In the weeks before a major game’s release, you usually get told what a title can do, not what it can’t, but Guerrilla Software and Sony has been on a cockblocking rampage this morning, confirming that there will be no co-op play in Killzone 2, nor will there be any collector’s edition.
“Currently there are no plans for co-op in Killzone 2,” states game director Mathijs de Jonge. “Technically it would be quite difficult to implement it for the story mode as for example the mission sections are loaded in seamlessly – no loading screens – and that would cause issues with teleporting players. Even without co-op it’s still a big game and gamers will have plenty to sink their teeth into.”
Sony’s Jeff Rubenstein had his own disappointment for Killzone fans, confirming in blog comments that “There is no collector’s edition slated for Killzone 2.” He added that since Guerrilla had put all of its efforts into the game itself, Sony had no cause to actively pursue a special edition.
Which is fair enough. I don’t think a co-op feature should ever be mandatory if that’s not something the developer wishes to pursue, and as far as collector’s editions go, I think there are far too many of those on the market already, many of which are undeserved. I couldn’t give a stuff about the “loss” of either of these.
Besides which, with only a few weeks to go before the game’s release, who was seriously expecting some shock co-op announcement?
