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Left 4 Dead confirmed as PC/360 exclusive photo

It's over the caterwauling of Nick Chester that I write this, the man's heart has been broken, and as you might suspect, it's all the fault of a few zombies. You see, in spite of rumors that Left 4 Dead would be ported to the PS3 being denied by Valve themselves (which in the grand scheme of things is like confirmation from On High) Nick, in his childlike optimism, held out hope.  Now I, in league with Valve, am here to crush those hopes.

In a recent trip to Valve Studios, the fine folks at OXM were informed in no uncertain terms that as far as consoles are concerned, the Xbox 360 will be the only one to get a port. Heading up development for the 360 version of Left 4 Dead is Certain Affinity, a small developer responsible for much of the Halo 2 and 3 DLC. Considering their demonstrably excellent work, I couldn't be more pleased.

According to Valve the 360 version still has a bit of work left to be done before they can put the proverbial baby to bed, however they did reveal some information regarding Left 4 Dead's multiplayer features on the 360.  While four player coop and eight player four-on-four versus matches will be supported via Live or system link (does anyone actually do that?) Valve has neglected to comment on whether split-screen multiplayer, something seriously lacking in games today, will be available.

[Via NEOGaf -- Thanks, Adam] 








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covah's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 14:31
covah
not that surprising. The head honcho at valve (forgot his name) has been bashing the PS3 since day one.
nademagnet's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 14:32
nademagnet
My screens better be slipt or I will burn it to the ground!

CoD4 pisses me off for that very reason... and it's the only reason...

Speaking of XBL anyone got Jack Thompson's gamertag yet?
heyricochet's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 14:33
heyricochet
System link is awesome when you live in the same apartment with 3 360s. Playing GOW with system link in the same room is spectacular.
Tino's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 14:33
Tino
Not on PC?
RaiRed's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 14:34
RaiRed
PCs where it's at for this game anyway. I assume it'll be much easier to direct or whatever with the PC and the whole Mouse/Keyboard yada yada.
Lastrite's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 14:37
Lastrite
The PS3 Source engine obviously isn't up to scratch.
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 14:37
Bob Muir
Yeah, it's worth hanging out with friends around two TVs and two 360s just for the live interaction and party atmosphere. That being said, I'd assume there would be four-player split-screen, since I can't imagine them expecting you to hook-up more than two systems at once; there's usually the option for that, but I never see it done.
PrinceofCannedPeaches's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 14:39
PrinceofCannedPeaches
Omigod. When I saw the headline I about freaked out. Thought you meant it would only be out on X360. PCs have been spared, thank god. Valve has not betrayed its masters.
Nyteshade's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 14:39
Nyteshade
@covah
That's Gabe Newell your talking about.

@Tino
It's coming out on PC first.
DryvBy's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 14:40
DryvBy
Horrible news. Just horrible. I have to play a great game on a bugged out, red-ringing console. I'm starting to hate Valve. PC gamer was just hyping me up for this game, now I have to pay $60 for the dumbed down console version. Very niiice.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 14:41
Samit Sarkar
Did the PS3 kill Gabe Newell’s kid or something? He seems to spew nothing but vitriol when asked about it. It’s a damn shame.
BlackDove's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 14:41
BlackDove
Yeah, I can see it being like this. Valve has proved completely incapable of doing anything on the PS3, and they're largely disorganised just default PC wise (dear GOD it took over 9000 years to get Episode 2 out and Portal with it) that I just can't blame them.

I like their shit, and if this gets them "there" faster, then fuck the PS3.
moocow21's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 14:45
moocow21
If this game turns out good, which I'm being a bit cautious to expect, I'll probably get it on PC anyways.
Dan CiTi's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 14:47
Dan CiTi
WTF are you talking about dubbed-down console version.
Narishma's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 14:47
Narishma
Most ports of PC games don't have split screen so I wouldn't hold my breath.
katz's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 14:47
katz
Let me guess, it's a first person shooter?
I lost any respect i had for Valve 10 days ago.
Long before this news.
I simply realized I don't like anything about their games. At least not since I played the Prince of Persia trilogy and Assassin's Creed.
K1ng isamu's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 14:50
K1ng isamu
@PrinceofCannedPeaches: same here
winojesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 14:50
winojesus
yeaaaaah. suck it bs3, who needs bru rays .
WHO?
WHOOOO?
winojesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 14:51
winojesus
@katz.
i think you might be a tad confused.
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 14:52
ArrestedDeveloper
PS3 gets haze, 360 gets left 4 dead, but which will be better? ah who am I kidding, we all know left 4 dead will be better.
drMario1337's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 14:57
drMario1337
Thats good. Im happy.
-PL-'s Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 14:59
-PL-
Fortunately I have a PC and a PS3, so I get pretty much all of the Xbox 360 games and PS3 games.
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 15:01
AngelsDontBurn
GOD I WANT IT SO BAD!
Endstiem's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 15:04
Endstiem
Team Fortress 2 suffered from not having spilt screen on the 360, and I'm not holding out hope for this either.
deiga-the-semivaliant's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 15:04
deiga-the-semivaliant
Wait, Valve is directly developing the game? I was under the impression that this was an 'official' mod supported by the company as a publisher.
B-Radicate's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 15:04
B-Radicate
This is one of my most anticipated titles of 2008. The zombie slaying can't come soon enough.
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 15:07
vexed alex
PC elitism! Whoooooooo!
Uther's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 15:09
Uther
@ArrestedDeveloper
I sure don't know it.
katz's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 15:11
katz
@ winojesus not in the slightest.
I already deleted all traces of the Orange Box on my pc 10 days ago.
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 15:12
Snaileb
Poor Nick. Ah well... sorry PS3 crowd, that really sucks. Hope they dont fuck it up for the Xbox people.
katz's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 15:13
katz
also i didn't like Portal and no one ever did answer me what exactly is great about it?
Trev's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 15:14
Trev
I like the concept of this game and the zombie animations looked awesome, but the humans looked like sliding gun turrets, firing didn't seem to have any recoil and it sounded like everyone had cap guns. Serious case of floating gun syndrome.

If they fix that, I'll be interested.
Jetsetlemming's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 15:22
Jetsetlemming
Left4Dead is being developed by Turtle Rock studios, the same studio that made the new models and updated maps for Counterstrike: Source. Valve is overseeing the game's creation, and in fact owns Turtle Rock. The PC version and 360 port are intended to launch simultaneously, and the release date is planned sometime in Fall 2008.
dafusion's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 15:22
dafusion
wow the headline freaked me out too!
vp360's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 15:38
vp360
it better be......
BlindsideDork's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 15:39
BlindsideDork
Anyone who is disappointed in this game or TF2 not having split-screen is...well get over it. Layms
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 15:40
Cheeburga
YES!!
Drift64's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 15:50
Drift64
You dtoid you should change the title of this post because I almost fainted that this game would only come out on 360 and not for the pc.... But lucky it is still coming out for pc.
T9X's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 15:51
T9X
@katz
WTF are you talking about?What does POP and AC have to do with Valve?Thats like saying you dont like Bioware since you started playing Guitar Hero and Rock Band
savagesaladin's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 15:55
savagesaladin
If they fuck people like they did on TF2 for 360, then fuck them I'm not getting. I got fucked so hard on that one it still hurts.
Qais Fulton's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 15:56
Qais Fulton
Sorry about the headline guys, it's been changed.
GuitarAtomik's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 16:14
GuitarAtomik
Can't wait for this game! Zombies 4 life!
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 16:15
mix
Will be buying on PC! FNF!?
mechadamuramu's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 16:15
mechadamuramu
System link is awesome. We played 12 player Halo 3 system link with three 360s at my buddies place out in the country. He doesn't even have XBOX live gold because there is no Cable or DSL out there. We were all pissed that CoD 4 doesn't allow more than 2 users per XBOX 360 on system link even though there is 4 player splitscreen on one without linking.

Multiplayer is a huge thing that can make or break games. Hopefully this one will have just as much capability as Halo 3. Honestly the lack of these options made me not want to buy CoD 4 and just borrow the disk instead.
Daynger777's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 16:17
Daynger777
Yeah TF2's severe lack of options still keeps me up at night. If the PC version kicks the 360's ass on yet another badass game I may never recover. This game looks so pimp. But if it only has 4 maps and I have to wait months to pay to download a few more maps... I won't be held responsible for my actions, (but it will involve a flaming bag of dog shit and Valve's doorstep.)
Itchy Tasty's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 16:20
Itchy Tasty
This game looks so fast paced I wonder how it will work on a gamepad. They might have to slow it down or something for it to be even remotely playable. Hopefully they don't ruin the 360 version as that's the only way I could play this game.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 16:27
Sharpless
In before PC elitis- Oh. Nevermind.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 16:28
Samit Sarkar
Waitaminute...doesn’t Nick have a 360?
xper's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 16:29
xper
we TOTALLY need to set up FNF's for this game on Steam
Fugue's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2008 16:49
Fugue
Damnit, split-screen is a make or break thing for me with this game. I do most of my multiplayer shooter playing on LAN days with friends, and if they can do at last to people on a box with this I can pretty much guarantee we'll buy a few copies.
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