Valve: PS3 Should Be "More Open Like A Mac"
Doesn't want it to stay closed like a Gamecube.
Valve hasn't been entirely supportive of the PlayStation 3, but recently the studio's director of marketing Doug Lombardi said that the developer is "up on the idea" of fully committing to the console. Now CEO Gabe Newell has chipped in, stating he would like Sony's platform to be "more open like a Mac".
Speaking in an interview with 5BY5, Newell said that the difficulty in supporting a platform is in being "aware of what direction that platform is moving. We need to target platforms that do a better job of looking like where we want to be in a few years."
"We would love to see the PS3 be more open like a Mac than more closed like a Gamecube. It makes it easier to justify those investments if that were the case."
The desire to see the PlayStation 3 become an 'open' platform is a strange one, given that the studio has put its full weight behind the Xbox 360 - a decidedly closed platform. The only Valve game available for the PS3 at present is The Orange Box, which was a port mostly handled by EA staff. Perhaps future firmware updates may give the studio the opportunity to fully commit to the platform.
Speaking in an interview with 5BY5, Newell said that the difficulty in supporting a platform is in being "aware of what direction that platform is moving. We need to target platforms that do a better job of looking like where we want to be in a few years."
"We would love to see the PS3 be more open like a Mac than more closed like a Gamecube. It makes it easier to justify those investments if that were the case."
The desire to see the PlayStation 3 become an 'open' platform is a strange one, given that the studio has put its full weight behind the Xbox 360 - a decidedly closed platform. The only Valve game available for the PS3 at present is The Orange Box, which was a port mostly handled by EA staff. Perhaps future firmware updates may give the studio the opportunity to fully commit to the platform.
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Comments
Ben 20 May 2010 13:14
1/2
Wow this is silly be open like a mac? They seem to be getting more closed by the day. It really does make one start to question the business ethics behind Valve.
op 21 May 2010 13:50
2/2
that just smells of BS. how is the 360 a "more open platform" oh well, if they dont want my money for portal 2 that is fine by me. They are ostracizing a lot of fans by skipping the ps3. their loss.