PS3 game delay #3925: The Orange Box
by Jem Alexander 
{ Sep 6th 2007 at 7:00AM }
Every time a PS3 game is delayed, a kitten is killed. Please, developers, help save the kitten population of the world and stop delaying PS3 games. It's getting silly. The latest game to fall behind its PC and 360 brethren is Valve's The Orange Box, as confirmed by Gamespot via communication with Valve's Doug Lombardi.The collection of five Half Life 2 related games will be released "a couple of weeks" after the PC and 360's October 9th date. There has been no reason given for the delay, but we put it down to the PlayStation 3 multiplat curse. Free cookies to the first game that comes out on all systems on the same day. Is that incentive enough for you, publishers?
[Via Joystiq]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
KonVicT @ Sep 6th 2007 7:08AM
first!
sony is getting raped
Egster @ Sep 6th 2007 7:09AM
The PS3 version is being developed by EA and not Valve. For the conspiracy freaks, guess who just joined EA?
This game should be played on a PC anyway.
Steven C. @ Sep 6th 2007 7:37AM
The PS3 version of every multi-platform game getting delayed by 2 weeks is all starting to sound a bit too coincidental. I mean what does adding just 2 more weeks to a release date really give a developer or publisher time to do? That’s right; nothing… aside from giving the other platforms (read Microsoft) a head start that is.
dp @ Sep 6th 2007 1:41PM
it actually comforts me to hear this.
ps3 is a complicated multi-core beast, quick and dirty ports *will* be poor.
it's good to hear studios taking extra time to get things right because the alternative ( a shoddy port ) would maybe make them a lot of money as they would be releasing passable games into a game-starved environment.
i.e. if a %75 complete orange box came out tomorrow a sh1tload of us would probably still buy it cause we've no-where else in PS3 realm to spend it.
patience required.
Darklord @ Sep 6th 2007 7:57AM
Its starting alot like Microsoft is giving small handouts to a great deal of developers for small delays... A dirty tactic, but a legitimate one none the less
Kspraydad @ Sep 6th 2007 7:57AM
As a PS3 owner...why do I care when it is coming out on other machines anyway?
TRUTH @ Sep 6th 2007 7:57AM
Yea bud, Blame it on EA... hahahaha
Seems like Every game gets delayed for ps3... WTF
So making it this hard to program for is a good thing!?!?
Dunn @ Sep 6th 2007 8:31AM
Huh, that's odd. By that I mean this is not a surprise since Amazon has had a ship date of 11/13 for some time now.
Popfrogs @ Sep 6th 2007 8:38AM
7: Talk and communicate? Yeah I guess shrill-voiced children screaming racist insults could be considered communication.
Irwin @ Sep 6th 2007 9:15AM
@Popfrogs
I think it's time people stop saying XBL sux because of little kids screaming. TBH, of all the times played, I have NEVER, that is, NEVER, come across what all you people describe. Playing halo 2 and gears of war on XBL, u find the occasional faggot who insults u nonstop, but i have yet to meet a 12-year old high pitched-insulter. I live in canada right now, toronto area, there don't seem to be much of that, and same as when i lived in the silocon valley..i'm pretty sure u play on XBL with people closest to you to reduce lag..but comeon stop.
ok maybe not never, probably once or twice, but i got over it, there are rude people out there, deal with it ok?
ShaggyB @ Sep 6th 2007 9:19AM
#9. Not all live users are 11 and racists. Live has a huge community of users from multiple countries and varied play styles and skills. Its sad that the average fanboy isnt open to all three systems and that the trolls on here allow that belief to live on with there 360 rules comments on a ps3 only news site.
As to the first developer to go multiplatform on the same day..... Does that honor go to EA. Didnt they get Madden out to the masses on all systems same day? Anyone know what the first one was? (360, Ps3, Psp, Wii, Ds same day. what game? what publisher?)
ShaggyB @ Sep 6th 2007 9:22AM
to answer myself Activision and Spiderman 3 was multiplatform all in one day
xXFenixKnight13Xx @ Sep 6th 2007 9:30AM
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xXFenixKnight13Xx @ Sep 6th 2007 9:33AM
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Dave @ Sep 6th 2007 9:45AM
Suprise Suprise.
As someone who owns both platforms I had planned on purchasing it for the 360 anyway, quite simply for XBL and the ease of use.
Andy @ Sep 6th 2007 9:52AM
As long as its in time for christmas than I am happy.
Byron517 @ Sep 6th 2007 9:57AM
I hope that with all the updates that are coming out ThsSHowstopper that Sony network will be up to par with XBL if not pass it! I hope that HOME brings something really next gen to compete because you are right.. But the PSN is making improvements you have to give it that... SLOW but improvements nontheless... Here's wishfull thinking!!
paulrapoza @ Sep 6th 2007 10:05AM
Maybe because the PS3 is such a bitch to code for? Maybe because the PS3 has a last gen GPU? Maybe because the PS3 just sucks?! Oh, did I mention lack of games? The fact that Lair and Heavenly Crap got low reviews? And when September 25th rolls around Sony gets A**-raped when Halo 3 sells more than Spiderman 3!!! Glad I sold the PS3 I bought the week after it came out!!!
G A M E O V E R ! ! ! !
Darren Tilley @ Sep 6th 2007 10:49AM
A delay of a "couple of weeks" is usually due to a QA problem. Such as a glitch or bug.
If the delay was due to the PS3's architecture, then I would expect a delay that would push it back into '08.
Quit whining. I've never heard such outcry over a couple of weeks before.
russ99 @ Sep 6th 2007 10:51AM
This is going to happen every time a game is developed for 360 and ported to PS3.
As much as I'd like to believe in those MS payoff rumors, I don't think this is the case.
Just basic lazyness by developers working on a platform they're familiar with first, then expecting little problems with a vastly different one in the PS3.
I think Sony needs to do something to give developers an incentive to develop concurrently (like more and better dev tools - not cash! :D) instead of this common practice of base development for MS systems, then porting to PS3.
Livi70590 @ Sep 6th 2007 10:58AM
Any idea if this will also delay European release?
ryano @ Sep 6th 2007 11:13AM
why would you even play a FPS with a Playstation Controller? it doesn't even feel right and playing on 360 feels more like you are firing a gun (whens that rumble SIXAXIS coming out?).
yeah you can play with a keyboard and mouse, but that's another purchase you might as well get it on PC.
and yeah, Live > PSN...for now at least.
also Heavenly Sword never got a bad rating. just lest than expected. Lair did get raped tho. Warhawk is the PS3's only saving grace till Uncharted or Rachet and Clank come out. but those aren't really system movers...
ruibing @ Sep 6th 2007 1:30PM
If no reason is stated, what's the point in guessing? And PS3 is not always getting the short end of the stick, let's not forget UT3 is coming out for PS3 first.
And for those who own multiple platforms, please stop saying that to strengthen your point. It lacks any evidence or support, so it is a mere moot point.
I really have to say this site is getting harsher and harsher with the PS3 with every single passing day. I'm gonna guess it is based in EU and the mods aren't too happy with Sony these days with lack of update on PSN.
TORO @ Sep 6th 2007 12:39PM
Well said Sh0wStopper, basically Sony sucks and you wasted your money.
ShaggyB @ Sep 6th 2007 12:53PM
#18. Home wont be revolutionary. ITs second life on your ps3 and replaces the cross media bar... I just hope it makes PSN store look better.
#19. Nice waist of time. hope you didnt sell at gamestop/ebgames, lol if you did add waist of money to the comment.
Stat @ Sep 6th 2007 12:59PM
Isn't it coming out the 19th? Not the 9th?
ShaggyB @ Sep 6th 2007 1:07PM
#25. Now that annology i can agree with. first you get the money then you get to put it every other market. Common business
Now as to Lair and Warhawk. Lair came after warhawk due to delay and id say really bad rating by egm. (They claim online stuff but be serious that could have been fixed on the network side after launch ala motorstorm online mode) Lair was slated for early August. It got a terrible review and slipped to Sept 4th. Then Warhawk got awesome reviews and magically the onsale date for lair moved to Aug 31st. then Warhawk launched and suddenly Lair could be sold the next day.
That all being said it looks more that sony tried to make people forget about lairs bad reviews and sneak it out right after the high that was warhawk. Heavenly sword is next and it has been dinged on no jump button and too short with repedative enemies. We shall see how it fairs. I have seen many good reviews too. I would not count Lair as a downward slope as it should have been a dip before Warhawk not after. Heavenly sword's sales/reviews will prove your point for now... whatever they may be... (MetaCritic list it as an 80/100. With edge magazine giving it 60 and ign a 70 along with 2 other 70s. the rest being 80 or higher)
sicklesdawg @ Sep 6th 2007 1:09PM
Chill up my spine*
seedaripper1973 @ Sep 8th 2007 11:12AM
please...please...please...please...please...please...please...please...please...please...please...PLEASE!!!
FUCK OFF XBOTS!!! GO ON FUCK OFF!! BACK TO THE ROCKS YOU CRAWLED UNDER...WHY OH WHY ARE YOU HERE??? WHY!!!!! I REALLY DONT UNDERSTAND IT??? ARE YOU REALLY THAT IMMATURE AND VICIOUS?? IS THIS WHY CRIME IS SKYROCKETING?? WHY THE FUCKING HATE??? JESUS FUCKING CHRIST YOU BASTARDS ARE RUINING THE INDUSTRY!!
AGAIN...please!
russ99 @ Sep 6th 2007 1:15PM
Sh0wstopper:
I don't think it's so much the PS3 is so hard to develop for, it just think it's a whole lot easier to develop for a MS box.
Most of these guys have been coding on Win-based enviromnment systems since they started programming.
So yeah, if you had a choice, you'd program for the more familiar processor/system.
As I said, Sony needs to step up and make some concessions to developers, in the form of coding assistance, dev kits, etc. so developers leave that comfort zone and learn the little tricks that coders learn after a year or two working with a new architecture.
craig @ Sep 6th 2007 1:48PM
That sucks. I have spent considerably more time playing Warhawk than Bioshock in the week and I thought that maybe the dry spell was over. Guess not. For those who actually care about the PS3: THIS IS A BIG DEAL. It's not Sony's fault for creating a difficult processor to program for, but it is their fault in creating a system that the masses would not buy. If the install base were there, I guarantee you would see far fewer delays.
marklar @ Sep 6th 2007 1:27PM
@ 31 - Beginning to regret your purchase there, buddy?
I sense a hint of frustration...
Seriously, Sony needs to start being more open to the community and quit their Japanese-style of PR secrecy...
Don @ Sep 6th 2007 1:37PM
ShowStopper,
It hasn't even been a year yet. When the 360 first came out, it had a lack of games too plus their exclusives in the first year weren't nearly as good as Sony's. Alot of people seem to forget about that.
Your college course scenario doesn't really make sense to me but maybe it's just me. Why would I criticize Sony for making a console that had so much potential for gaming, just because it may be a bit harder to program for than the other console at this moment? It's been less than a year, developers will keep learning and getting better with the system, just like with anything else.
Insomniac and Incognito have given PS3 gamers two great exclusives within 9 months of the PS3's release, Insomniac at launch. Tell me, what did the 360 have as far as exclusives within the first 9 months of release that could compare to those? Heavenly Sword looks like another great exclusive that I'll be picking up on release, and let's not forget about what a great exclusive MotorStorm is. Sony destroyed MicroSoft's exclusive lineup within each console's first 9 months of release, and I'm sure that will continue to be the case. You have your way of looking at things and I have mine.
ShaggyB @ Sep 6th 2007 1:56PM
#31. lol that rock is apparently quite big and full of users. ruffly twice as many. regardless chill its a website with a post option trolls happen. hes made valid points try contradicting them with facts, just make sure they cant be over-turned as easy as this.........
#34. UT3 is out on ps3 first due to its compliance on the mod community. Epic used that to force MS's hand to build the live server thing they got so that user created content can be uploaded to the Cert process. I give cudos to epic for having the ballz to go for the juggular on MS. (glad they apart of my home community lol NC baby) Thats got nothing to do with which is harder to program for... And one small win vs many large defeats does not a battle decide. Plus Ps3 got Virtual Fighter 5 first and we all know how that worked out.
#35. 360 had a ruff start just like ps3 but at this point in 360s life cycle it had more than 4 "killer apps" out for the public to consume and had a much bigger franchise waiting for its fall release than ratchet and klank or uncharted. Gears of War was its system seller. I ask where is ps3's November system seller? Dont be so quick to spout out 360 poor launch titles when they started growing the lineup in march and ps3 has now just begun the push to hit hard, MGS 4 is the first major system seller game and its next year.
X-bots are annoying but please remember between the crazy "i love MS" and "sony sucks" talk they do have valid points that sony needs to address. And by all means where are the Wii-tards (wii fanboys)? Wii passing 360 in worldwide sales in under a year plus wii making money on console sales is reason enough to end the next gen war now. Regardless of which you personally prefer Wii won it $$$ wise. Xbots vs the Sony-force is strictly a second place (king of the next gen visuals) war
x silence x @ Sep 6th 2007 2:52PM
@TheSh0wstopper
Thanks for saving me the time of posting the games.
Also for all you EA haters, EA is publishing the game NOT making it. There is no conspiracy. The PS3 is just a bitch to develop for. I still can't find any Warhawk servers that are playable. So much for a free online service that works.
Time @ Sep 6th 2007 2:52PM
WoW.......jeez a game gets pushed back a few weeks of the ps3 and 360 fanbots get upset?....strange world
ShaggyB @ Sep 6th 2007 3:10PM
here ill help showstopper's arguement
by september of 06, not quite one year of system games, 360 had 5 of its 6 million sellers out and on the market
Call of Duty 2 (launch)
Dead or Alive 4 (December 29th, 2005)
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (March 7th, 2006)
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (March 20th, 2006)
Saints Row (August 29th, 2006)
now count in the fact that the #1 selling game on 360 would be out in 2 months time on November 7th, 2006... Gears of War would weigh in with 4 million copies sold to date.
Now lets move on to numbers of systems
Q4 2005 1.5 million units
Q1 2006 1.7 million units
Q2 2006 1.8 million units
Q3 2006 0.9 million units
Q4 2006 4.4 million units
Q1 2007 0.5 million units
Q2 2007 0.8 million units
Cumulative Totals
to Q2 2007 11.6 million units
well for our purpass we will stop with Q3 2006 soooo 5.9 million units out there
compare that to the current 4.28 million as of June 30, 2007 for PS3 and you see that its a close race with xbox slightly favored but the chips not in yet. (August and Sept are part of Q3 if i recall right)
Resistance: Fall of Man was the first PS3 game to sell over one millon copies.
As of July 9, 2007, MotorStorm has sold more than one million copies becoming #2 to reach that goal
So thi issue is how does that all stack up to 360. Xbots are annoying but facts are even worse.
I still contended that ps3 can step up... but we shall see
Larz @ Sep 6th 2007 3:28PM
As a software engineer I just thought I should chip in and say that the PS3 is NOT hard to program for. Anyone who says that is either inexperienced or has not tried it. It is slightly different than programming for 360 and Windows, but not difficult (actually it's pretty neat). Now the thing that IS true is that the English developer kits are better for 360 than the PS3... Well DUH, a US product's instructions are easier to understand than a Japanese product? Wow, I had no idea there was a language barrier at all!
ShaggyB @ Sep 6th 2007 3:29PM
I will continue.....
1 million mark on a game is generally what is known as a "system seller". Motorstorm selling 1 million units worldwide means that 1/4 of the owners of PS3 have the game.
4 million is known loosely as a "System Mover" It means the demand is so high for this game that it moves systems from the shelves to the homes. Lets look at my prvious post at Q4 for 360 right in the middle of Q4 is Gears of War. 4.4 Million 360s sold!!!. now give its the holidays. Also given its a time when you cant get a Wii and Ps3 arent abundant until after christmas (like january. not sure if thats cudos to sony on shipping or bad sales. id love to see a quarterly break down on sony ps3 sales) The point is 360 sold ruffly what it already had on the market in that set of 3 months. (5.9 out there and then it sold 4.4 more. thats impressive to say the least)
This is what ShowStopper is alude'n to with his comments. So far sony has 2 games that have been legit "system sellers" id wonder how the releases of those spiked sales, regardless hes wondering if anymore will make it this year. (Id call warhawk) and further more hes calling out ps3fanboys to present a game/conditions that will reproduce 360s Q4 2006 sales. So far looking at whats left i dont see it. UT3 first doesnt equate to better nor does it push a system (PC is still coming out this year) Uncharted and Ratchet are nitche games (they wont appeal to all ps3 owners... neither appeal to me personally) and thats it for this year. Will that result in 4.4 sales this christmas. (perhaps the pending 80 gig price drop to 499.99 will help. Who knows.)
Those are the facts people. Take it from a guy who has all three systems and plays each religously... Facts are hard but if games are the way you want to look at it 360 won. if Money is your deciden factor Wii won. If potential gets it done for you PS3 has it, lets see what happens
x silence x @ Sep 6th 2007 3:53PM
@Larz
Make a good game that runs at 60FPS and I'll believe you. I work along side with software engineers who say otherwise. The proof is in the pudding so far.
heh @ Sep 6th 2007 3:57PM
@19
Heavenly Sword got low reviews? Really? Dumbass.
ShaggyB @ Sep 6th 2007 4:19PM
#48, hes probably reffering to IGN's review 70/100 were it said "Heavenly Sword's presentation is stellar and nicely ties the action sequences together, but we just wish that the same amount of care that went into these cutscenes were applied to the game's pacing."
or Eurogamer "No amount of lavish technical polish and drama-filled cut scenes can disguise how it feels to play, and the fact that at its core, the combat doesn't quite cut it. Put simply, it feels like it's trying too hard to be different for the sake of it, and throws all manner of good, well-established ideas out to its detriment. Instead of being a spectacular refinement of what's gone before, Heavenly Sword is a reinvention that doesn't quite pay-off." 70/100
or the Edge magazine that said "It’s worth experiencing for the artistry in its visual flair, excellent cutscenes and one or two inspired directional moments, but as a game? The previous generation God Of War has the definite edge." it was given 60/100
or perhaps Playstation Magazine UK "Though it's mostly good, often excellent and technically spectacular, as a wannabe movie this can't help but fall short of heavenly." 70/100
those are the bad reviews... it got a bunch of good ones too but the ones that were bad were written to damage. If you ask me a 70 is average infact a 60 is worth looking at why it was ranked as low and finding out for yourself.
hes not a dumbass for just reading the bad reviews, hes a dumbass for not reading the good ones (1up, GameDaily, Game informer, EGM, Play, and Gamepro all liked it with 80/100 or higher) Most agree its not God of War, but its a good game that will give Ps3 owners something to enjoy and thats the whole point.
mrportuguesse_1 @ Sep 6th 2007 4:20PM
i hate kittens but i also hate PS3 game delays... i dont know where i stand on this.
navstar @ Sep 6th 2007 4:36PM
They must need the extra time to fill up all that Blu-Ray®™ space!
Maybe the Cell Processor®™ is just too powerful to be harnessed by mere humans.
Le Mayor @ Sep 6th 2007 7:05PM
i got a question for all XBOX 360 owners here...
why do you care how well the ps3 does or does not do?
John @ Sep 6th 2007 10:45PM
Once again, "TRUTH" (your name is an oxymoron-- look it up in the dic.) manages to not state anything resembling truth. Steven C. made the best observation-- a few weeks isn't enough to fix anything. No, there's something creepy in the mix here, and Egster pointed it out, though he falsely claimed that it should be played on a low-dynamic PC monitor anyways. Those crazy PC kids...
Darklord says that Microsoft paying to score ps3 delays is a "legitimate tactic."
Sure, it's legitimate. Business is war, right? But maybe Dark' meant that it's legitimate because if you were the manufacturer of a $300 piece of crap, you would be justified in shelling out even more of your money (not that it matters) to delay your enemy's games, in the name of saving your sorry ass one more time. It's also a variant on propaganda and disinformation, something Microsoft spends money on like a drunk at a titty bar.
ryano says: "yeah you can play with a keyboard and mouse, but that's another purchase you might as well get it on PC."
He really said that. As if $40 for keyboard and mouse is the equivelent of $1200 for a gaming PC (and no, you cannot play this game at ps3 quality on a $600 computer). And then the moronic comment that Uncharted and R&C are not system movers.
Oh, wait, what's that? What's that I hear?
OH! It's the sound of xboys on ps3fanboy, and they always get on here when we're talking about an fps! That's just statistics. ps3fanboy, if they have any database at all, could corroborate that statistically, more xbox360 users post more negative comments on blogs relating to fps games than any other genre.
I don't understand why TheSh0wstopper keeps getting on here... dude, you have a 360, go play it. Or... ma bad... is it... "in the shop?"
ShaggyB, Home is already revolutionary. There is no Home in X-Land.
Tards and Trolls: a new game, which has been in beta for some time, featuring the creepiest monsters you've ever seen! The game works like this: Tards and trolls post goofy comments to ps3fanboy, and ps3fanboys have to shoot them down!
The major criticism leveled at this beta game has been that it's too easy. The monsters are too easy to kill by using simple logic, proper spelling and use of apostrophes, and the occasional clever long-winded comment which they should all steal and give to their 10th grade english class as if they wrote it themselves.
There is also a medieval monster called a FlameTard which will constantly check back and see if you have posted a reply to his comment. These monsters stir up a lot of trouble, and gain points by how many people respond to them, by name. They hang around a lot, but they're ultimately no threat once you discover that they are, in fact, eunuchs.
Use the dictionary, tards. And no, you don't even have to read a book. It's online: www.dictionary.com
Time @ Sep 6th 2007 10:50PM
LOL, again the game gets delayed what? a "couple of weeks" and all of a sudden..."ps3 sucks ass"....?..I don't get it..do you people even read the full article or do you just troll the headlines waiting to see something negative and jump on it about how awful the ps3 is and the 360 is a godsend...
its funny whenever you hear a developer having problems with space issues all the 360 fanbot ignore it or try to spin it how its not Microsoft's fault for sticking with a last gen format (could at least added hddvd) .....but when one game gets delayed a mere "few weeks" all the xbots crawl out of their holes screaming about how Sony screwed up and made the cell architecture a bitch to program for.for what?..because a game getting delayed a "few weeks" is an eternity
don't get me wrong the cell is hard to program for and it should have been more developer friendly but this is coming from a ps3 fanboy on a ps3 website...why would 360 owners care? and why would they be here?
I know this has been said a million times before..but why are you here 360 owners?....I could understand potential ps3 buyers waiting for the ps3 to become a worthy purchase but I don't understand people who set their minds on never buying a ps3, and considers the 360 to be far superior and still come here....?..... what purpose...and please leave the whole "I own both systems" thing alone because that is just a clever why to give yourself immunity from being called a troll and sound more legitimate
ShaggyB @ Sep 7th 2007 12:17AM
#53 John:
How is home revolutionary. When do i actually need to build an apartment online and grill hot dogs for my guest. I will give its creative in that PSN needs something but "Revolutionary" nah.
Ive seen second life. Ive seen WoW and I am not impressed with Home in the way of it being a revolutionary step.
I believe it will spice up the ps3 as i dislike the X-mediaBar. (never liked it on PSP to begin with) I would also hope for PSN store to be made perhaps bestbuy-ish, id like to walk in and shop. That would be a good step.
But again its all a personal opinion i suppose.
as to your tards and trolls game... Is it coming out soon or did it get delayed too?
M4NU3L @ Oct 4th 2007 6:42PM
"please...please...please...please...please...please...please...please...please...please...please...PLEASE!!!
FUCK OFF XBOTS!!! GO ON FUCK OFF!! BACK TO THE ROCKS YOU CRAWLED UNDER...WHY OH WHY ARE YOU HERE??? WHY!!!!! I REALLY DONT UNDERSTAND IT??? ARE YOU REALLY THAT IMMATURE AND VICIOUS?? IS THIS WHY CRIME IS SKYROCKETING?? WHY THE FUCKING HATE??? JESUS FUCKING CHRIST YOU BASTARDS ARE RUINING THE INDUSTRY!!
AGAIN...please!" hey shut up because we are just as annoying as they are when we go on xbox fanboy site
creativeguy @ Nov 3rd 2007 8:41AM
ps3 is powerful than xbox 360. no doubt about it. but the games are delayed.sony u better do something ,before its too late. help developers with some sort of middleware which they can feel better to program.otherwise microsoft xbox360 will take more advantage of it.dont loose your trust and reputation of fans around the world.