Valve reconsiders PS3, chance for Left 4 Dead to come over

We all know how Valve doesn’t dig Sony‘s PlayStation 3. We’ve all heard Gabe Newell bash the console public on more than one occasion, after all. But what’s this going on? Valve Corporation is having a change of heart? No less than Doug Lombardi confirms as much.

Skeptics are now having a change of heart towards the previously doubted PlayStation 3 console of Sony, and Valve is leading the pack. Hungry enough to get a piece of the PS3 pie to eat their own words, eh?

They’ve been very vocal about their dislike for the PS3. Gabe Newell isn’t obviously a fan, and the company doesn’t do PS3. But it looks like that’s about to change now. Doug Lombardi has seen the light, so to speak, and told CVG that the console’s success has got them rethinking about their position on making games for it.

“We’re always evaluating what’s happening in the marketplace and certainly something that’s happening in the last couple of months is that Sony’s managed to sell some boxes.” An astute observation coming from Lombardi.

The logical thing to do in business then is to put aside personal preferences and go with what’s gonna be good for the company. And as the current stats would support, the PS3 is indeed a viable console for Valve to invest in.

The PC remains to be their top pick, though, with the Xbox 360 coming in at second place because of hardware similarities, Lombardi explains. But fact remains that the PS3 is getting their groove on in the race now, and so they’ve “got to re-evaluate that for what it is.”

So does that mean there’s now a bigger chance for Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360, PC) to be coming to the PS3? “It’s 50-50 right now,” Lombardi replies. Apparently, there already are some talks brewing about the PS3 version seeing as how the game is getting all the right exposure and it’s looking to be a hit.

Hopefully it’s not too late for Valve to kiss and make up with Sony after all the harsh words said. Let’s hope they don’t suffer the same fate as Charlie the Unicorn. Shun the non-believeeeer… Shuuuunnnn-a.

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Via CVG