Lombardi explained that the PS3 port of Orange Box came about after Electronic Arts offered to do the port -- and we've all heard the story of that one.
Valve: Left4Dead will come to PS3 if another dev wants to port it
by Ross Miller 
on May 5th 2008 7:00PM
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Lombardi explained that the PS3 port of Orange Box came about after Electronic Arts offered to do the port -- and we've all heard the story of that one.
Reader Comments (101)
Posted: May 5th 2008 7:07PM (Unverified) said
I really am not a fan of zombie games, and I was never a fan of Counterstrike...
But I love Valve too much not to give this a shot.
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But I love Valve too much not to give this a shot.
Posted: May 5th 2008 7:08PM (Unverified) said
After Brawl is out this is pretty much the last game I'm waiting for.
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Posted: May 5th 2008 7:10PM (Unverified) said
This, Starcraft II, Spore...
That's really it for me. Man, some of the great FPS from this year might have done well to hold off for a bit. No competition.
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That's really it for me. Man, some of the great FPS from this year might have done well to hold off for a bit. No competition.
Posted: May 5th 2008 7:13PM einhanderkiller said
After playing countless hours of GMod Zombie Survival, I have extremely high hopes for this game.
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Posted: May 6th 2008 7:53AM PoisonedAl said
Shit yeah! Although I don't think my tactic in flying round in a magic dumpster with spinning blades on it would work this time round.
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Posted: May 6th 2008 8:58AM (Unverified) said
Yeah... I really hated Gmod's Zombie Survival mod... 1) because it was extremely one sided; 2) it was made by Jetboom- the guy who made both Facehook and Racehook lua viruses- Facehook would delete HAL.dll WHILE explorer.exe was running- damn near impossible to do- the guy knew what he was doing, no doubt, but I will hate him forever for trying to kill RP.
HAL.dll is the .dll that Windows uses to boot when you turn on your computer. Without that, you need to reinstall Windows- no other way around it if you've turned off or restarted without it. If you notice it before you turn off/restart, just download a new one and reinstall it and delete Gmod and reinstall. The thing that is amazing is that if explorer.exe is running, its supposed to be impossible to delete it but Facehook does it. Those who still play Gmod 9 (maybe Gmod 10 still has similar lua viruses), do not join servers where the names look jumbled.
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HAL.dll is the .dll that Windows uses to boot when you turn on your computer. Without that, you need to reinstall Windows- no other way around it if you've turned off or restarted without it. If you notice it before you turn off/restart, just download a new one and reinstall it and delete Gmod and reinstall. The thing that is amazing is that if explorer.exe is running, its supposed to be impossible to delete it but Facehook does it. Those who still play Gmod 9 (maybe Gmod 10 still has similar lua viruses), do not join servers where the names look jumbled.
Posted: May 5th 2008 7:21PM vidguy said
Haven't read to much about this game, but the gameplay looks decent and the idea of super-zombies is cool. It be great if they were super-smart AI zombies, climbing things and working together to get you. I want a game where I feel like I have to work to outsmart the enemies.
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Posted: May 23rd 2008 10:39PM (Unverified) said
the so called "superzombies" are controlled by humans, its basically 4v4 w/ cannonfodder
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Posted: May 5th 2008 7:32PM Laser123454321 said
I think they should consider talking to Gearbox. Think about it, they're doing Wii development right now, and they were responsible for porting valve products in the past.
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Posted: May 5th 2008 7:40PM (Unverified) said
He doesn't want to take a financial risk, dumbass. He doesn't see the pay-off. Someone who wants to take it on probably does. It has nothing to do with ass to mouth. I'm shocked you didn't type MS like M$.
What about GT 5? Oh, they are not going to port it to the Xbox? Man, someone has Sony's dick up to their kidneys, amirite?
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What about GT 5? Oh, they are not going to port it to the Xbox? Man, someone has Sony's dick up to their kidneys, amirite?
Posted: May 5th 2008 7:43PM (Unverified) said
Please, PS3 fans and Xbox fans.
Don't feed this post.
Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope.
*time for some GTA IV*
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Don't feed this post.
Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope.
*time for some GTA IV*
Posted: May 5th 2008 10:07PM (Unverified) said
@playwhutyalike
Please, PS3 fans.
Don't feed this post.
Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope.
*time for some GTA IV*
you see, is better now.
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Please, PS3 fans.
Don't feed this post.
Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope.
*time for some GTA IV*
you see, is better now.
Posted: May 5th 2008 7:45PM Paulmichael said
"We're not PS3 developers" should really read "I personally hate the PS3" because that's what's happening here for some reason...
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Posted: May 5th 2008 7:58PM LaughingTarget said
Or they don't want to expend time and resources programming for a platform that won't produce the returns they want. Cross platforming isn't the best choice for many companies this generation, a focused effort is.
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Posted: May 5th 2008 8:01PM Paulmichael said
Well then why doesn't he say that instead of providing comments that can just fuel flame wars? I'm talking about his comment made to EGM in particular, because this one seems pretty calm.
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Posted: May 5th 2008 8:06PM LaughingTarget said
Dunno, but given someone has made some retarded comment about one console or another (the Ghostbusters one last week for example), if you really had a problem with this one, you'd have a problem with the rest of them and swear off gaming entirely. Just goes with the territory.
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Posted: May 5th 2008 8:29PM (Unverified) said
Laughingtarget,
Most companies would want to expand and maximize their profit potential. Valve has stayed the same size for years and decide to limit their profitability. To each their own.
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Most companies would want to expand and maximize their profit potential. Valve has stayed the same size for years and decide to limit their profitability. To each their own.
Posted: May 5th 2008 8:41PM (Unverified) said
Yes, but to maximize profit potential you have to spend money. Why take the risk when you are making money right now? They feel good where they are at.
Could have said what he said a little nicer though. Whatever.
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Could have said what he said a little nicer though. Whatever.
Posted: May 5th 2008 8:46PM LaughingTarget said
Their size is kinda the point. They're making a killing as a digital distributor. At this point, hiring new staff just to put out a console version of a game that will make up a small portion of its overall sales isn't particularly wise. The 360 makes sense with its overall similar structure to a PC. There just is no point in learning to make a PS3 game with the Cell not making any in-roads anywhere beyond the PS3. Cell isn't going to show up in home PCs, where Steam is located, so why learn what is effectively a hobbyist system?
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Posted: May 5th 2008 10:22PM PoisonedAl said
The bigger an organization, the less control you have. Large companies have to introduce that death-knell of all creativity and productivity:
Middle management.
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Middle management.
Posted: May 6th 2008 1:19AM (Unverified) said
@ LaughingTarget
wow.. I think you get the flamebait comment of the week award. Congrats, you get a free XBL game of your choice!
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wow.. I think you get the flamebait comment of the week award. Congrats, you get a free XBL game of your choice!
Posted: May 5th 2008 7:50PM (Unverified) said
Having a console with 3 cores @ 3.2ghz is one thing, but two cocks is downright impressive.
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Posted: May 5th 2008 7:53PM Negativecool said
God, just don't let EA's talentless lazy ass hands get a hold of it and port it...
*cough* Gimped port of a 4 YEAR OLD GAME, Half-Life 2 *cough*
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*cough* Gimped port of a 4 YEAR OLD GAME, Half-Life 2 *cough*
Posted: May 5th 2008 8:26PM (Unverified) said
Looking forward to the superior PC version. Thanks for not making me want to buy a 360 again, Valve.
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Posted: May 6th 2008 12:29AM (Unverified) said
"Valve would consider a PS3 port if L4D ends up a success and if another dev wanted "to take on that investment and risk" to port the game."
Because we all know great the Orange Box for PS3 turned out, don't we?
Valve have got to be the shittiest game company on the planet.
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Because we all know great the Orange Box for PS3 turned out, don't we?
Valve have got to be the shittiest game company on the planet.
Posted: May 6th 2008 1:08AM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said
Valve didn't do the PS3 version of Orange Box, EA did.
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Posted: May 6th 2008 6:47AM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
Which explains all :)
"EA have got to be the shittiest game company on the planet."
Made the corrections :)
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"EA have got to be the shittiest game company on the planet."
Made the corrections :)
Posted: May 6th 2008 7:42AM PoisonedAl said
You misspelled your name. You swapped the T with an L.
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Posted: May 5th 2008 10:05PM SavoyPrime said
Honestly, I'm tired of hearing Valve whine about the PS3.
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Posted: May 5th 2008 10:25PM PoisonedAl said
Since when has "we couldn't be arsed" been classed a whining? All the whinging I hear is from butt-hurt PS3 owners.
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