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The eventual release of Left 4 Dead on PS3

Rely on Horror: "We’ll be looking at the Left 4 Dead series and it’s eventual release on Sony’s Blu-Ray machine. Portal 2 will already be hitting the land of Blu, so what’s the hold up with Left 4 Dead? Speculation time!"

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Mystogan4952d ago (Edited 4952d ago )

Yeah why wouldn't they it would be kinda stupid not to,
as long as they don't pull a Mass Effect(releasing only Mass Effect 2 on PS3 , i hope it will be canceled its just stupid not to have the whole story.)

Dragun6194952d ago

Yeah, it is possible now that Sony is supporting Valve and Enabling Steamworks on PS3 for Portal 2. That and the fact that Valve's been spreading to other platforms like the Mac.

@ Mystogan
You should note that Bioware hasn't gone into detail on how they'll introduce Mass Effect to PS3 owners, Only detail we received from them is that it will have hours of Bonus Content.

"Ray: What we're providing is an introductory module. We haven't revealed the details of what that is yet, but it's going to provide a lot of information on both the context and setting of Mass Effect."

CVG: Module is an unusual word; are you talking about a video, or is it something more interactive?

Greg: That remains a mystery."

AtatakaiSamurai4952d ago (Edited 4952d ago )

it may be possible that valve have l4d 1&2 on the ps3 version of l4d3 as part of a collectors edition where you pay 10 or 15 bucks more and with added new maps or new sp gameplay addition.

maybe they can have it on their for free as is, who knows?

deadreckoning6664952d ago (Edited 4952d ago )

LOL, we were just talking about this in the "Valve takes a shot at Microsoft" post.

I hope they release L4D1/L4D2 this year on Blu-Ray.

Anton Chigurh4952d ago (Edited 4952d ago )

I would really love to get High quality games especially from Valve.

SaberEdge4952d ago

Valve is an awesome developer and I am glad that they are now throwing full support behind the PS3. Half Life, Half Life 2, the Half Life episodes, Portal, Left 4 Dead....man, they are all really great games.

Sarcasm4952d ago (Edited 4952d ago )

I just bought L4D2 on PC for $6.49 last night off steam. Worth every penny!

MrMccormo4952d ago

L4D is a great co-op series. My buddy Nate and I played through the Alien Breed demo and we were lamenting the fact that there aren't very many good co-op games anymore.

derseb4952d ago

it's gonna happen and i'm gonna be there to finally play it. it's the only game i'm missing on my ps3

Red_Orange_Juice4952d ago

Next instalment probably yes, but previous games quite unlikely, it's two games.

MrAwesome4952d ago

Sarcasm  +   1h ago
I just bought L4D2 on PC for $6.49 last night off steam. Worth every penny!

Lol that isn't saying much =p

Sarcasm4952d ago

^lol yeah L4D2 should have been a dlc expansion for L4D1, now the price reflects it!

mastiffchild4951d ago

Thing is paying the full retail for the 360 version is still one of the biggest cons this generation and /Valve are yet to mek a decent port of any of their PC for ANY console. Sure, TOB for PS3 was the worst but the 360 version is crap compared to the PC one(and not just gr4phically and even there that engine shouldn't be doing much either console would falter with, should it?)-the L4D games are no different in that they lag way behind their PC brothers.

If Valve brought L4D1 and 2 to PS3 in something L:IKE i8t's PC form then fine but nobody should wish for the same rip off we've suffered twice on 360 with these games. Of any games I've bought this generation the L4D titles rely on mods and user created stuff to keep the game fresh so not having them alone for 360 made paying MORE for the console version a bit much and when you add in less dev support, lower res, worse FPS and other corners cut for console it just isn't a game I'd want to buy(again) for either console. Valve are GREAT and I love them but they have never, to my mind, translated their PC quality to a console platform.

I also think a few people who game solely on their 360 just assumed they had a game of similar quality and depth to the PC(and for the price they really should have) because of all the pro MS and anti Sony/PS3/PS3 community stuff that used to come out of Gabe and Co. Sadly, we weren't getting that at all and if they don't step up their console output from now on and make similar efforts to some of their peers to narrow the quality gap between PC and console versions then they're better off dropping them and concentrating on PC where they have always been kings and good value(if a bit slow!).

To me it'#s as simple as this: I got L4D off Steam for about £20 and it's given me thirty times the pleasure the £40 360 effort has. Valve's console ports are never good value and with a limited set of backgrounds on the disc for L4D1 and 2 the lack of mods is a crippling omission alongside the other stuff-and the price is daft.

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BubbleSystemSuck4952d ago (Edited 4952d ago )

edited.

now im playing Deadrising 2 with my friends, online Coop..
i cant wait to play L4D... i played it on my 360, but here in Paraguay PS3 win in a 9:1 ratio.

Deadrising, stupid and funny Zombies
L4D: scary and faster Kamikaze Zombies

AndrewRyan4952d ago

Left for Dead on consoles looks horrible on flat screens. Get it on PC man.

bananlol4952d ago

Left for dead have never been about visuals, but i agree, the pc vetsion is superior, not because of resolution but because yu can really feel how ot was designed with a mouse in mind.

mastiffchild4951d ago

Nah, it's the game with the biuggest overall drop in quality and featuires from PC to console that I've come across. I don't mind playing it with a pad either and it's the drop in res, framerate and quality allied to the higher price and lack of mods(VITAL for L4D imo)and lesser Valve support on 360 that make it a rip off on consoles. Any PS3 version must, at the very least, contain more stuff and allow mods to be brought over otherwise the full retail is not defensible in my eyes. They ripped us off twice on 360 and we'd let them do it again on PS3?

They are great on PC but haven't yet done it on consoles, not for me, and someone needed to say it. They got away with it on 360 by knocking the PS3 and now they seem in bed with Sony we gamers would allow them to repeat the process in reverse? Not without a rise nearer to PC quality I would hope.

King-Leonidas4952d ago

more zombies, ps3 keeps getting interesting every minute

punkpop1014952d ago

Yeah it's interesting to play a 2 years old game now because you were a fanboy and didn't have either a pc(witch you have probably since you entered n4g) or a 360.

Solid_Snakeps34952d ago

that's the most retarted comment i've ever read on n4g, congratulations

wicko4952d ago

L4D 1/2/3 on the same bluray would be pretty awesome, but probably unlikely.

AngryFork4952d ago

I think Sony will allow Valve to release free DLC also since it'll probably include Steamworks which has the free updates as part of it.

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SoSLy4952d ago

"They announced that Portal 2 will be seeing a multi-platform release. He also had nothing but praise for Sony’s platform." "Valve’s own Gabe Newell has been quoted as describing XBox-Live’s infrastructure as being a “train wreck”. This reaction came about when speaking of Team Fortress 2 and it’s updates through XBox Live. He then went on to praise the PS3."

He got it wrong, Valve didnt even praise the PS3, they did praise the open PSN but the PS3? Did this guy even do his research? Theres alot of grammar and spelling mistakes too, where's the editors for this website cause this article is a wreck.

And for L4D releasing on the PS3, I think that its a no brainer imo.

LOOK_AT_THIS_I4952d ago

1st rule of grammar nazi's = no errors in your criticism of another writer. (a_lot 2 words not alot) :)

on topic I would love to see this as a combo pack blu ray.

tacosRcool4952d ago

It will since Valve did a 360 and decided to actually develop for it

FACTUAL evidence4952d ago

I have part 2 on 360. It's not the best, but I would love to get a platinum trophy on L4D2.

INehalemEXI4952d ago (Edited 4952d ago )

Yeah, now is the time to buy. 6 bucks thats cheap.

TheLastGuardian4952d ago

Left 4 Dead is one of the few games that make me wish I had a 360 or a gaming PC.

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Ridrick4952d ago

Im done with L4D. Beaten to death 2 years ago... I didnt even bothered with 2nd.

BYE4952d ago (Edited 4952d ago )

You didn't miss anything. I played both on PC, but got bored very quickly with the second.

It's exactly the same game with worse characters and level design in my opinion.

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ndibu4952d ago

With ME2 gone, I don't really care for this.

raztad4952d ago

How ME2 is gone? dont get it

DeathGazer4952d ago

Don't care about the series, but it's pretty damn stupid to keep it off PS3.

The fanbase is obviously there for it.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies2d ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken2d ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing692d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker2d ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing692d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt2d ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken2d ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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Most Offensive Video Games That Would Never Cut It Today

Times are changing, and these games would have never been made in today's climate.

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thorstein40d ago (Edited 40d ago )

Every single time someone uses this phrase whether it's music, movies, books, comics, video games, etc it's always the same claim.

The ubiquitous "they" won't allow it to be made. And every decade these claims are made the claimant completely ignores all the "offensive" material that is published when the claim is made.

In ten years, you can write a new article about how you can't make games like Helldivers 2, Resident Evil VIII, Mortal Kombat I, Dragon's Dogma 2, Alan Wake 2 etc etc etc any more.

MrBaskerville39d ago

Yeah, people wouldn't be constantly outraged if there weren't games that people found enraging. The whole SBI discourse shit wouldn't be a thing if all games were inoffensive. A game like Starfield can make a guy froth at his mouth, so there will always be room for a list like this.

0hMyGandhi39d ago

Normally, I'd be inclined to agree with you, but there are massive caveats.
TV shows like Venture Bros, Ren and Stimpy, and Aqua Team wouldn't/couldn't be made today. Hell, Ren and Stimpy was a *children's* show, same thing with Rocko's Modern Life.

It's not for some arbitrary reason, either. It's branding and IP alignment. Companies are far more risk-averse than they were when I was kid in the 90's. Of course, you have companies coming out of the woodwork to hell spur on similar content, but remember: Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon and some incredibly provocative material.

And for movies? it's pretty obvious. American Pie/Wedding Crashers/Eurotrip among many other "raunch coms" have fallen out of style, and are absolutely outside what the modern day film industry is willing to stand by.
Ace Ventura 1 and 2, Dumb and Dumber, Freddy Got Fingered, Rat Race, Harold and Kumar, and Van Wilder follow suit.

Remember: I am not explicitly talking about films put onto streamers. I am talking wide-releases in actual theaters. Same thing goes for games: Carmageddon, Duke Nukem, Manhunt, Six Days In Fallujah (with their original concept), Hatred, and so on and so forth. Of course, I'd be inclined to mention most tactical shooters like Rainbow Six and Joint Ops as well, due to cultural sensitivity regarding *who* you are shooting and why.

And not all of it is bad (obviously). Tastes change, and perspectives change to fit the demographic.
I should add that I'm a lefty, living in L.A. Working in film.

thorstein39d ago

The Boys, Invincible, Jojo Rabbit, Deadpool, Gen V, Last of Us, Banshee... There are plenty of media being made today that people will claim "can't be made today".

Profchaos39d ago

Yeah but if you consider manhunt which was basically a snuff film could you seriously make that game with high than PS2 era graphics.

thorstein38d ago

The Outlast Trials just came out.

But the storyline of Manhunt was that you were executed. But then lived. And if you didn't do as you were told, you'd die. And the people you killed were not innocents.

It was all filmed by a psychopath.

As we speak GTA VI is being finished up for a release. You get to play a Bonnie and Clyde type of protagonist who run up against the law.

Bodycam looks so real.

People are making those games. Articles like this will always exist no matter how incorrect they are, no matter how many times they blame "them" for whatever it is "they" do to prevent "those" games from being made.

Number1TailzFan39d ago

The UK is the biggest junk country pandering to that nonsense as well, with laws against free speech and expression to match. It got so bad even Rowan Atkinson made a video on free speech about it.

Now the UK raises the age rating on harmless films like Mary Poppins, it's just a load of pansy weak ass nonsense.

MrDead39d ago (Edited 39d ago )

The right wing Tories have been in power in the UK for the 14 years you know the ones that are "anti-woke", blame them for your perceptions.

Killer2020UK39d ago (Edited 39d ago )

Are these snowflakes in the room with us now?

This is more faux outrage designed to get hits. The consequences are unfortunately creating hysteria amongst those willing to buy into it and blame "them" or "the left" or "liberals" meanwhile the left are kicking off about genocide, actual real world abhorrent acts. Nobody is campaigning to censor this shit.

Huey_My_D_Long39d ago

Not too mention the fact that some of these game are controversial for you know, underage porn and encouraging rape.

So either the guy just came in to comment snowflakes without reading anything, or he is calling people snowflakes for having a problem with said titles. Crazy how much brain rot someone can have.

banger8840d ago

Dead Island: "The early PC version of the zombie game swapped the playable character Purna’s Gender Wars skill with a prototype name, which shouldn’t be mentioned directly. The skill name made fun of both Purna as a character and feminists."

"Feminist Whore" lmao

gold_drake39d ago

ill add one more to the list.
drakengard 1.

its ridiculous tho, especially since they'd still be able to find their place in alot of places in the world. except america of course ha. and maybe Australia.

ppl are so sensitive these days. ha. but it is what it is.

Barlos39d ago (Edited 39d ago )

They're not offensive.

And we need another Fat Princess. Fantastic little game!

Some people just have no sense of humour if this sort of thing offends them. They need to lighten up and stop taking themselves so seriously.

Deeeeznuuuts39d ago

Would love a new fat princess game 🤟

CantThinkOfAUsername39d ago

Games literally about sexual assault, mass genocide, bombing civilians, and school shooting. None of which is satirical.

isarai39d ago

Actually it's about fat princesses

Huey_My_D_Long39d ago (Edited 39d ago )

Its crazy that people are fixated on Fat princess when clearly the list is going over controversies, and not all of them are equal. Like way worse examples but pretend the entire list is like that.

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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

TheEroica42d ago

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

BISHOP-BRASIL42d ago

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

S2Killinit42d 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

S2Killinit42d ago

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

shinoff218342d ago (Edited 42d 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.

Friendlygamer42d 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

shinoff218342d 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.

shinoff218342d 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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