Valve didn't surprise anyone when "Left 4 Dead 2" came out for Microsoft's Xbox 360 and the PC and not for the PlayStation 3, but that doesn't mean that the company doesn't want to revisit Sony's console at some point down the road. They haven't touched the platform since "The Orange Box" launched for it in 2007, but they want to do better, even if a follow-up attempt doesn't happen soon.
"We thought that the Orange Box didn't put our best foot forward with the PS3 community." Valve writer Chet Faliszek told CVG. "We don't want to do something like that again on the PS3. We want to give PS3 owners the best possible experience."
Whether or not Faliszek's hopes currently have a strategy or timetable attached, he clearly wants to see his colleagues do some homework before they re-enter the PS3 market.
"Some of that will come from us learning and getting better," explained. "Before we can go onto the PS3 again, we want to make sure we're better at developing for it."
I don't know how long the current console generation has left, but if it takes Valve another few years to rediscover the PS3, the chance to launch a successful game for it may pass them by. They've proven themselves on the 360 and PC, so they may be well served to stick to what they know unless they feel like bringing on some PS3 specialists and kicking a project into gear relatively soon.
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