Sony: Killzone 2 delayed by ‘management’ decision

When Sony revealed that Killzone 2 wasn’t going to hit shelves this year, they weren’t exactly keen on letting us know why. That’s not the case today, as a reply from Sony Computer Entertainment America’s (SCEA) Ron Eagle at the official PlayStation Forums clarified that the delay to February 2009 was actually a strategic decision on Sony’s part. Learn more at the full story.

Ron Eagle of Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) says that Killzone 2‘s delay to February 2009 was because at least two first person shooter titles were already geared for release this holiday.

Guerrilla Games‘ highly anticipated shooter on the PlayStation 3’s release was set aback to accommodate those titles first, says Eagle:

Just wanted to add a quick reply on the “delay” of Killzone 2 to Feb 2009. To be clear, there is nothing wrong or causing a delay to the development of the title. We (SECA) had to look at the fall calendar with SOCOM, LittleBigPlanet, MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, Resistance 2, plus some PSN titles and make a decision where each game should come out. Killzone 2 was moved to Feb 2009 to make sure we didn’t have three shooters in the marketplace competing for retail dollars during the same holiday season. The game will be great and it will be out in Feb 2009 in both Europe and North America.

Eagle’s clarification comes in anticipation of worries over the delay, seeing as it may have been due to faults in development or something in the game went belly up.

If the demonstrations from PlayStation Day 08 were any indication, however, Killzone 2 is turning into potential platform mover.