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Did Valve Help Make PS3's Orange Box Suck?

Ripten's Dan Landis writes:

"In a recent interview at E3, Valve Software's Erik Johnson stated that the PS3 port of The Orange Box was done "mostly" by EA. So if it was only "mostly" done by EA, does that mean that Valve actually had a hand in making a game they consistently denied being a part of? Why does that even matter?

The only reason this could be a big deal is because Gabe Newell has always been down on the PS3, even going so far as to call it "a waste of everyone's time." Valve has always denied having a hand in the PS3 port, placing all of the blame for The Orange Box's issues squarely on EA's shoulders..."

The writer goes on to discuss why he thinks Valve was not actually involved and that this is all the result of angry fanboys.
Nostradavis - contributor
Published: 536 days 5 hours ago | Rumors | E3 2008 | PlayStation 3 | Gaming | Industry News | Dev News
 
 

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Twizlex - 536 days 6 hours ago
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I hope people read the whole thing before making stupid comments...
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cp68 - 536 days 6 hours ago
1.1 - Yes, i hope so too
Read the entire article before posting, which is generally what fanboys do. Read, then comment.
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Nostradavis - 536 days 6 hours ago
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If they read it the fanboys would actually realize this has nothing to do with Sony or the PS3 and everything to do with a publisher not taking the time to make a proper port!!!
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MonkeyMan - 536 days 5 hours ago
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Could you give me a summary of this, I don't like to read stuff.
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gambare - 536 days 5 hours ago
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It say :

Valve is too lazy to learn a different architecture from the PC standard.
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spunnups - 535 days 23 hours ago
1.5 - It's everyone's loss really
because the PS3 gamers were stiffed with a half ass product, While Valve is being so stubborn and lazy they failed to make a quality product, thus bringing in more money. It's a lose lose situation for everyone. The orange box is a handful of great games, too bad us PS3 owners had to be stuck with such a bad port. It's not he PS3's fault, it's EA's and Valves.
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deeznuts - 535 days 23 hours ago
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1. Twinkies.
2. PC
3. Twinkies.
4. 360.
5. Twinkies.

That is the order of Gabe Newell's priorities.
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Tarasque - 535 days 10 hours ago
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Well if i was valve i would be the same way, unless sony was going to feed me money for my expense's. It is just to costly to learn new tech nowaday's and then make a game for a machine where it might not sell well at all is a big gamble. And a gamble they do not want to take.
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solidt12 - 535 days 9 hours ago
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Here is a link to the new game Gabe is featured in "Fat Princess"

http://shhhoff.gametrailers...
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ElementX - 536 days 6 hours ago
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You mean there's more to the story than the title and snippet?
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Twizlex - 536 days 5 hours ago
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Believe it or not, most people never read more than that. Then they make stupid comments that make them look like complete morons to the people that actually do read the whole thing. That's the problem with the ADHD-riddled youth of today.
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Sheddi - 536 days 3 hours ago
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ohh...my...god! that cant be !
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VaNdAl - 535 days 12 hours ago
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Gabe Newell: DirectX 10 for Vista was a http://www.heise.de/english... Newell Explains Why Valve Hates The mac http://kotaku.com/gaming/pl... Newell: Half-Life 2 on Xbox Was a http://www.gamedaily.com/ar... Newell: Xbox 360 Makes My Life Worse http://news.teamxbox.com/xb... head honcho and former Microsoft employee isn’t happy
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unamed08 - 536 days 6 hours ago
3 - I bloody love that picture!
Great editing ripten! By the way, if anybody hasn't seen this then make sure to do so right now! It;s on badjoystick, and talks Gabe Newell
http://shhhoff.gametrailers...
3.1 whoknew | 536 days 3 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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ape007 - 536 days 6 hours ago
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how the hell you want your game to suck

such ridiculous article

valve just do like infinity ward
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Twizlex - 536 days 5 hours ago
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You need reading comprehension lessons.
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Nostradavis - 536 days 5 hours ago
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Stop picking on the ape. Lets see you swing from a tree Twiz.
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PirateThom - 536 days 4 hours ago
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Gabe is a PC fanboy, the only reason they like the 360 (and by like, I mean cash in on) is because of similar architecture.

He's biased against the PS3 and Wii because he'd actually have to try something different on them.
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Mr_Showtime1 - 536 days ago
5.2 - Na
He hates the Wii cause it involes movement to play.

He once trashed a walmart trying to break thier Wii fits.
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unamed08 - 536 days 5 hours ago
6 - Orange Box petition
http://orangeboxpetition.co...

Valve and EA did make the ps3 orange box suck.
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Relcom - 536 days 5 hours ago
7 - I know
they didn't help make it good that is for sure
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Nostradavis - 536 days 5 hours ago
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Amen to that brother.
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harry190 - 536 days 5 hours ago
8 - Gabe Newell
would make a great baddie in LittleBigPlanet. I will create my own Gabe Newell end of level boss.
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sandip787 - 536 days 5 hours ago
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please do harry. it would be amazing
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Relcom - 536 days 4 hours ago
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that better be a big level cause Gabe is a monster, rwar
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chasuk08 - 536 days 3 hours ago
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No gabe is a fat piece of crap, who likes to blame everyone else for his blatent fanboyism.
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wakash - 536 days 5 hours ago
9 - ehhh
never played the game, so don't know too much about it. but how would the game suck so bad if it was a direct port?
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Deee187 - 536 days ago
9.1 - I think Im one of the few who actually has this game on PS3 here
I dont see what the problem is, there might be minor slowdown compared to the other versions in certain spots but nothing you really notice.
Team Fortress 2 I havent played enough to see if there is a difference but I encountered no problems. Its just people being really picky and always wanting the best instead of playing the damn game.
Im in no way making excuses for Gabe, hes still a dumbass.
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badz149 - 535 days 15 hours ago
9.2 - there are problems!!
the loading screens are irritating and really drag the fun away in HL2 and TF2 lags and many times almost unplayable!
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J@D - 536 days 5 hours ago
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LMAO Gabe the fat princess... that's epic hahahaha.
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cp68 - 536 days 2 hours ago
10.1 - haha yeah i loved that too
gabe is the fat princess ;)
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N2NOther - 535 days 10 hours ago
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Half Life 2 is an amazing game that a lot of people who don't own a gaming PC didn't play...Then you have episodes 1 and 2 which turn an amazing 15 plus hour game into about 25 hours. Then you have Portal which is, without a doubt, the most addictive and satisfying puzzle game I've ever played. It's a shame that PS3 owners didn't get to experience a proper port of this because it's really an amazing deal.
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Charmers - 536 days 5 hours ago
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You know something I have never seen such a bunch of whiners and whingers in my life. You guys are really letting the playstation brand down. You got a crappy port, big deal, it happens. PC gamers have been getting crap ports of your games for years but we don't go moaning about it all over the place.

It is clear Valve had NOTHING to do with the port, they handed it over to the lowest bidder which happened to be EA. A lot of you slag Gabe and Valve off for that, at least they made an attempt to bring the Orange box to the PS3, unlike companies like Insomniac, Naughty Dog and Konami, I don't see them going out of their way to cater for other console users. If you ask me those three companies are far more idle than Valve.

I dunno for some reason PS3 owners are quite content to keep games exclusive to them, but if something doesn't go THEIR way they will scream, shout, kick their little bootie clad feet and throw their rattle out of the pram because of it.
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Twizlex - 536 days 4 hours ago
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Hey now, there's no need for logic on this site. You'll upset the delicate flow of fanboyism and retardedness.
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Deee187 - 536 days ago
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I love your post but I just wanted say one thing. Insomniac and Naughty Dog are 2nd Party Sony studios and the games they develop are Sony Ips therefore you wont see them on another console.
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jessupj - 535 days 22 hours ago
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Tell that to gabe to stop whinning about the ps3. We have more then enough merit to warrant a complaint about this issue.
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QuackPot - 535 days 18 hours ago
12.4 - Difference is...
You never see Ted Price from Insomniac slagging off the competition.

He just pulls up his sleeves and tries to do as good a job as he can.

Big difference.

Yes, EA's fault but fatboy's still an idiot fanboy.
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bruiser81 - 535 days 6 hours ago
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The difference is from my understanding is that Insomniac is a first party developer, Naughty dog is second party, and the metal gear guy is an artist with a clear vision on what is product should be. I don't see you throwing stones at Bunjie.
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Halochampian - 536 days 5 hours ago
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Valve gave up on it. they started working on and then said "screw it... EA... you take over"

Valve did not like working on the PS3. Don't blame them either. At least they didn't do the whole thing because it may have turned out worst.
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Nostradavis - 536 days 5 hours ago
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If that is the case it is unfair for PS3 owners. If you spend your money on a game and a company is willing to put their name on it, they are just as much to blame. Passing the buck off on EA is pathetic.
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Halochampian - 536 days 4 hours ago
13.2 - you are right
they should have canceled it.
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The Lazy One - 536 days 4 hours ago
13.3 - There is a pretty good way to hold developers accountable and make sure they know it...
Don't buy crappy games. Anyone who bought the game and cries about it is just as much to blame.
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N2NOther - 535 days 10 hours ago
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They should have canceled it when there was slow down in one of the 5 games released? Yeah, that makes sense...Did you even play the game or did you read reviews and then blow them way out of proportion?
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Halochampian - 535 days 4 hours ago
13.5 - @13.4
I was going off of his logic.
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lil Titan - 536 days 4 hours ago
14 - Orange Box
was ok, i didnt bother with online but i liked the story but they need to put some work in the PS3 i mean they never stated why it was “a waste of everyone’s time.” it just seems like they caught the sad uncurable disease Hater

*Fun Facts*
Did you know Haters are the only people in the would that do there job for free
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godkiller - 536 days 4 hours ago
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I played halflife 1 and 2 on pc,most of valve are ex microsoft employees,hence the hate"sucking up to old billy gate".

I took my xbox apart the other day to try fix the ring of death,jeez most of the parts are from every third world country india ect.NOWONDER IT BLOODY BREAKS ALOT!.
I wont mention my elite i bought on launch that i gotta send back,why do they still release a console that still breaks?"sorry abit off topic but ima pissed with em".
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