Retro_Link Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 http://www.cubed3.com/news/5946/1/Valve_Praises_Disruptive_Wii CVG: What's your take on next-gen platforms? You've always been primarily a PC games company. Gabe Newell: The PC is going to continue to be our primary focus. It gives us a lot of advantages as a development platform, and it also forces us to confront a bunch of issues, like for us it's very important to work well on older hardware and also take full advantage of new hardware. So the DX7 generation is much slower than the next-gen hardware, but DX10 is actually going to be more advanced than either the Xbox 360 or PS3. For us, the Xbox 360 and the PS3 are challenges for designing a system so that it is as simple as possible for publishing simultaneously on all three platforms. The Wii is more of a challenge because of its input - that's something that we're going to have to work harder to understand. It's easier to think of the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 as things that live within the flexibility you already have to think of on the PC side. And the Wii is the thing that is both furthest outside and most exciting, because of the controller. I have to say that we don't understand how to take advantage of that yet. We think there's a lot of potential there, and our respect for Nintendo goes up a notch, as they're the ones who are doing the things that are disruptive and exciting. Valve will be an awesome developer to have on-board!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabookerman Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 HALF LIFE 3 EXCLUSIVE TO WII CONFIRMED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I remember someone from valve praising the gamecube.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooj Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 HAha Switch I have a strong feeling that he was joking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyguy Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 <3 Dabookerman but yea Vavle would be fantastic to have on board, and bring steam and Wii together. that would be truly awsome CS on Wii would be godlike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athriller Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Do you fanboys see different words on this page? To me it just says they might consider making a Wii exclusive game (i.e. designed for Wii from ther ground up) but at the moment they're concentrating on the PC, Direct X 10 research and may port some stuff to PS3 and 360 if they can be arsed You missed his point entirely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djamb3 Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Please make a counter strike wi-fi enabled please!!!! (and free btw ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patch Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 OMG! HALFLIFE 3 TO MAKE SPECIAL USE OF THE WII CONTROLLER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCK Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Here's hope they'll port Half-life 2 to the Wii. That would rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoochem Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 *Imagines using the Wii-mote as a gravity gun* Now THAT would be awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamba Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I would settle for portal to be on Wii, but they feel the need to make it with hyper real graphics. I think Switch does have a point though. This could easily mean that that can't be bothered with the Wii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 Major Bumpage!! http://www.cubed3.com/news/9564 The maker of Half-Life has once again revealed interest in supporting Wii, this time during a talk at the Game Developers' Conference in San Francisco. Doug Lombardi confirmed that whilst his company's zombie battling game 'Left 4 Dead' would remain as an exclusive for PC and Xbox 360, Nintend's Wii was certainly an intriguing prospect for the team's next project... "EA wanted to do Orange Box on PS3 and they handled it. Left 4 Dead isn’t coming out on PS3 because we’ve not had that call. If the phone rang we would have the conversation, certainly, but it hasn’t happened. "If Valve were to develop in-house for another format, it would be the Wii. It’s growing, there’s already a huge user-base, and it’s fun. Source [Valve’s main development engine] is really scaleable. We can do that." Could 2008 indeed be the year that we see Valve create something for Wii, or is 2009 a more likely prospect given the general production times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blender Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 valve can do anything. The most respected developer on earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathjam Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 valve can do anything. The most respected developer on earth For once the truth and not a troll attempt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tapedeck Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 For once the truth and not a troll attempt? Indeed, they are FPS genius'....but I'd like to see them try something else. Just for, y'know...a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten10 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Indeed, they are FPS genius'....but I'd like to see them try something else. Just for, y'know...a change. I know what you mean. Its nice when what appears to be a one trick pony brings out something really great from under their hat. Like Criterion with Black. Although I doubt they'll ever do another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCK Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 So does that mean that Valve's Orange Box porting team is going to develop for Wii? The Orange Box team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McPhee Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Reading that carefully it doesn't really say much. All im getting is: We already develop for PC, 360 and PS3. If we were to develop for another format it would be the Wii because it would be fairly easy to port the Source engine over. I'd love to see them do something for the Wii though, Valve are truly amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Reading that carefully it doesn't really say much. All im getting is: Valve don't develop for the PS3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McPhee Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 My bad. Point still being pretty much the same though. They are saying that if they picked a new format to develop for it would be the Wii, not that they are or even will develop for the Wii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcj metroid Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 they have said this on and off for the last year....Valve get on with it like..Give the wii some sort of orange box...or just an exclusive portal 2(haha yeah right but i can dream) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I read an interview with them in EDGE saying they really like the challenge Wii provides, forcing devs to think. I think they said it out of the blue too, so I doubt they're not working on something for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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