History Trivia / Killzone

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Each game has only ever been playable on the console it was originally released on (with the exception of the original ''Killzone'', which did receive an HD remaster to the [=PlayStation=] 3, and ''Killzone Liberation'', remastered for [=PlayStation=] 4 and 5). Since the [=PlayStation=] 3 has been discontinued 2016, playing any of the original ''Killzone'' trilogy games is increasingly difficult. Also, Killzone 2 & 3 were developed very specifically for the [=PlayStation=] 3 hardware, as a result they are very difficult to emulate and thus PC emulation of them is much poorer than for most other [=PS3=] games (though extremely powerful consumer [=CPU=]s from the early 2020's onward such as Intel i9s can just brute-force this, such a [=CPU=] by itself costs more than a Playstation 3 did).

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Each game has only ever been playable on the console it was originally released on (with the exception of the original ''Killzone'', which did receive an HD remaster to the [=PlayStation=] 3, and ''Killzone Liberation'', remastered for [=PlayStation=] 4 and 5). Since the [=PlayStation=] 3 has been discontinued 2016, playing any of the original ''Killzone'' trilogy games is increasingly difficult. Also, Killzone 2 & 3 were developed very specifically for the [=PlayStation=] 3 hardware, as a result they are very difficult to emulate and thus PC emulation of them is much poorer than for most other [=PS3=] games.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Each game has only ever been playable on the console it was originally released on (with the exception of the original ''Killzone'', which did receive an HD remaster to the [=PlayStation=] 3). Since the [=PlayStation=] 3 has been discontinued 2016, playing any of the original ''Killzone'' trilogy games is increasingly difficult. Also, Killzone 2 & 3 were developed very specifically for the [=PlayStation=] 3 hardware, as a result they are very difficult to emulate and thus PC emulation of them is much poorer than for most other [=PS3=] games.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Sony and Nintendo have a general business philosophy that's opposed to backwards compatibility for older games, and since the series is a Playstation exclusive each game has only ever been playable on the console it was originally released on (with the exception of the original ''Killzone'', which did receive an HD remaster to the Playstation 3). Since the Playstation 3 has been defunct since 2016, playing any of the original ''Killzone'' trilogy games is increasingly difficult. Also, Killzone 2 & 3 were developed very specifically for the Playstation 3 hardware, as a result they are very difficult to emulate and thus PC emulation of them is much poorer than for most other [=PS3=] games.

* FranchiseKiller: The fourth main game ''Shadow Fall'' and the SpinOff ''Mercenary'' are this, due to both games getting mixed receptions and selling lower than expected, with Sony barely mentioning the franchise afterward and developer Guerrilla Games stating that they grew bored of the franchise and have moved on to the ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'' franchise. The closure of the franchise's official website is seen by many as the final nail in the coffin.

* FranchiseKiller: The fourth main game ''Shadow Fall'' and the SpinOff ''Mercenary'' are this due to both games getting mixed receptions and selling lower than expected with Sony barely mentioning the franchise afterward and developer Guerrilla Games stating that they grew bored of the franchise and have moved on to the ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'' franchise. The closure of the franchise's official website is seen by many as the final nail in the coffin.

* FranchiseKiller: The fourth main game ''Shadow Fall'' and the SpinOff ''Mercenary'' are this due to both games getting a mixed receptions and selling lower than expected with Sony barely mentioning the franchise afterward and developer Guerrilla Games stating that they grew bored of the franchise and have moved on to the ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'' franchise. The closure of the franchise's official website is seen by many as the final nail in the coffin.

* DuelingGames: According to the wiki, "Killzone was originally slated as a Halo Killer by Sony. However, the developers have stated that they never intended it to be a Halo Killer, but merely as a good game. The moniker of Killzone being a Halo Killer was due to false marketing." However, by this point the games are marketed towards two different audiences making the statement "competing franchises" redundant.

* DuelingGames: According to the wiki, "Killzone was originally slated as a Halo Killer by Sony. However, the developers have stated that they never intended it to be a Halo Killer, but merely as a good game. The moniker of Killzone being a Halo Killer was due to false marketing." However, by this point the games are marketed towards two different audiences making the statement "competing franchises" redundant.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The reaction of some fans towards the outcome of the fight over Visari's succession, mainly those who had hoped for a full scale civil war between the successors. The actual conflict ended up being mostly angry words between Stahl and Orlock.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Scolar Visari is Agamemnon and Stryker.
** Colonel Radec is the son of the Third Doctor who spends most of his acting career getting killed.
** Narville is Raiden.
** Jorhan Stahl is played by Malcolm Macdowell
** BEOWULF !!! is Admiral Orlock.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The reaction of some fans towards the outcome of the fight over Visari's succession, mainly those who had hoped for a full scale civil war between the successors. The actual conflict ended up being mostly angry words between Stahl and Orlock.

** WhatCouldHaveBeen: The reaction of some fans towards the outcome of the fight over Visari's succession, mainly those who had hoped for a full scale civil war between the successors. The actual conflict ended up being mostly angry words between Stahl and Orlock.

HeyItsThatGuy:
* Scolar Visari is Agamemnon and Stryker.
* Colonel Radec is the son of the Third Doctor who spends most of his acting career getting killed.
* Narville is Raiden.
* Jorhan Stahl is played by Malcolm Macdowell
* BEOWULF !!! is Admiral Orlock.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The reaction of some fans towards the outcome of the fight over Visari's succession, mainly those who had hoped for a full scale civil war between the successors. The actual conflict ended up being mostly angry words between Stahl and Orlock.

** Scolar Visari is Agamemnon and Stryker.
** Colonel Radec is the son of the Third Doctor who spends most of his acting career getting killed.
** Narville is Raiden.
** Jorhan Stahl is played by Malcolm Macdowell
** BEOWULF !!! is Admiral Orlock.