“It’s not at all uncommon for game publishers to release media well before a game comes out and try to make the trailers or screenshots match where they think the game will be at launch rather than where the game is at that point in development,” says Rorie, who notes that these fake or enhanced images or footage are colloquially called “ bullshots.” The Killzone 2 trailer, he adds, “was a fair site better-looking than almost anything else at the show, to a degree that made it seem like Guerrilla had either a clear edge in technical development for the PS3 or was engaging in some forward-thinking rendering on how they thought the game would eventually look when it released.” “There were so many people playing detective to try and get to the heart of the matter, but given the tools available at the time it was pretty much impossible.” -Andrew Alfonso, IGN writerįifteen years later, Rorie explains why he included the caveat about pre-rendered footage. But Guerrilla seemed to have raised its game in the trailer for the sequel, in which the point-of-view character joined an aerial landing and battled across a bridge amid a heated firefight that showcased next-level lighting and animation. The original Killzone had been talked up as Sony’s answer to Halo but was widely seen as disappointing when it came out in 2004 for the PS2. More than an hour and a half into Sony’s PS3 presentation, Rockstar’s teaser for Red Dead Redemption faded to black and gave way to a two-minute technical tour de force from Killzone developer Guerrilla. But no demonstration compared to the trailer for Killzone 2. The company wowed audiences with footage from standout PS3 titles such as MotorStorm, Gran Turismo HD, Metal Gear Solid 4, and Heavenly Sword. Sony staged its own drool-inducing event by revealing the PS3, which would also launch in late 2006.
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(The PS5 and Xbox Series X/S will belong to the ninth.) Microsoft announced that the Xbox 360 would be out that fall, beating its next-gen competitors to market, while Nintendo teased a console called the “Revolution,” which would eventually be rechristened the Wii and debut in late 2006. The Electronic Entertainment Expo (more commonly called E3) in Los Angeles in May 2005 was all about the approaching seventh generation of video game consoles.
That labor-intensive development process may make the first glimpse of a game deceptive, although that doesn’t mean the game won’t be good. And while some of the conditions that created that controversy are no longer in place, the Killzone 2 trailer taught a lesson that’s still applicable two console generations later: For better or worse, games often evolve significantly during development, especially at the beginning of the console life cycle. That was the recipe for an uproar that remains one of the most memorable tech-related ruckuses in video game history: the scandal surrounding the 2005 trailer for PlayStation 3 shooter Killzone 2. Couple that projection with imprecise or misleading messaging about what a trailer actually depicts, and you have the ingredients for a first look that sets expectations too high.
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In some cases, developers haven’t even received development kits for upcoming consoles when their games are announced, which means they’re forced to project what those titles could look and play like and fabricate facsimiles on PC before they’re actually running on the systems that they’re supposed to sell. “Of course, when the games finally come out, they’re not going to be as great looking as the demo.”įarewell to the $60 Video Game Revisiting the Old Video Game Console Wars Ahead of the New Ones “These initial demos are always a chance for the company to show you what a great job they’ve done of making the console,” says Iki Ikram, a longtime visual effects artist who has worked for Sony, Naughty Dog, and Guerrilla Games. However, the hypefests often happen long before those games are in anything close to their finished state. Whenever a new console is due to come out, manufacturers hype their new hardware by showing glimpses of the games that they hope will be system-sellers.
As they feast their eyes on the higher resolutions, faster frame rates, and decreased loading times that signal the dawn of a new console generation, some of those players will ask an age-old question: Does this game look as good as it did in the trailer? After they clear room in their entertainment centers for one of the big boxes, they’ll test out some selected titles. Next week, millions of early-adopting gamers will get their hands on a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X/S for the first time.
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