Halo is the most critically acclaimed first person shooter franchise, with sales records being unbeaten by any other exclusive on any other console. There is no doubt that Halo 4 will match or exceed the hype that Halo 3 received. The question is: Will Halo 4 turn out to be “technically” better than Killzone 2?

This all depends on whether or not Halo 4 will be released on the Xbox 360 or Xbox 720. We have now seen the power of the PlayStation 3 and what its processors can dish out with Killzone 2 using only 60% of the power of the PS3. That should give us a good example of what more is to come in the future, games are bound to blow us away. Now let’s take a look at Halo 3, it was released towards the end of 2007 and had massive hype around it but did not live up to the hype. It was a great game at that, but was not at the level most were expecting. One cannot say that Killzone 2 is not the most advanced game this generation and has surpassed all games ever made on a technical level at this point and time.

So when will Halo 4 come out? If Halo 4 was to come out this generation on the Xbox 360, I feel that it will not surpass Killzone 2 on a technical level due to the power of the Cell processor and the lack of storage on DVD-9, but it may surpass it on a graphical level knowing that the 360 has a better graphics card than the PS3. But, facts are facts, when you combine the RSX (PS3 graphics card) with the PS3’s cell processor, you can have amazing results. We do not know what the specifications of the Xbox 720 will be just yet, but to be more powerful than the PS3, it will have to almost triple the processing power of what the Xbox 360 has.

Now the fun factor of a game is all an opinion, but that is why I am talking strictly on a technical level. We all like to see games progress in an innovative matter whether it be controls or style, but I’m sure at this day and age, we want to see games improve on a technical level including graphics, physics, etc. Now if Halo 4 was to come out on the Xbox 720, it should definitely surpass Killzone 2 technically, but it all depends on what direction Microsoft goes with the processing power.

I am hoping that this generation, whether it be Alan Wake or Uncharted 2, surpasses Killzone 2 technically, and I’m sure all the graphics whores out there do as well. So Halo 4 outdoing Killzone 2 on a technical level all depends on what system it comes out for and what route Microsoft takes its processing power to.