Gabe Newell: "sorry" to PS3 owners

[Millennium]

Gabe,

You're right. PS3 fans do have a legitimate beef. This is what happens when you do not put serious effort into the development of QA of a game, and while I am not sure which one your company was guilty of with the Orange Box, the game itself shows powerful evidence of at least one.

An apology is a good start, but it will take serious efforts -and products which display evidence of said efforts- before PS3 fans trust you again, as is their prerogative and right. That is the consequence of what you did, and I am glad to see that the lesson has been at least partially learned.

As for me, this is not really my issue, as I am not a PS3 fan. I am a fan of the Wii -a console that has faced more numerous and serious instances of halfhearted effort than what you committed- so I know something of what PS3 fans feel over this. I hope you take this to heart in the future: when you undertake a game project, the gaming public places its trust in you to deliver your utmost efforts in developing that product and ensuring its quality. Anything less than your best is a betrayal of your own customers, and having done so, you are now faced with the prospect of winning back their trust. I wish you luck in that endeavor.