Valve distances themselves from PS3 development
Posted May 5th 2008 1:00PM by Dustin Burg
Filed under: News

Big Xbox 360 fanboy brownie points goes to developer
Valve, not only for giving the 360 a superior version of the
Orange Box, but because they openly diss the PS3. Now that's the kind of developer we love.
Chatting with
CVG at a recent
Left 4 Dead preview event, Valve's Doug
Lombardi was blatantly honest about why they aren't planning a PS3 version of the game, saying that "we're not PS3 developers - we're doing PC and 360 like with Orange Box." Zing! Lombardi explained that "EA came to us and said 'wow, Orange box was an incredible project, can we do a PS3 version?'", so that's why a (craptacular) PS3 version was created without Valve's magic touch. Though, it's still possible we'll see Left 4 Dead on the PS3 if it becomes a huge hit on the 360 and PC, just don't expect Valve to be involved ... mwahahahaha![Via
NeoGAF]
Tags: left-4-dead, orange-box, valve
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 6)
5-05-2008 @ 1:08PM
gamerismyname said...
hmmm.. considering i played Orange Box on xbox, and i thought the game still sucked.. i dont care much for valve anyway. But how is this a PS3 diss anyway.. they just say they develop for PC and 360; some developers prefer PS3. It makes sense considering PC's and 360 are Microsoft based/made; it would be easier for them just to make for those two because its similar.. this is garbage, much like valve!!! hopefully the new game is fun
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5-05-2008 @ 1:13PM
a14carlos said...
ur a buzz kill
5-05-2008 @ 1:26PM
Phocas said...
Valve is garbage? They are one of the most respected developers in the industry! The Orange Box was fantastic. You sound like a foolish troll.
5-05-2008 @ 1:42PM
Biscuit said...
God forbid people have different tastes.
5-05-2008 @ 2:42PM
Mr.ESC said...
Lol Troll with his panties in a bunch.
Magget!
You are a magget hatched from a magget mutant egg.
5-05-2008 @ 3:08PM
Mikezula said...
It's spelled "maggot".
I don't think Valve is garbage.
But I think you have a point in something: this Valve guy didn't sound like he was even trying to diss the PS3. He's just clarifying what his preferred platforms are.
5-05-2008 @ 4:11PM
Grimm said...
It's normal for people to have different tastes but he's still wrong. I don't necessarily like Half-Life but I know that it's amazingly developed and one of the best games ever made. This dude is probably some gay Sony fanboy who's pissed cause he still doesn't have MGS4.
5-06-2008 @ 2:05AM
JerkfacedFed said...
youre clearly a ps3 loser with the fake "oh yea i played this on the 360" get the hell out of here.
valve is one of the best developers out there, go buy some more gran turismo demos
5-06-2008 @ 1:20PM
Ysleiro said...
Yeah HEY GUYS !!
You didn't know that the Studio behind the highest rated PC game EVER is trash ?
Yeah you didn't did you guys? me neither..
Apparently this guy here knows something we don't. Freaking Looser.
5-05-2008 @ 1:16PM
Knoxin said...
Sorry but Valve Are lazy developers they do not wish to learn the architecture PS3,look at how long it took for half life 2.
I am sorry but Valve want a easy ride to making cash, So Gabe can buy more chicken farms for his eating disorder
Both console are good but they both should get credit for the diffrence's they bring to the market.
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5-05-2008 @ 1:17PM
Fox318 said...
GB2 ps3 fanboy.
5-05-2008 @ 1:30PM
Tony said...
This post is pretty clear that Valve wasn't even responsible for the PS3 version of HL2. Another team handled it. So I'm not sure how the game proves that they're lazy.
5-05-2008 @ 1:40PM
Bennyishere said...
I don't care if you're a PS3 troll, just stop saying you are "sorry". That's so fucking annoying.
5-05-2008 @ 1:51PM
ZEBRA NINER said...
Sorry, but I'm sorry you are sorry. So, sorry that we are sorry, but I'm sorry. Sorry? ;)
5-05-2008 @ 4:50PM
Matt said...
Lazy? Seriously. Because he doesn't think it's worth his time and money to basically start development over again to bring it to a third console that makes them lazy?
Also, if Valve was really only in it for the money, why take all of the profits (also known as MONEY) and put it towards making the sequel then work for six years making sure it's up to your own high standards?! If they wanted to cash in they wouldn't have taken so long to release the game. That's what CASHING IN is!!
Your points contradict themselves. "They took so long to release half life 2 because they are lazy" and "they just want a QUICK buck" don't line up. Think before you type.
For example, when I say you are a lazy typist, I have proof! Missing spaces and punctuation, unnecessary capitalization and missing capitalization, run on sentences and spelling errors all tell me that you are too lazy to go back and check what you've typed.
Normally I wouldn't care or bother to comment on something so inane. But if you're saying that Valve is "lazy" for not sinking their hard earned money and time into learning a whole different hardware platform, then I'm calling you lazy for not taking five damn seconds to re-read your own post.
There.
5-05-2008 @ 1:22PM
Mikezula said...
Way to start a pointless flame war, dumbass.
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5-05-2008 @ 1:53PM
TORO said...
PS3 suks go to ur site
5-05-2008 @ 3:05PM
Mikezula said...
I stand corrected.
Not only does it start a flame war. It also brings out idiots like these.
I have all three consoles. All three have merits. I'm getting kind of sick of people trying to get at each other's necks because of their preferences.
Fanboyism is old hat.
5-05-2008 @ 3:21PM
TORO said...
When you call our fellow Dustin Burg a dumbass, then be prepared to be flamed by ME.
I didn't ask you which consoles you have so I don't give a shit. You post more on PS3fanboy, and I only made a suggestion to go back to your hole.
The only idiot here is you who comes back for more.
5-05-2008 @ 3:26PM
Mikezula said...
Nice tie!
You talk like you own this site, man. And I'm sorry I insulted your boyfriend. I guess I'm not a fan of people who instigate pointless "mine is better than yours" crap.