Valve’s Newell talks about PC, PS3, Xbox 360 cons
Developing a single game for three consoles helps in increasing awareness of the pros and cons of each platforms, and Valve’s Gabe Newell of Half Life 2: Orange Box (for the PC, PS3, Xbox 360) is no exception.
Newell has beef against all the three consoles that he worked on for the great-looking Half Life 2 installment, and even his preferred platform, the PC, is not spared. Games for Windows Live is one of his pet peeves towards Microsoft, saying that the software mogul still continues to neglect gaming on PC despite the innovations Vista had presented. “I don’t even know what it is,” said Newell about Games for Windows Live.
He does acknowledge that Microsoft is still way over its head with its current Red Ring of Death issues, which he supposed is the reason why there is a lack of marketing for the PC at the moment. Nevertheless, he prefers developing games for the PC than any other platform. “It’s a great platform. The Internet capabilities are much more mature and the graphics you find on consoles are essentially derivative of the PC and sales on the PC are great.”
On the other hand, Newell didn’t have a more enjoyable experience with developing a game for the PS3, saying that Sony‘s console was not developer-friendly. He supposed that Sony didn’t get enough developer input before putting out their console in the market, and that certain flaw hampered the PS3’s hardware potential despite the powerful Cell Processors.
Despite the flaws of each console, Valve’s Half Life 2: Orange Box will be out for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 in October. Stay tuned for more updates!
Via Kotaku
Developing a single game for three consoles helps in increasing awareness of the pros and cons of each platforms, and Valve’s Gabe Newell of Half Life 2: Orange Box (for the PC, PS3, Xbox 360) is no exception.
Newell has beef against all the three consoles that he worked on for the great-looking Half Life 2 installment, and even his preferred platform, the PC, is not spared. Games for Windows Live is one of his pet peeves towards Microsoft, saying that the software mogul still continues to neglect gaming on PC despite the innovations Vista had presented. “I don’t even know what it is,” said Newell about Games for Windows Live.
He does acknowledge that Microsoft is still way over its head with its current Red Ring of Death issues, which he supposed is the reason why there is a lack of marketing for the PC at the moment. Nevertheless, he prefers developing games for the PC than any other platform. “It’s a great platform. The Internet capabilities are much more mature and the graphics you find on consoles are essentially derivative of the PC and sales on the PC are great.”
On the other hand, Newell didn’t have a more enjoyable experience with developing a game for the PS3, saying that Sony‘s console was not developer-friendly. He supposed that Sony didn’t get enough developer input before putting out their console in the market, and that certain flaw hampered the PS3’s hardware potential despite the powerful Cell Processors.
Despite the flaws of each console, Valve’s Half Life 2: Orange Box will be out for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 in October. Stay tuned for more updates!
Via Kotaku
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