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EA Russia mentions Left 4 Dead 2 for PS3

VG247: The EA Russian website has listed a PlayStation 3 version of Left 4 Dead 2, alongside the 360 version already listed on the site.

andron5313d ago

I do believe Mass Effect will come to PS3 eventually, but Left 4 Dead is more doubtful. I think MS will hold on to that one with it's last breath.

Unless they manage to piss off Valve, you never know....

Dragun6195313d ago (Edited 5313d ago )

EA Russia lists Mass Effect 2, then lists Left 4 Dead 2, both for PS3.

Either EA Russia did a mistake;
or EA Russia leaked plans that Bioware/EA is really bringing Mass Effect 2 or Left 4 Dead 2 for PS3. (Though I really doubt Left 4 Dead 2 will come to the PS3 at least not at Launch)

Seriously though, Valve doesn't want to deal with the PS3 so its up to EA if they want to actually try to port it over like they did with Orange Box.
And Bioware gives statements that gives us curiosity that it will come to the PS3 such as

Matt Atwood, the company's PR man, was quoted last year saying "I believe we'll be Xbox 360 exclusive for at least a short period of time."

And BioWare writer Patrick Weekes comment on the listings via BioWare's official forums, saying "we don't comment on rumors :-)"

http://ps3.ign.com/articles...

Honestly, EA needs to sort this mess up. And if they are bringing Mass Effect to the PS3, I say make a Mass Effect Collection with Mass Effect 1&2 in a Dual Layered Blu Ray (50gb), Perfect for those who hasn't played the series and only has a PS3.

morganfell5313d ago

It should be considered that by not bringing L4D2 to the PS3, Valve is tossing aside what would undoubtedly be tens of millions of dollars, potentially over one hundred million. Unless there is an exclusivity deal in place, there comes a point in time where it is financial suicide for a 3rd party not to do so.

Particularly when all that is left is some recoding and engineering. The rest of the title - art, modeling, level design, etc is already complete. In the case of Mass Effect, stockholders begin to get restless when a company passes on a Multiplatform title.

The more we see titles like Uncharted 2, hearing Valve complain about the technical aspects of the PS3 begins to sound more like incompetence on their part rather than legitimate concerns.

fishd5313d ago

Now EA is just trolling PS3 fans!!

SullyDrake5313d ago

It would be neat if BioWare handled a Left 4 Dead 2 port to PS3. Just an interesting thought.

Left 4 Dead 2 looks solid and I'll be getting it on 360. I bought the first for 360 and I like consistency.

evrfighter5313d ago (Edited 5313d ago )

"Valve is tossing aside what would undoubtedly be tens of millions of dollars, potentially over one hundred million. Unless there is an exclusivity deal in place, there comes a point in time where it is financial suicide for a 3rd party not to do so."

says some guy on teh interwebz.

FPS games do not sell well on the ps3. If they started catering to the console crowd. They'd in turn be losing hundreds of millions of dollars due to a pissed off community.

see what I did there?

LtSkittles5313d ago

@1.1 If L4d2 gets a PS3 port I do believe it wouldn't be at launch either, because it comes out next month. I welcome the new series if we as PS3 owners get them, but I want EA to do the ports, or a company who is familiar with the PS3, because we don't want another Orange Box fiasco(all of them are good games, but I've never tried ME).

bruddahmanmatt5313d ago

I dunno what the big deal is. We have enough multi-console shovelware on the PS3 as it is. Even if these two games did migrate over to the PS3 all it would mean is two more games for me to pick up when they go on clearance. I'm sorry but while ME1 and L4D weren't the worst games in the world they're certainly far from being the best.

morganfell5313d ago (Edited 5313d ago )

I saw what you did. You made an incorrect, shortsighted assumption.

All I see is that you think the PS3 fanbase isn't growing. In that, I see you are wrong. I see plenty of FPS fans already and more coming on board since the Slim/Price Drop. Plenty of 360 fans. That is a fact. See what I did there?

Acting as if the PS3 fanbase isn't going to grow, expand, or encompass more people with more varied tastes is being naive.

And since you ignored it, you are also just some guy on the 'interwebz'.

Personally I couldn't care less for L4D. I love shooters but I have the first one on the PC and it didn't so anything for my tastes. Quite frankly unless I am tossing back beers, it isn't a game I care for in the least. FPS titles where you put your mind in neutral have never found favor with me. I would hazard to guess many early PS3 adopters felt similarly.

evrfighter5313d ago (Edited 5313d ago )

"I saw what you did. You made an incorrct, shortsighted assumption. "
"And since you ignored it, you are also just some guy on the 'interwebz'. "

You don't catch on quick do you? What do you think the whole point to my post was?

Your entire ps3 is growing blah blah argument can be the exact same argument for steam. They make more profit selling their own game for $39 on steam than EA does selling a game $59 at brick and mortar. If you don't know why you truly have been brainwashed.

@Dragun

I understand what you're getting at. It's certainly safe to say Valve could sell a million on the ps3. But they are riding a boat made of gold in a river full of cash with steam.

To be able to come out and say they don't want to build for the ps3 and then to do things that would get PR guys fired for saying what they said about the ps3...That only means they are financially secure. And how did they get to this point? PC Gamers

I can guarantee you. pc gamers would indeed be pissed at Valve for catering to console gamers. They would lose money but there's no telling how much. Only Valve would have the best answer for that since steam sales are very secretive.

Dragun6195313d ago (Edited 5313d ago )

"FPS games do not sell well on the ps3."

@ EverFighter

Killzone 2 sold 2 million
Resistance sold 3.63 million
Resistance sold 1.5 million

The way I see it, there losing potential sales by not bringing it to PS3. I mean come on 1 million PS3s sold in three weeks. Why not use the PS3 slim sales while they are hot.

I'm Sure, 1-2 million in potential sales justifies for a port unless they just don't want to deal with it (Valve).

Pika-pie5313d ago

Ugh, we dont want this game on the PS3... No Thank you. We can do far better.

Pandamobile5313d ago (Edited 5313d ago )

Regarding Valve and the PS3, Valve doesn't like it because of its CPU architecture.

Valve has already shifted heavily into multicore processing. I read a bunch of their conference papers and they really went in depth on what multi-core means for each platform.

The PS3 only has one core. PC's have 1-4 (soon 6 and 8), and the 360 has 3.

For a game to work effectively on the PS3, you have to pretty much break it down and start from scratch. Since the PS3 only has one physical core, it offloads the load onto 6 SPE's (it has 8, but only 6 are usable by a dev). And this is where the major problem lies. Everything has to be specially coded and allocated to each SPE. One may do audio processing, one AI, one for physics, etc. But each SPE has a very tiny amount of memory which makes things even harder.

Long story short, the only way games really run well on the PS3 is if they were designed to do so in the first place. The Source engine was originally conceived in 2004, and has since gone through 3 major overhauls. The Episode 1 version of the engine added HDR lighting. The Orange Box engine added multi-core support and a 64 bit Source engine. The L4D engine drastically improved ont he multi-core support and added lots of filmic effects as well as the ability to have large amounts of AI present on the screen (goes hand in hand with multi-core support).

All of these improvements have been for the PC side of development since Valve's priority is the PC community, but since the 360's CPU architecture is quite similar to that used on modern PC CPU's, it carries over fairly easily.

This is largely why there won't be any more Valve games on the PS3.

The website is also void of the PC version. Methinks someone in Russia thinks PC = PS3.

morganfell5313d ago

Just let him go Dragun. He is one of these people that apparently thinks since you can make 100 million selling a PC game then you should ignore 60 million for putting the game on another console.

All intelligent people know that all of one's eggs in one basket has never worked. Leave him to his idea of logic.

slayorofgods5313d ago (Edited 5313d ago )

http://www.1up.com/do/newsS...
EA has listed this game twice now, Interesting???

LtSkittles5313d ago

"wow this didn't just happen in Russia
http://www.1up.com/do/newsS...
EA has listed this game twice now, Interesting???"

If you read the article you posted you would know that was from June.

HarukoHex5313d ago

morganfell you say valve is throwing money away.

what money, all ps3 owners do is bash the game. valve knows they won't make money of anyone of those users. same for mass effect it caught alot of flake when it came out from the same user group.

I feel bad for SE because the same group trashes them, because they wanted to bring a game to another system *IE 360*

so let me get this straight, your all for putting games from the 360 to the ps3, but putting ps3 games to the 360 is a sin....

okay.

NOT BIASED AT ALL. >.>

Pandamobile5313d ago

At the end of the day, Valve are PC developers. The 360 ports are just extra cash. They really mean nothing to them.

Their focus is 90% PC and 10% 360.

On the PC, that's where Valve's community and fanbase is. They own a platform with more than 20,000,000 users, they make more than twice as much revenue selling a PC version of a game than a 360 version.

On the 360 side, L4D might get a patch every couple of months, and have to pay for DLC which PC users get for free.

Sarcasm5313d ago

I don't think Left4Dead 2 will go to the PS3. Yes it could be extra money, but it's not like Valve is a bunch of poor hobos on the street looking for crackers.

And come on, they haven't made a new engine in YEARS.

If anything, the only way we'll see a Valve game on PS3 is if they make an engine similar to that of what id is doing, to be able to run on PS3/360/PC.

vhero5313d ago

The fact Gabe may be retiring soon might have something to do with the game coming to ps3..

SuperM5313d ago

"MS will hold on to that one with it's last breath"

There is a big misconception that MS has anything to do with Left 4 Dead 2 and the platforms its published on. The game itself is being published by EA not MS and could come out on any platform except for the fact that Valve doesnt seem very interested in the PS3.

MS however doesnt have any leverage over this. Its totally up to Valve or EA to make a port.

TheDeadMetalhead5313d ago (Edited 5313d ago )

EDIT: F*** it. Nevermind.

morganfell5313d ago (Edited 5313d ago )

I love it when people just make things up. Here, let me straighten you out.

If L4D were a 360 game I would say leave it on the 360. But it isn't. It's already a multiplatform game. You may think "Only on Xbox" means it is a single platform game but it isn't.

I am guessing (correctly) that Valve will tell you the PC is a viable platform.

So no, you are wrong, wrong, wrong, 3 kinds of wrong. I am not for putting 360 games on the PS3 and I am not for putting PS3 games on the 360 (yes that last part was the only thing you got right and even that was by default).

But I am for putting PC games that are already multiplatform, AND ARE NOT FIRST PARTY GAMES, on other platforms.

frostypants5313d ago

Heh..."posted in error" is a FAR cry from the information within the post being wrong. Neither Bioware or EA have outright denied the ME2/L4D2 items.

That said, L4D is a total PC game. I have no desire to play a console port of it on any system.

loser5313d ago

aint you the same guy that was posting not so long ago that epic were making gears 2 for the ps3, and that they were going to announce it at e3 09??? lol

seriously, after reading what you said in those threads, and then the way you tried to deny it afterwards, i cant believe you have the front to show your face around here....let alone try and call people out.

anyway, both could come to the ps3. but whateve happens, i will get them both for my 360, not my ps3. why, because they will come first to the 360 and i dont want to wait to play either games.

hades075313d ago

Who cares what systems you are for putting games on, a good game is a good game. If it's exclusive to a system but eventually comes out for another after like Bioshock did, and more people enjoy it who can't afford two or three systems, go for it.

Bobby Kotex5313d ago (Edited 5313d ago )

Oh well i'll just buy them for the PC along with Alan Wake and Splinter Cell. LOL. Where are those 360 exclusives everyone's talking about?

L4D on the PC destroys whatever crap is on the xbox anyway.

Persistantthug5313d ago

All left 4 Dead is really, is a glorified, sophisticated MOD.

Pandamobile5312d ago

Oh look, the guy that has no clue a what a game mod is - is back to spread hate for L4D.

somerandomdude5312d ago

L4D2, hmmmmm, I'm somewhat interested. Yet I still have to buy U2, GOW3, GT5, R&C, & Demons Souls first. I honestly don't know if I'll even make it to this game.

Pandamobile5312d ago

If you're stuck with only a PS3, you ain't gettin' the game at all.

PATthePlague5312d ago (Edited 5312d ago )

Mass Effect 2 is definitely coming to ps3 one way or the other. But honestly, do u really want this game? I have the first one for the 360 and it sucks balls. I would never buy this game again. Left 4 dead is best played on the PC because it is supported by valve better on the pc platform. So really this article is irrelevant. At least to me.

slayorofgods5312d ago (Edited 5312d ago )

Your right, Mass Effect is over rated. While the graphics and story are good, the game play sucks. Maybe it's o.k. for people that find normal rpg's too complicated or for people that prefer shooters and are able to ignore the usual complicated features of a rpg. But even by doing this the interactive world / supposed cities feel very limited and bogged down. This game is definitely amateur from a rpg perspective.

somerandomdude5312d ago

You are right. Because I'm stuck with a PS3 I have so many more better games to buy that I'll probably skip buying L4D2 for my P.C.

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Megaton5313d ago (Edited 5313d ago )

This happened on the American EA website a little while back too. Would have dismissed it outright if it wasn't for the placeholder box art someone went to the trouble of creating.

Who knows. I'm certainly not holding my breath.

TheHater5313d ago (Edited 5313d ago )

I cannot hold my breath any longer. I will just let this cat hold its breath for me until/if the game is announce for the PS3

Why the disagree? I guess someone fail to see the humor in my comment. The internetz failz at the humorz

Baba19065313d ago

its not gonna happen. its so obvious that this is a mistake. its the same with mass effect. i mean i would love it. couse i dont own a xbox but i just dont believe this. this is just to make people hype over this games. if the game would come someday they would announce it in an event or something.

BabyStomper50005313d ago

Two games with two engines that run better on PC architecture.

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GamerRN44d ago

Single A games and live service games. Those make sense

S2Killinit44d ago

None of it makes sense. But its happening.

Ps5conehead43d 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

TheEroica43d ago

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

BISHOP-BRASIL43d ago

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

S2Killinit43d ago

Lol what a spin. You dizzy?

AsunaYuukiTheFlash43d ago (Edited 43d ago )

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

StormSnooper43d ago

More like MS begging to put their games on PlayStation.

TheEroica41d ago

Keep begging Sony gamers!

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Friendlygamer44d 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

S2Killinit44d ago

Even more indies skip xbox. We know that right?

Friendlygamer44d ago

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

S2Killinit43d ago

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

shinoff218343d ago (Edited 43d 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.

Friendlygamer43d 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

shinoff218343d 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)

StormSnooper43d ago

You are same person as GamerRN, yes?

Abnor_Mal43d 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.

TwoPicklesGood43d 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.

shinoff218343d ago

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

DarXyde43d 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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Number1TailzFan155d 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.

cthulhucultist154d 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.

rakentaja153d 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.

anast154d 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.

-Foxtrot155d 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.

shaenoide153d ago

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

GhostScholar153d ago

Well the first game was by far the best

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