Twenty years in the past at E3 2005, Sony confirmed off a Killzone 2 video for example of the PlayStation 3’s energy over its rival console, Microsoft’s Xbox 360. Nevertheless, Sony later admitted that the Killzone 2 video wasn’t truly gameplay footage and that it was meant to be a “goal render” for the crew to attain. Now, former Xbox boss Peter Moore has shared that he knew all alongside that the Killzone 2 demo was “BS.”
Whereas talking with The Game Business, Moore recalled that Sony pulled an identical trick to outshine the Dreamcast when he labored for Sega. Sony primarily tried to undertake the technique a second time to overshadow Xbox 360’s launch.
“It was precisely the identical ways of making a really costly film,” stated Moore. “However when the sport got here out, it was fully BS. I knew it that evening once I watched it. I assumed there is not any method they’re delivering this expertise. They had been doing the identical factor to us as they did with Sega, which is go: ‘Alright, cute little Xbox 360 popping out, however the large boys shall be out with the PlayStation 3, so it’s best to dangle round and anticipate that. As a result of look what we are able to do.'”
In accordance with Moore, recreation journalists additionally acknowledged Sony’s technique and shortly got here to the conclusion that the PS3 wasn’t highly effective sufficient to supply that stage of element in real-time.
Moore went on to explain Microsoft’s strategic rollout of Xbox 360, and added that touchdown the console-exclusive rights for Name of Obligation 2 went a good distance in direction of the corporate’s success.
Within the current, Name of Obligation stays the most-successful FPS franchise, which is now owned by Microsoft after the Activision Blizzard sale. As for Killzone, the newest recreation within the franchise was 2013’s Killzone Shadow Fall. There was additionally a Killzone 2 DLC for Helldivers 2 that was launched in late 2024.