Sure, they can stick to the PC and 360 with their last gen games.

Oh yeah, I should have made that more clear. But really, do you see several other game studio's complaining? No. They have gotten used to the different programming, and they are making more profit from doing that, putting their games multi-platform. Valve is lazy in my eyes, I don't know what anyone else thinks, you are right, things take practice, I doubt they have even tried it.

Just because Valve doesn't want to develop for PS3 doesn't mean they're lazy.

All companies have finite resources that they can apply towards game development, and it makes the most sense to allocate those resources where you can expect the greatest return on investment. Valve have apparently decided that the best use of their resources is PC/360 development. Get over it.

Here's a little reading assignment for all the fanboys who's kneejerk reaction was to bash Valve as "lazy.' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rate_of_return

That's why they are lazy...

You admit they are lazy right? (based on what they said in the article)

Thank you! Why is this so hard to understand?

I know in bizzarro world it may not seem like it (Sony Land), but companies actually exist to make the greatest potential return on investment!

For Valve, because of the PS3's architecture, it is not worth producing a game for the platform (based on Valve's business strategy). Take a few business classes. This is not very hard to comprehend.

So because Valve does not want to take on extra expenses to produce products for the PS3 that tranlates to lazy? Please explain how and where did you get that idea based on what I communicated?

I am not sure what you tried to do just now, but I am very well aware of what I intend to communicate. Valve does not want to deal with the increased cost of developing for the PS3. Please, either formulate a better argument or read a book...

Toodles

http://www.playdevil.com/blog/5/easy-comes-easy-goes/

Accually.

You know why they are lazy, because they are basically refusing to try something new because it's too hard for them. It is laziness, I doubt they have even TRIED to develop on it. Lazy developers in my opinion.

The Lazy developers are ones who do develop on the PS3. They don't have the guts to say NO to the PS3 like Valve does and just go with the flow. I wish more developers would be as bold and forthcoming as Valve by deliberating not working on the PS3.

Unfortunately most developers are lazy lazy lazy, Sony fans don't need third parties they have the biggest 1st party developer at their beck and call. So why do they need stupid third parties like Valve anyway? In this case its best that they are lazy, well unless theres some envy and jealousy that they produce awesome products for a competing system? NO!!! That wouldn't be the answer, I swear its not.

You know they would make profit by releasing there games on the PS3, right? It makes you wonder why a company doesn't want more money.