but obviously not.

Slimshadyn5557d ago

"In better news, the company's LittleBigPlanet 2 moved 353,000 units in January, even though it was not released until the 18th of the month. This bests the original LittleBigPlanet's first-month October 2008 total of 215,000 units. The original went on to sell 1,470,000 units total (including a 2009 Game of the Year edition)." from

http://www.gameinformer.com...

"As far as chart position goes, however, the Media Molecule platformer sequel did a lot better then LBP1, which only charted at number four at its debut in the UK in 2008, behind Gears of War 2, FIFA 09 and Fallout 3 (thanks, Blerk)." from

http://www.vg247.com/2011/0...

Try harder :P

redsquad5557d ago

Don't let a little thing like "the facts" stand in the way of your trolling.

jneul5557d ago

your comment is full of bs lbp2 is selling much better as the person above said, but just remember piracy will now also be affecting game sales, kz3 will out do kz2's first seven days, kz3 has only been available for three, go figure

Malice-Flare5557d ago (Edited 5557d ago )

it still outsold everything else that is on one platform for this week. poor Bulletstorm PS3...

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piroh538d 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.

FinalFantasyFanatic538d 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.

Storm23538d 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.

lockedongamer1538d ago (Edited 538d 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!

Chocoburger528d ago

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

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Why Guerrilla Games Shouldn't Abandon the Killzone Series

Hugely disappointingly, it seems that Guerrilla Games, developers of the Killzone and Horizon series, may be done with Killzone for good.

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IAMRealHooman571d ago

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

OtterX571d ago (Edited 571d ago )

Shadowfall had great Multiplayer though. Too bad the campaign was meh at best. It did have the occasional great moment sprinkled in.

TheNamelessOne570d ago (Edited 570d ago )

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.

Rude-ro571d ago

3 in 3d was an amazing experience to be had.
Although not many experienced it as intended for good reasons.

just_looken570d ago

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

MDTunkown571d ago

They should finish Horizon story first

darthv72571d ago

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.

just_looken570d ago

You forgot killzone mercenaries on the ps vita but it was the worst selling sony game for awhile there.

Yui_Suzumiya570d ago

Yeah, a remake would be pretty awesome

anast571d ago

They should let it go or sell it. No use spending millions on this project.

LucasRuinedChildhood571d ago

Would like a new IP before Horizon 3. Just because games take so long to make these days.

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PlayStation 3 Games That Desperately Need a PS5 Remaster

The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.

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OtterX800d ago (Edited 800d ago )

Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!

Rude-ro799d ago

I played killzone 3 in 3d and it really changed the game per being immersive.
In vr, that would be even more awesome.

darthv72799d ago

Funny you mention that... my son wanted to play some PS3 games in 3d on my PS tv and he was blown away by how good KZ3 was. It really was a great addition to the game. Im surprised there have not been more 3d games from that era being ported to the PSVR/VR2.

_SilverHawk_799d ago

resistance 1-3, killzone 1-3, uncharted 1-3, uncharted golden abyss, folklore, socom 4 , motorstorm, twisted metal, MAG, heavenly sword

Cacabunga799d ago

Killzone 2+3
Sly Thieves in Time
Crack in Time
God of War Ascension
Motorstorm
Modnation racer
Infamous 1+2

Profchaos799d ago (Edited 799d ago )

Killzone trilogy in VR would be amazing bonus points if they offer shadow fall.

There was a psvr1 Killzone project that supermassive was working on at one stage which wasn't up to scratch and Sony brand it back in house I was hoping we would see that on psvr2 eventually.

Personally I'd love to see some more love or acknowledgement of psvr2 from Sony in general it was a expensive headset and Sony barely acknowledge it's existence

seanpitt23799d ago

The amount of work needed to remaster these games wouldn't be beneficial on a financial and business sense.. MGS4 would probably be the best bet as it would need the least amount of work!

Iceball2000800d ago

YEAAASSSSS! I miss this franchise and wanna play it so bad again.

Father__Merrin800d ago

The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer

InUrFoxHole800d ago

The resistance series is str8 trash to me. Socom 3 I would welcome. Or killzone MP.

Marcus Fenix800d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel1989800d ago

That's what Bungie should make, Ill keep saying it until it happens

1Victor800d ago (Edited 800d ago )

Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱

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Michiel1989800d ago

Resistance was the best co-op fps I ever played after L4D2

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