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01/30/09
"Years ago when I said Xbox 360 was awful because it had no HDD support..."
and closing remarks...
"So in closing, fuck you PS3, you suck balls and I still hate you! PC, BEST PLATFORM OF THE FOREVARS!"
01/30/09
Take any given time frame, let's say 15 years... look at any console platform within that frame, and look at the PC. Which, of all of them, is still being both consistently developed for, and can still run virtually all of its games from that period and through to this day? The PC, and only the PC. That is why Gabe is down on the consoles, because they limit the lifespan and developmental freedom by limiting the scope and life of the game to a brief span of the life of the console (primarily). The consoles development plan also doesn't allow for future-proofing through inclusion of scalable code that can go beyond current hardware limits, but will look great down the line.
Many developers feel this way. Gabe is simply in the unique position, based on his outstanding success, to be able to say these things with relative impunity. That makes him an outspoken asshole to many, and he is a loudmouth, but that doesn't necessarily mean he is wrong.
01/30/09
J/K, o spiritual grandfather to my secret love, Alyx Vance.
01/30/09
can i hate this guy anymore than i already do? not as much as he apparently hates ps3, 360, and vista, for very loose and lazy reasons.
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I don't understand why some people dislike him.
Sure he talks trash about some things but he has very good reasons to.
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Beyond that face, he's unhealthy. So you can't be that much of a 'winner' when you're a prime candidate for a heart attack.
Jump off the johnson, sir.
01/30/09
So now we are just ignoring his points and attacking his appearence?
Ah, such bitterness.
The man is a winner, Valve is a winner and Gabe is correct in what he said.
I'm sorry if that upsets people but he is.
Let's move on.
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...I miss Chris Farley.
01/30/09
Do it Gabe, you can donate the money if you're able to win!!
01/30/09
Steam has 16 million users and of the top 10 rated pc games on metacritic, 3 valve games in the top 5 with halflife 2 at the top. Gabe Newell is the founder of this company on a supposidly dead platform.
He sir, is a winner.
01/30/09
AND I REALLY DON'T WANT HIM TO DIE.(steam/Valve/ Half-Life)
he needs to put that money into some use and find a fitness trainer, the best that money can buy.
01/30/09
Not that it's fine for him to drop dead afterwards..just...ya know, if he HAS to have a coronary, make it after Episode 3.
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Problem = solved.
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But he knows what he's talking about it.
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Yes he "knows" what he's talking about he complains or says something is garbage then he starts to make products on said garbage things (xbox 360, vista, ps3)
01/30/09
He said the cell was junk and has caused more trouble than good. It's difficult to dev for.
Fanboys might not like it... but he is absolutely right.
01/30/09
he may be an arrogant prick at times, but he is also a well-informed man who is a master at business matters.
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And he could well be right.
Sony use to be top dog, remember.
Look at it now.
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They are not in last place either and devs prefer working on that architecture, so Gabe is right anyway you want to spin it.
01/30/09
Being an asshole and being correct aren't mutually exclusive; you can be both.
(Given, being an ass means you'll be disliked...look at Socrates and, apparently, Mr. Newell here.)
01/30/09
do you not know who i am? i can spin this shit in any direction i please.
01/30/09
@MrHappyMan: Honsetly, I don't think that's because of the hardware. The PS1 and PS2 both beat the crap out of the competition because of one reason. They had a much, much, much larger library of games. The Saturn and the Dreamcast were both the more robust and powerful console, but the had a such a tiny library compared to the Playstaions. The PS3 is currently lagging behind the 360 by roughly 80+ more games.
It's like Sony decided to do a 180 from what made their previous console so popular. Instead of putting out a cheap system with a huge library, they put out an expensive system with a small library. Now the cheap system with the large library is winning. (360)
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01/31/09
Now, I've had PLENTY of issues with Valev-based games but at the end of the day this guy is at the top of his class and is entitled to speak his mind, whether or not he comes off as an "asshole" is merely people's perception.
Sure he's a fat angry nerd, but he's also a programming wizard, marketing genius, and highly skilled storyteller. Not that he's done it alone (Mr. Lombardi? for one) but he has become the face of Valve, for better or worse, and, unlike us here commenting in the wee ours, knows his shit backwards and forwards because he IS a huge part of the industry, and isn't just someone ranting about wasting $50-500 on some crappy/game/console.
And as far as his most famous quotes (and to the best of my knowledge):
PS3, and the cell especially, were total fuckups on Sony's part, and everyone knows it.
Vista does suck, for many reasons that are debatable EXCEPT no DirectX10 support- which is just plain bullshit.
All Xbox360 should have come with hard drives, the NXE hassle proves that, aside from many other devs complaining.
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Also, Vista SP1 does not suck! That's my opinion, and I am sticking to it.
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Oh, so that's why you're the "Happy Man."
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
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