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Left 4 Dead 2 On PS3 - The Official Word from Valve

From XE:

"Over the weekend Left 4 Dead 2 appeared on the EA website listing the PS3 as a platform. Valve had this to say... "

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shocky165423d ago (Edited 5423d ago )

Well there you go folks, either it was a bad secret or just a simple mistake.

EDIT: Although i'm suprised they typo'd the L4D boxart onto a PS3 case. ;p

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myothercar5423d ago (Edited 5423d ago )

As with any timed exclusivity contract, they have to carefully word their denials.

Bioshock says hi.

@ Cthulhu: Yeah, it's called Windows.

MisterNiwa5423d ago (Edited 5423d ago )

A PC isnt Microsoft Platform, just the OS is, lol.

EDIT: I read what they wrote. Typo, eh... ? I wouldve thought of a "we would never do a game for the ps3" or such...

I rather play it on PC than 360.

silvacrest5423d ago

its a valve game so a medium end PC will do

gintoki7775423d ago

best 3rd party developer valve psshh dont make me laugh
they are good but not the best I dont even like l4d

The_Beast5423d ago

i thought it was coming to my ps3, since its so hard for the best 3rd party dev to make games on ps3, that tells you how good they are

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locos855423d ago

The way Valve treats PS3 owners they can keep this game. I have a 360 and still won't pick it up, do to the way they just give us the finger over and over. They walk around thinking they are big man on campus.

Tito Jackson5423d ago

although we have official word from VALVE, I expect there to be 7-8 more articles on this subject by the end of business day.

Dragun6195423d ago

Obviously, Left 4 Dead 2 is an exclusive to Xbox360 and PC as it was just announced in E3. Wait 6 months after Left 4 Dead 2 is released and we might see a port just like Bioshock, Orange Box, Command and Conquer, Tales of Vesperia, and Ninja Gaiden 2.

really duh5423d ago

I was wondering if he mentioned the PC when he said get a Microsoft platform if you wan't to play the game. Anyways I'm sure he knows you need the 360 or windows to play the game.

On topic... bu bu bu teh bioshock

solar5423d ago

this site keeps getting worse...and worse. this is news?

Timesplitter145423d ago

Well.... it's more news than those top 10 articles and those "COD4 is still king" articles

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GiantEnemyCrab5423d ago

"s there really someone who wants to play L4D on consoles? That's just complete nonsense. I know absolutely NO ONE who plays L4D on their 360, and there's a good reason for that. It's like playing Starcraft on a cellphone."

What a pant load. Left 4 Dead is one of the top 5 most games played on Live and I know many people including myself who bought the 360 version and enjoy it just as much as any PC gamer is enjoying it.

I can't believe you are comparing L4D PC vs 360 to Starcraft on a cell phone. You obviously have never played the game on the 360 if you think there is that much of a difference.

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The Great Melon5423d ago

If its made by Valve I would never buy it on anything but the PC. Mods are the life blood of their games. It keeps me coming back to play it more. Without mod support I would never think about buying it on anything else.

JasonPC360PS3Wii5423d ago

But you cant play any of these games without "Windows" which is a MS platform... opps I didn't spoil your hopes and dreams did I?

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peeps5423d ago (Edited 5423d ago )

"L4D is better on 360 because of XBL. " hmmm i doubt that was serious considering you can do everything live can do and more on pc for free...

not to mention i got the pc version for £13 and the 360 version is still £25 :D

+ i could laugh at my mate who bought L4D on 360 rather than pc (despite being a much bigger pc gamer than me) cus he was expecting L4D to be 4 player co-op split, unfortunatly it's only 2 which sucks tbh

really duh5423d ago (Edited 5423d ago )

Holy crap the mod deleted my comment because I said L4D is better on the 360 because of XBL?

Also my other comment that was deleted was in response to #1.12 telling him how this *is news* coming from the devs clearing up speculation and rumors and it got deleted? GTFO.

@1.25 no one cares where you think the game should be played.

peeps5423d ago

"@1.25 no one cares where you think the game should be played. "

where i think the game should be played? where did i say where the game should be played lol take of your goggles and read again please. and you wonder why your posts get deleted by mods

really duh5423d ago (Edited 5423d ago )

Why would you laugh at your "mate" ?

This article is about rumors of the PS3 version I don't get your talk about the PC or your obsession with it.

" you seem to presume anything negative must be a fanboy comment lol just looking for arguments tbh"

^^ You're the one replying to me seemingly offended LMAO

Jaces5423d ago

Buy it used from gamestop. ;D

peeps5423d ago (Edited 5423d ago )

"Why would you laugh at your mate? " cus he pretty much just pc games but got L4D on 360 and paid way more cus he pressumed it would be 4 player split so he could play with his mates at uni. shudda read the box i guess lol

he would have been better off spending half as much, playing for free online on the pc and getting any mods that came out. obv if it had of had 4 player split then buying it for 360 would have been the better option (in his scenario)

you seem to presume anything negative must be a fanboy comment lol just looking for arguments tbh

Prototype5423d ago

Usually on the box itself it says "Only on Xbox and Windows" however I do remember the whole Bioshock incident which was later ported to the PS3 (good game on both systems by the way).

I don't care either way, there's way other games I can enjoy and classics I can replay

GrandTheftZamboni5423d ago

'exclusively on Xbox 360 and PC.' = Public Beta

Xbox Avatars Shoe5423d ago

I sold my 360 last year and never got a chance to play L4D. I've always been interested so I'd play it. I'm not gonna go buy another 360 for L4D though.

SinnedNogara5423d ago

This is like the MW2 on Wii situation. You want it, but it is very unlikely to actually happen despite the fact there is potential.

likedamaster5422d ago (Edited 5422d ago )

Last time I checked L4D sold way more on 360 than pc, so there you go. By Doug Lombardi himself.

Stop the L4D hate seriously, if you want to play that much get a 360.

mebob5422d ago

"Last time I checked L4D sold way more on 360 than pc, so there you go. By Doug Lombardi himself. "

And sales improve your gaming experience how? last i checked L4d PC has better graphics, gameplay and mods.

"Stop the L4D hate seriously, if you want to play that much get a 360. "

Or get a pc :D. seriously i don't get why so many 360 fanboys claim exclusivity for games that are also relase on PC. So what it its a "Games for windows title" Its still not "360 Exclusive game for windows".

If i can play the same game without a 360 or any other game without having to purchase "x" console, then it shouldn't be considered an exclusive.

Marquis_de_Sade5422d ago (Edited 5422d ago )

While I wouldn't mind seeing L4D on the PS3, I don't see why people think Valve should go out of their way to learn to programme for the PS3 when they are primarily PC developers, it's just lucky (or unlucky if you look at lack of graphical advancement shown since Gears of War 1) that the 360 has such a simple architecture.

By the way, why are you even allowed to comment in the Gamer Zone timesplitter? Please take your fanboy drivel over to the Open Zone.

DeadlyFire5422d ago

PS3 is very likely to get Left 4 Dead 2. Constructed by EA though more than likely and also likely to be timed released 3-9 months later than PC/X360 version.

IdleLeeSiuLung5422d ago (Edited 5422d ago )

I dont' understand why the hate towards Valve for not making L4D2 for PS3. I mean there are countless other developers that develop exclusively for the PS3, but we don't b!tch at them (such as Sucker Punch).

So what is up with the double standard? Or is it just the immense jealousy from PS3 fanboys for this game? If you want it that much, get a 360, it's only $200 and you get to enjoy best that both consoles offer!

Anon19745422d ago

You don't see Insomniac or Sucker Punch developing for the PS3 and then slagging every single other console, yet that's what Valve does. And they're notorious for it. Just look at what they did with HalfLife 2 on the PC. While other developers were happily making their games run fine on Nvidia cards, Valve (who had a partnership with ATI) instead didn't bother to develop their game to use the Nvidia cards properly, and then complained about the cards themselves. Sound familiar?

EA's port of Orange Box to the PS3 was fine. The excellent reviewer scores it saw are evidence of that and EA has come a long way in that time in terms of the quality of their PS3 development. There's no reason why Valve wouldn't let them port L4D and L4D2 to the PS3 - with the exception of perhaps the fact that they all made their millions when they worked at Microsoft and still have strong ties there.

If they just shut up and made games, there probably wouldn't be an issue.

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lord_of_balrogs5423d ago

"That's a typo. Check the trailer - 'exclusively on Xbox 360 and PC.'

-Cheers"

For those too lazy to make the jump.
They've upheld exclusivity with the original L4D I have no reason to believe otherwise that this will make its way to the PS3 based on past actions.

caladbolg7775423d ago

"They've upheld exclusivity with the original L4D I have no reason to believe otherwise that this will make its way to the PS3 based on past actions."

I agree.

KingKionic 5423d ago

"That's a typo. Check the trailer - 'exclusively on Xbox 360 and PC.'

-Cheers"

LOL...he`s a "cheers kind of guy.

TheIneffableBob5423d ago (Edited 5423d ago )

Read the article.

The source is Doug Lombardi himself.

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15 Xbox Games That Should Make the Multiplatform Jump

While there’s likely already a list behind closed doors, one can still speculate and offer logical suggestions for titles new and old that should find their way into the PlayStation and Switch libraries.

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GamerRN42d ago

Single A games and live service games. Those make sense

S2Killinit42d ago

None of it makes sense. But its happening.

Ps5conehead42d ago

That’s up to Microsoft they want return on there investment. From buying up those publishers. That’s what there in business for. And they made a mistake putting day one exclusive on game pass. So now Microsoft wants to profit any way they can.its called buisness . Just like Sony putting games on pc a year are two after ps5 launch.
So if they can make money off PlayStation and Nintendo. They will do that. And I bet soon real soon they will release some aaa exclusives .and I bet one day it will be same day release

TheEroica41d ago

Sony gamers begging for Xbox games.... Who would've thunk it?

BISHOP-BRASIL41d ago

Yeah, because random site off the internet represents all Sony gamers, they have the letter of attorney and all...

S2Killinit41d ago

Lol what a spin. You dizzy?

AsunaYuukiTheFlash41d ago (Edited 41d ago )

We don’t care about shovelwares. Get that junk out of PS5

StormSnooper41d ago

More like MS begging to put their games on PlayStation.

TheEroica40d ago

Keep begging Sony gamers!

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Friendlygamer42d ago

Some of these seem to be exclusive for lack of enthusiasm of the publisher rather than because of deals. A lot of cool indies skip ps for some reason like katana zero, el paso, elsewhere and gunbrela

S2Killinit42d ago

Even more indies skip xbox. We know that right?

Friendlygamer42d ago

Quality over quantity, Microsoft got some really interesting and curated niche games on their machines, maybe in part because of gamepass

S2Killinit41d ago

Quality and MS are not things you bring up in same sentence.

shinoff218341d ago (Edited 41d ago )

Alot of indies skip xbox to. It goes round and round. Personally I think your off base on that but no need to have the argument.

Friendlygamer41d ago

Between katana zero, valheim, Battletech, el passo... I don't feel off base. maybe ps got a million of light novel games that will never release on Xbox but like I've said, I'm talking about niche games highlights, the 10%.

  Heck, it's probably thanks to Microsoft that the s.t.a.l.k.e.r games came to console ps included, meanwhile Sony backwards compatibility continues to be extremely anemic.

And I'm sure most ps5 users are happy to ignore these games and just play wathever new 3rd person action game is trending but it's cool that Microsoft gives some love to smaller audiences and software preservation

shinoff218341d ago

Again your off base just to be snide. All it's showing though is your ignorance.

One light novels wtf is that even. Ps has plenty of pretty damn good indies.

Speaking of indies and ms being responsible. You know F.I.S.T. of course you do alot of you guys just support gamepass. Well here's a history of Sony being responsible for helping indies. Look up the China project from Sony.

Lastly lol your ignorance showing again. Sony has plenty of games. Personally third person is better then first anyway but that's besides the point. Sony gets so many games that xbox doesn't get because yall don't support the games. Jrpgs being a great example. I personally am not into every Sony first party game. Alot of us aren't. On the other side you don't get to eat often so you gobble up everything. Me personally God of War not my cup, etc. For me I'm into jrpgs and ms just can't touch Sony on those. Again because the Xbox base doesn't support it. Devs dont wanna waste their time or money. Hit me up when falcom develops a game over there.

Speaking of third person narrative games. Aren't yall drooling over hellblade 2. The first one was Sony exclusive at one point. Another not my cup game. Showing we don't have to fall in line and agree we love everything Sony puts out. The facts are they sell though unlike elsewhere(not nintendo)

StormSnooper41d ago

You are same person as GamerRN, yes?

Abnor_Mal42d ago

They really think PlayStation fans would want to play Redfall? Pfft.

Personally nothing on that list would be any game I’d want to play.

TwoPicklesGood42d ago

I’d absolutely love Hellblade 2, Palworld, and Quantum Break on ps5 as I’m sure tons of others would too. There’s nothing wrong with wanting games from another console and its sad that people try to act like they aren’t interested in them.

shinoff218341d ago

While indont agree with the games. I agree with the point. Your not wrong.

DarXyde42d ago

Sunset Overdrive makes very good sense. Palworld might.

Don't know about the others. Hellblade II does make sense given the original launched on PS4 first. Quantum Break was a massive letdown for me. I absolutely hated the whole TV show thing and I don't think anyone should have to relive that on modern hardware.

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Valve Made Left 4 Dead 2 Because The First Game Was A Broken Mess

Left 4 Dead lead Chet Faliszek describes the original Left 4 Dead game as "such a broken thing that nobody wanted to touch it."

Number1TailzFan154d ago

And then couldn't be arsed to make a third game.

If they can add a lot more stuff to a 2nd game in just 1 year why didn't they make a third game a few years later with tons of stuff extra? Because that shows they could've.

I know Source 2 was kind of broken and was a reason they cancelled L4D3 but it seems wasteful to just toss it away.

Don't know what Valve were thinking.. it's like nobody wanted to fix the issues to get going. They certainly aren't the Valve of 2004 that released fun games with pretty cutting edge graphics.

cthulhucultist152d ago

Valve is allergic to number 3 it seems. It would be easier for them to release a Left 4 Dead 2.5 enhanced version instead of releasing a game with "3" slapped on its title.

rakentaja151d ago

They stopped making games a long time ago. Steam brings in so much money that it's really not worth the effort. Nowadays, people only look for faults in games, and spend more time whining on Twitter/X than playing the game anyway. Valve says a big fat no-no.

anast152d ago

Value is the Blockbuster of video games. They have no need to invest in deving a game, when they can make handfuls of cash renting them.

-Foxtrot153d ago

What are they talking about? Seemed pretty alright to me at launch it just wasn't supported the way Valve promised us

They should have just worked on a revamp / massive update to the game but they didn't they jumped straight to a sequel with brand new characters despite having some sort, if small, story about where the original survivors were heading.

I didn't care for the direction they took the sequel, the original games tone and atmosphere was missing in the second game and is still unmatched. Daytime levels, more whackiness, melee weapons where you could attack a Tank with a frying pan...just wasn't the same to be honest and the new survivors just didn't hold up the originals.

Here's my speculation. I think they did a sequel because they didn't want to update a game co-developed by Turtle Rock, they wanted the franchise to be known as a Valve game only and knew if they updated the first one Turtle Rocks name would still linger on it.

shaenoide152d ago

I want broken games like L4D all day long...

GhostScholar152d ago

Well the first game was by far the best

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The Best Co-Op Horror Games You've Missed in Halloween

Try to cope with your friend through terror with this list featuring the best horror Co-Op games you can play today.

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