Why I Cannot Adore Peter Moore
Written by Chris Rah Osiris 
Is it just me or does he not like our favorite console brand?
Peter Moore has been in the video game industry longer than many people have been alive. I would be a fool to not acknowledge that. He is known by some as the man that watched the Dreamcast crash and burn. Others attribute him to the red rings of death. I cannot tell you which is better. Currently the head of EA Sports, Mr. Moore has decided to make comments regarding Sony. Is anyone the least bit surprised? Are the comments fair? Are the comments justified? Maybe, but that does not mean I have to like the individual that made them.
Peter Moore’s comments regarding the PS2 boggle the mind. Not because the comments are untrue, but because the comments were unnecessary. I remember sitting back and enjoying all of the promised features coming to the PS2. Sony promised AOL, internet browsers, and the like. None of these things came to fruition. (Imagine that). This is something that many people have not forgotten. Some compare Home to these promises. They simply do not believe Sony will deliver the goods. I will continue that some other time though. What the PS2 did give us were games like God of War and Shadow of Colossus. I do not see that as under delivering. The PS2 gave us games. Great games in a variety of genres and that is something that the XBOX brand has yet to give the gaming community. (This is my opinion, but if you ask some people, it is fact).
Bashing the Killzone video years later is just petty. I thought you did not work for Microsoft anymore. I guess I was wrong. Comments such as this make it hard for people to forget that Peter Moore once fought so hard against the success of the PlayStation 3. He made his bias obvious. How? He said that the game will not live up to the video. Did he not see the in-game footage and actual game play for Killzone 2? He could not have with the comments he has made. Was Killzone 2 under a lot of pressure? It certainly was and I have yet to hear one critic say that the visuals do not deliver. Peter Moore seems to be the only one that is not impressed. I wonder why?
Peter Moore knows more about the industry than I do. I admire him for all that he has done for the industry. He may not support my favorite console or even think it is necessary to give credit where credit is due, but he gets his job done. He did ensure that we got a Madden that was worth playing this year. (Can I get an amen Pete)? Overall, I just wish that Peter Moore would not let his bias from being a PlayStation rival for years shine through in what he has to say. I actually hope to not only meet him, but to interview him someday.
See Mr. Moore. I do not dislike you. I may not agree with your views, but I certainly look forward to seeing where you take EA Sports.
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September 16th, 2008 at 11:50 PM
maybe his bias isnt towards the ps3 just a rival game. EA sports doesnt make shooters but EA does make shooters and they compete with killzone 2 for sales.
just a thought. I never liked him anyways.
There I said it.
September 16th, 2008 at 11:54 PM
@sky
Not a bad way to look at it.
September 17th, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Never could stand the man on sight. Has he been good for the industry? Debatable. I do hope that EA sports are better, higher quality products, but I could think of a few people that could do the job and possibly better than Mr. Moore. In defense of his words, I assume that he was interviewed and was just being candid (as he is wont to do). I do think he just needs to STFU and focus on his job instead of reminiscing about the good old days at Sega and MS. BTW, what happened to Facebreaker?!? Pete, focus on the job at hand and we’ll all come to like you a little bit more.
September 17th, 2008 at 1:47 AM
It is confusing as to which Killzone he was talking about. Surely, he can’t judge Killzone 2, since the game is still five months from release? Besides, from the footage I have seen, it looks way better than the old target render video… Anyone who thinks otherwise is foolish. Same goes for Heavy Rain. That old target-render footage doesn’t look as good as the newer gameplay footage.
September 17th, 2008 at 1:49 AM
Nice article! i agree with you 100% just i never really liked the guy, partly because he made himself look like a fool on stage….and one to many voice cracks…
September 17th, 2008 at 1:51 AM
Killzone 2 is still 5 months away… Surely he isn’t judging it before release? And even if he is, the gameplay I’ve seen looks way better than that old target-render.
September 17th, 2008 at 3:32 AM
great read. i don’t trust that balding little worm.
September 17th, 2008 at 6:35 AM
Well there’s no need for me to point out that you have a blinding devotion to Sony and its PS3.
If you are telling me that Killzone 2 is looking anywhere close to the E3 video, used as a ploy, that you are seriously kidding yourself.
Let me not even mention the Motorstorm video, another artifice used by Sony, that brought all our jaws to the floor.
I will not even get into the EMOTION ENGINE of the PS2! Because obviously you have a hand to large to cover the truth and sadly a heart to small to stand for it.
I played Killzone 2 at Leipzig and was somewhat underwhelmed by the mediocrity in gameplay. Sure the game looks good but so does a lot of games coming out this and next year.
To you I say grow up man and let this fanboyism not get to your bones.
I love my PS3 but see it for what it is… A system with great potential but Sony isn’t where the promised they would be yet.
September 17th, 2008 at 6:53 AM
Really? You have played Killzone 2? My ass. No other game (beside Crysis) comes close to Killzone 2 this gen. And FACT: anybody who have played Killzone WILL see that. The only possible way you can’t see the great graphics of Killzone is if you haven’t played it.
Moderator: No insults, please.
September 17th, 2008 at 7:31 AM
At the Leipzig convention in Germany KillZone 2 was playable, along with a bunch of other games.
What struck me with a pulse of mediorcrity was that the levels looked so much alike. The lighting has a strong presence but so does a lot of bland textures that make up for most of the environment. I was impressed with collapsable floors and breakable pillars. But as you move through the very linear game you can’t but wonder how the experience would have been if the graphics had been EXACTLY like that out of the E3 video.
What made me want to just stop playing was the A.I. Simpy terrible! Often the enemy wouldn’t know who or where to shoot. The game won’t be released until feb. so that means that there is still room for improvement.
Fo those who haven’t played the game… sure the screenshots all look so sweet and stunning. But when you play the game you are not staring at a still pic. You are able to scrutinze the levels and you will find that not all is so beautiful.
I am more exciting about Little Big Planet than I am over this game. And maybe it is because I haven’t played LBP yet. How many games have you played that turned out to be not as exciting as you thought it would?
See, the mind almost always projects the sharper, most unblemished pictures. But this often is not the case with a full hands on experience with the game.
September 17th, 2008 at 8:00 AM
@ Cheboury:
It has already been stated many times by the devs that the A.I. was “softened up” for presentation purposes, so it would be easy enough for anybody to play at the booth.
September 17th, 2008 at 8:08 AM
Come on! That is a very convinient supposition wouldn’t you say so?
The fact is that the A.I didn’t seemed softened up but downright retarted!
Who in their rightful mind would want to make a game playable, at one of the most important venues, with such drones for A.I!
But like I said my hopes are still up for this game. It is just a lot less than what Sony made it out to be.
September 17th, 2008 at 12:14 PM
@LOL
I have played the demo that was available @E3. Sorry if this was not specific. I was not trying to insinuate that I had played the entire game.
September 17th, 2008 at 9:39 PM
People need to understand these games demoed at the various expos are works in progress, and that a lot of tuning (AI and such) is done after. Ever notice that most expo demos don’t make it too the public immediately, because the games still have too many flaws/ are subpar for the public. Many people would judge the work in progress title too hard. The only recent exception is turning point, terrible demo and game. The target videos matched motorstorm by the way, plus the sequal is stunning if you haven’t played the demo yet (I swear graphics as good as uncharted)
September 18th, 2008 at 5:47 PM
Chris what is your reaction too Killzone 2 looks and gameplay, does it too you look good and play well or mix or complete opposite ?