Valve isn't quite as against the idea of developing games for the PS3 as we previously thought. Speaking to Valve's Doug Lombardi at the
Left 4 Dead 2 event in London today (look out for the full interview soon), we discovered that the company is still "up on the idea" of developing for the PS3 -- it's just waiting until it has hired some decent PS3 coders. "If you look at
The Orange Box -- PC: 96 on Metacritic, 360: 96 on Metacritic, PS3 like... 84 or something. That's not even close to where we are right now with the 360 and PC and the reason is people."
Lombardi went on to say that "we have to get people under our roof who are dedicated, talented PS3 guys and then all bets are off. We can take the same sort of strides and get the quality out of the box and offer the same support post-launch on that platform, as well." Sounds like Valve-developed PS3 games are more a case of "when" than "if," nowadays.
When asked whether Valve is actively seeking to hire PS3 developers, he noted that "Valve is
always looking to hire people. So yeah, definitely." Are you a dedicated PS3 coder who wants to make
Left 4 Dead 3 for the system? You know
what to do. We look forward to seeing your handiwork in late 2010.
Valve 'up' on idea of PS3 development, waiting to build talented PS3 team originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
