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Valve: "We're not PS3 developers"
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Kabuki Waq
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so basically : not our fault
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
No shit.
Visualante
Member
Publishers the bidding is open! You want to port Left 4 Dead to PS3? It's in the microwave.
edit. Also this is kind of spitting in the face of Sony's Phyre Engine that was supposed to bridge the gap between PC and PS3 development.
edit. Also this is kind of spitting in the face of Sony's Phyre Engine that was supposed to bridge the gap between PC and PS3 development.
Bearillusion
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If you fire a gun you are responsible for the bullets.
Beer Monkey
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Tons of developers aren't supporting three platforms, Valve isn't unique.
proposition
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Why do you think this is what happened?magus said:
The port is shoddy, but it's not like EA said to Valve 'let us port it to PS3, we'll do a really crappy port, is that ok?', and Valve were like 'sure, whatever'.
WickedLaharl
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chubigans said:
well maybe certain affinity will be able to help them out seeing as they're doing the 360 port of l4d
Kamakazie!
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Visualante said:
That only helps when the game is designed for the Phyre engine on the PC as well. Source is not a multi-platform engine so ports are difficult. The next Valve engine may be (or the next big update to Source might change things around so that it is) in which case porting will become easier.
Zedsdeadbaby
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Why are people so upset that Valve aren't developing for all platforms? A massive amount of developers aren't supporting all three platforms either, so why is Valve particularly targeted? Is it because people feel they 'owe' Sony and the PS3 something? As if.
Visualante
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Valve said the code-base (engine?) was running on all three platforms. Before OB PS3 was released. I don't understand how EA screwed up it up really.Kamakazie! said:
Because Valve make good games, Duh.Zedsdeadbaby said:
painful fart
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"We're not PS3 developers"
No kidding, since Gabe Newell publicly stated the PS3 is a "waste of time" why would you?
If you don´t have the competence to do multiplatform titles you may just leave it to the others.
No kidding, since Gabe Newell publicly stated the PS3 is a "waste of time" why would you?
If you don´t have the competence to do multiplatform titles you may just leave it to the others.
venne said:
360 version of Orange Box was just fine. kb/m controls are no doubt superior, but still. TF2 is the only part of the box that isn't up to par compared to pc. Lag is fixed most of the times, but it's clear PC users get the first class treatment there.
Truant said:
You might want to edit that, meta thread statements are a no-no now
spindoc said:
Yup, it's not like they're saying "oh no the PS3 version of TOB was crap so we're never working on the system again" (besides who speaks in accronyms) what they are saying however is "We're making Left 4 Dead for the PC and 360 as we are more familiar with their architecure if another developer wants to port Left 4 Dead to the PS3 than that is something we'll seriously consider"
Because people are fanboys. It has to be on their system now. Or else...developer sucks, they are lazy, they hate the PS3, and all that other crap.Zedsdeadbaby said:
Never understood it really with Valve. Its not like thier games are demanding on PC specs(Anything remotely recently it should play well on, not to mention PC is superior version) and you could always buy a 360...So whats the problem other then its not on your system?:lol
What the hell is wrong with the Orange Box PS3 port?
I swear most people who criticise it have never played it.
The GTA4 PS3 version runs at a lower res than the 360 version, does that make rockstar lazy devs? Of course it doesn't, so why bash the ps3 orange box (which actually has graphical improvements over the 360 version)?
I swear most people who criticise it have never played it.
The GTA4 PS3 version runs at a lower res than the 360 version, does that make rockstar lazy devs? Of course it doesn't, so why bash the ps3 orange box (which actually has graphical improvements over the 360 version)?
biggkidd32
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I wouldn't call them lazy. They are optimizing their resources--talent and time--for high quality products. Remember, they are probably working on other projects as well.AmMortal said:
fortified_concept
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Haunted One said:
Gee what a surprise, a PC developer is treating a playstation platform like crap. Where did I see that again? Oh yeah on PS1 and PS2.
fortified_concept
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CowGirl said:
The official FUD on that matter is that is has terrible framerate whereas the truth from friends that have actually played it is that is rarely has framedrops.
devildog820
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Don't forget, Gabe Newell is a "Microsoft Millionaire" and probably retains some loyalty to his old bosses. I have a good feeling that is where most of the bad feelings come from.
devildog820
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fortified_concept said:
The framerate does rarely drop (usually in relation to quicksaving). However, I experienced several lockups. Especially in the Citadel in HL2. Even restoring from a saved game wouldn't fix it. I had to use the stage select code and restart the chapter.