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PlayStation 3 Left for Dead by Valve

Valve are among the most respected and famous game developers of recent story. With a string of uber-successful titles franchises such as Half-Moving spirit, Counter-Strike, Portal and in the tomorrow's the highly anticipated Left 4 Paralysed.

Add to that what is arguably the most used and reliable digital circulation system, Steam, and you have a very desirable business mate.

Which is a shame for PS3 owners. If you are a fan of any of these games, combining that with a pleasure of the Sony console means that something has had to give. That comprimise has discover in the shape of EA. GamerChip examines the implications of this quandary and why poorer versions of these great games are set to extend for Playstation gamers.

Looking at the retelling of Valve products, The brilliant Orange Box had to be handed over to EA to even get a rendition for the PS3. A lack of any development team in Valve gives a rather clear indication of their priorities and resulted in a mellifluous dissapointing port. While this was appreciated by the consoles owners, the anchorage suffered from unique issues, such as dropped form rates and inconvenient load times. The glow and talent that created the original games never had the take place to give the PS3 version the spit and polish that is their trademark.

Secondly, Valve have unambiguous out denied that they are developing a PS3 version of Formerly larboard 4 Dead. Adding a groan to the already vocal chorus of "Wha?" reverberating through the Playstation forums, EA have once again raised their disposal to get the title across.

It's a sorry situation for Playstation gamers. While the Xbox360 and PC get the advance of the master touch of a beginning-to-end upshot from Valve, PS3 owners suffer the fortune of the slow start to life of the calm, hampered by the exhorbitant development costs and be of install base. The result? Even at this accent in the consoles life cycle we are seeing indolent coding due to the percieved...

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