PS3 Shuts Up Gabe Newell!

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BenVTrigger said:

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vlad321 said:
I come in during my break and notice certain people posting after my last visit and i braced for some lulz. I was not disappointed....

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Having read a little more, are people actually bashing Valve as a developer? Please... Valve, Blizzard and Nintendo are probably the 3 untouchable studios who have a literal Midas' Touch. They can touch a piece of crap on the side of the street and it will be worth its weight in gold. Not to mention the fact that Valve (PC developer) is one of the very few studios actually making money and not cutting people. Another would be Blizzard (ANOTHER PC developer, is this a trend?) and some of Activision's studios and Nintendo, just off the top off my head. Though Nintendo is also getting massive profits from the Wii and isn't running solely on its software.

 

As much as you think god might have sent those developers from heaven, others beg to diifer. Count me amongst them. No game from valve or blizzard has ever interested me and nintendo has not made a game i'd love to play since snes. You can put any developers on whatever pedestal you want. Just don't assume everyone is supposed to share your ideals.

As for the wii and it's profits, think of this analogy: Levi's sell more jeans than diesel...they appeal to the mass market because of their popularity and price. However, I love diesel jeans and would save up to buy the pairs I want. It's nothing against levis, some of us don't agree with the masses...it's that simple.

 

 

granted you don't have to love valve but to state that they are just part of the "masses opinion" isn't accurate at all.  At the end of the day every one has their personal preference but Valve has put out tons of AAA games and are dedicated amazing developers.  Theres a reason people in the developing world look up to Gabe.  You don't have to like Michael Phelps but to say he's a bad swimmer is just dumb.

 

So I don't like them = They are bad? If anything they're better off courting the masses than the niche. I don't insult things I don't know about so I never said valve were bad devs. Don't put words into my mouth.

 

 

no no no you misunderstand me or maybe i wasn't being clear. I'm not saying you think they are bad developers i know people read the comments so this was more addressed to everyone saying Valve isn't good not you neccessarily.  Though like I keep saying your way off base on the catering to the masses thing.  Have you ever played Portal?  Or Left 4 Dead's multiplayer?  They are innovative or entirely different from anything out there. If they wanted to cater they would make Space marines or JRPG's.  Thats the cool thing about Valve they are so original.

My "cater to the masses" comment was only aimed at the wii and is based on what I see  on TV and the fact that my mum actually bought one for my little brother and plans to buy wii fit.