Gabe Newell's opinion on PS3 and Wii

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  • Greps
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2006
    • 436
    • 3.6.x

    Gabe Newell's opinion on PS3 and Wii

    in a recent interview, Gabe Newell of Valve was asked what he thinks of PS3:

    Gameinformer:What about the PS3?

    Gabe Newell: The PS3 is a total disaster on so many levels, I think It's really clear that Sony lost track of what customers and what developers wanted. I'd say, even at this late date, they should just cancel it and do a "do over". Just say, "This was a horrible disaster and we're sorry and we're going to stop selling this and stop trying to convince people to develop for it". The happy story is the Wii. I'm betting that by Christmas of next year, the Wii has a larger installed base than the 360. Other people think I'm crazy. I really like everthing that Nintendo is doing.
    mind you, mr. Newell is not the only one who is negative about PS3. Tim Tweeney of Epic Games complains that because of PS3's specific architecture developing games for it is alsmot 5x more expensive than for 360.

    John Carmack of id software said that he prefers Microsoft's console bacause the development tools are much cheaper and easier to use.

    so I guess the opinions of those leading industry officials conclude the whole 360 vs PS3 battle.
  • Cole2026
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2004
    • 478
    • 3.6.x

    #2
    I have a PS3 and love it tons over the 360. Go figure.

    Developers are PO'ed because the PS3 dev kit costs a huge amount of money (and they have a right to be).

    Gabe's just mad because it'll take him 50 years to make a game on the PS3 instead of only 10 () on the 360 and PC.

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    • JakeS
      Senior Member
      • Jul 2005
      • 1975

      #3
      In the UK come Christmas, PS3 is going to beat xbox.

      PS3 is better in so many ways.

      And the wii, well it sucks have you even seen the GFX?

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      • Greps
        Senior Member
        • Feb 2006
        • 436
        • 3.6.x

        #4
        yeah, Wii sucks. that must be why it's outselling PS3 4 to 1, why everybody loves it and why it's already become some sort of cult. and PS3 just rules. put the identical-to-360 gfx, high price, blu-ray, crappy games, massive amounts of critisizm from buyers, journalists and industry people, and the fact that Chrismas is OVER, yeah, PS3 is definately going to beat xbox

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        • Quillz
          Senior Member
          • Nov 2004
          • 2787
          • 5.0.X

          #5
          Originally posted by Greps
          in a recent interview, Gabe Newell of Valve was asked what he thinks of PS3:



          mind you, mr. Newell is not the only one who is negative about PS3. Tim Tweeney of Epic Games complains that because of PS3's specific architecture developing games for it is alsmot 5x more expensive than for 360.

          John Carmack of id software said that he prefers Microsoft's console bacause the development tools are much cheaper and easier to use.

          so I guess the opinions of those leading industry officials conclude the whole 360 vs PS3 battle.
          I agree with Gabe Newell. The PS3 is just too expensive for a video game system. Sure, I understand it also functions as a Blu-ray player, but I'm still happy with my DVDs. I think this gen, Sony will go the way of Nintendo during the N64 days: in each instance, said company priced themselves into last place.
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          • Chousho
            Senior Member
            • Jan 2004
            • 967
            • 3.8.x

            #6
            I'm still a bit bitter over the Lik Sang thing. I love Sony products, but I don't like the attitude that I perceive from them.

            If I get any next gen console, it'll be a Wii. It seems innovative, plus, I'm really cheap, haha.

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            • filburt1
              Senior Member
              • Feb 2002
              • 6606

              #7
              Originally posted by JakeS
              In the UK come Christmas, PS3 is going to beat xbox.

              PS3 is better in so many ways.

              And the wii, well it sucks have you even seen the GFX?
              Good graphics do not a good console make. Innovation does.

              The PS3 is the biggest laughable failure of a product launch that I can recall in recent time.
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              • projectego
                Member
                • Feb 2006
                • 47
                • 3.5.x

                #8
                It sounds as if Gabe Newell wasn't all that keen on how Microsoft are running their company either... read his thoughts in the same article under "What’s your opinion of the Xbox 360?":

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                • chrispadfield
                  Senior Member
                  • Aug 2000
                  • 5366

                  #9
                  Just compare the ebay prices of the PS3 and Wii. It is clear the Wii is in much greater demand even though it has shipped a lot more units. Some ebay scalpers are lossing money on PS3s now yet there is a $100 or so premium still being made on Wiis.
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                  • Surrix
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                    • Jan 2002
                    • 290
                    • 3.0.0 Beta 5

                    #10
                    In the end I don't think the Wii is competing against the 360 and PS3. It is more of a novelty or at least will eventually be classified in a different group away from the 360 and PS3.

                    As for the 360 and PS3, I think the war will be partly won by whichever format takes the lead, which may eventually be neither and we have a betamax episode again. Going purely by the numbers I think Sony has the battle won (as they did with betamax), but ultimately the porn industry will decide which format wins not which has more movie studios signed on.

                    Just my thoughts on the subject take them with a grain of salt.
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