L4D not coming to the PS3?

[dbot]

NeoRatt said:

dbot said:
Valve has sent mixed messages regarding this title being developed for the PS3. Obviously, the only confirmed port is for the 360. I think that Valve would want to be involved with any additional ports to avoid an Orange Box fiasco. Since they won't be releasing a PS3 version before Christmas, it makes sense that they would deny a PS3 version all together.

Companies like to pretend other versions aren't going to be made to get "fanboys" to create threads about how great the game will be on their system (not this thread). See Bioshock for a great example of building hype through an "exclusivity" marketing campaign.

Also, ports a year later on other consoles are not showing good sales.  (Unreal Tournament III, BioShock, Eternal Sonata, etc.)

I wouldn't hold my breath for this one to port to PS3.

 

UT3 and Eternal Sonata didn't do well on their original consoles, I'm not sure the logic behind porting bombs to other platforms.  A majority of the PS3 sales for Bioshock went to the PC due to the timed exclusivity.  As with other good games on the 360, PS3 users will probably buy Left 4 Dead on the pc.  The only reason to release the game a year later on the PS3 would be to establish the franchise on the PS3 for any sequels, similar to why Bioshock was released on the PS3.

The PS3's userbase is at a size where a game like Left 4 Dead could easily sell a million copies.  That's a lot of revenue to walk away from for the cost of porting it to the PS3 from PC.