Breaking Killzone 2 details on Cell usage and more
- Posted June 24th, 2008 at 14:03 EDT by
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As the latest Electronic Gaming Montly hits subscribers, details on the upcoming PS3 exclusive Killzone 2 are leaking onto the net. A few facts include Guerrilla's use of the Cell processor as well as background updates on a few of the returning characters from the Killzone universe.
According to the 12 page preview in EGM, Killzone 2 will be utilizing a whopping four and a half of the six cores in the Cell processor. For technically a first generation title (it's Guerrilla's first PS3 game), that's quite remarkable.
“Sony basically has an international forum for sharing character technology, animation tools and graphics shaders." said Guerrilla Games’ Technical Directer Michiel van der Leeuw. "We’ve even taken a few tricks directly from the Resistance guys at Insomniac, and we’ve even been talking directly to the God of War guys in Santa Monica."
Other details from the magazine preview:
- There will be more than just the Arc Cannon when it comes to Helgast weather-controlling weapons
- Don't expect all the levels to appear the same, some levels will highlight the "natural beauty" of Helghan
- Templar is now a Colonel and commands a Cruiser called New Sun
Stay tuned to PSU.com for more information.
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kidkotic2001 |
hotshot2001- 2:07pm BST - June 24th, 2008
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I cant wait for this game oh wait I have been waiting for it this long. Well eitherway I hope its not another haze
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Girugamesh |
Shidousha- 2:10pm BST - June 24th, 2008
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I'm not usually the one to scream 'old', but this is about 4 days late.
Anyways, I can't wait for more info on this game. Hopefully we'll see a new level at E3.
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TekkenLord |
HitMan00- 3:16pm BST - June 24th, 2008
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don't like FPS, but this and resistance 2 are the only fps that got me all hype.
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Girugamesh |
Shidousha- 3:17pm BST - June 24th, 2008
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@MAX PAYNE
Actually, they talk about it in nearly every interview. They said that they've made the AI quite impressive.
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evilmonkey501 |
evilmonkey501- 3:33pm BST - June 24th, 2008
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this will not be another haze....and 4.5 cores means its almost out of processing room....I believe you can only use 5 out of six at 1 time.....
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princevegeta1980
- 3:44pm BST - June 24th, 2008
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Please guerrilla, don't let this be a let down like haze!
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terminator12259 |
tacitassassin25- 4:20pm BST - June 24th, 2008
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this game better get good reviews or i am goin to be very upset
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Shin-Karazu |
shinkarazu- 4:37pm BST - June 24th, 2008
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Its cool to see developers helping each other out.
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Emo-Mercenary |
Clarky-132- 4:47pm BST - June 24th, 2008
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O M G This game will be stunning, probably the most technically and graphically stunning FPS there is. Seriously, GG's first game uses 4 out of 6 of the Cell processors.. I seriously can't wait for this game.
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edward_moffet |
edd- 5:05pm BST - June 24th, 2008
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no you can use six cores out of 8 (1 of them is a failsafe and another is reserved for the OS) its technically using 75% power then but its probably less than that because theres more optimation techniques to be discovered im sure
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gameoholic |
Demented007- 5:18pm BST - June 24th, 2008
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This game will be tight! 4.5 cores is a huge start for a dev companys first PS3 title. I can't wait and see, what utilizing all 6 cores will do! Whats even cooler, is that KZII will be using only 40-50% of the PS3s power. Too bad that they can't use the other 2 cores on the cell chip. PSN ID-Demented007
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ephracis |
ephracis- 6:01pm BST - June 24th, 2008
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@tanner1
The PS3 has sixth SPE (Synergestic Processing Elements) and one PPE (Power Processing Element). There is a seventh SPE which is dedicated to security and the operativ system (XMB). There is also the last and eight SPE which is disabled and cannot be used by anything (due to production yields).
Read more on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_3_hardware#Central_processing_unit
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Fiddlesworth
- 8:03pm BST - June 24th, 2008
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I love how sharp and clean the game looks already, with a smooth framerate to boot. They just need to sort out those little loading hitches when moving through to the next area.
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gameoholic |
Demented007- 8:33pm BST - June 24th, 2008
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Ok guys, KZII will not be like Haze. Remember, Haze was published by Ubisoft, made by Free Radical. For one, Ubisoft sucks, especially when it comes to PS3. Ubisoft is in love with MS! Free Radical was only funded so much $ to make it, and it sucked. Sony is funding KZII, with a $60m mark, with 4yrs+ development behind it, BIG DIFFERENCE!!!! PSN ID-Demented007
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nastanley
- 8:54pm BST - June 24th, 2008
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This just makes me want this game more and more. Only Sony's developers can better utilise the ps3 at the moment. I really don't believe Kojima san utilised the ps3 to its maximum as he claims for MGS4. I am glad the KZ2 is looking awesome even though it utilises only 4.5 of the cell's processors. I wonder how the game would look like if they utilised all these processors...Well hope the other developers will learn from this.
Free Radical is preparing Time Splitters 4. I know they have learnt from their mistakes with Haze and will make TS4 a memorable game
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BlueDragoon0 |
Lionheart0- 12:31am BST - June 25th, 2008
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Now that BOTH Insomniac[Ratchet&Clank, Resistance]AND Santa Monica[God Of War]are helping Guerilla wth Killzone II, I do not see it failing now. Not a chance, this game WILL live up to expectations people mark my words on it!!!!!!
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InfernoReaper |
GrimDarkling- 4:57am BST - June 26th, 2008
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I knew they were talking to Insomniac but I didn't think they'd be talking to Santa Monica. I had my doubts after playing the first, but with 2 of the best PS3 devs out there helping, I don't see how this could fail. Looks amazing every time I see it.
Nice to see Templar back as well.
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