How Long Is the PLAYSTATION 3 Orange Box Delayed?

GameStop has released a new flyer on their website for Valve's upcoming The Orange Box. The flyer states that on October 9, 2007, The Orange Box will be released for the PC and Xbox 360. There is however no mention of the PLAYSTATION 3 version of the game. Even though it is delayed, it should have some mention in there.

Read on.

[Bloodmask]

It doesn't really matter. Because Valve has already stated that the "Source Engine" which this game runs on was running great on the 360 architecture. And Valve made both the PC "and" the 360 version.

They dumped off the "port" to EA. Valve has already stated that the PS3 version uses none of the SPU's. So this game will not be "optimized" for the PS3 architecture at all. And will most likely suffer from frame rate issues as most other "ports" to PS3 from EA do.

Just another example of 3rd parties not "fully" supporting the PS3 because of it's small install base where they will see the least amounts of profit.

[Douche]

The Orange Box is coming out in December for the PS3. And it's just stereotypcal that someone like you would make such speculations of how the game will be. Such flawed reasoning. It's really sad on your part. I hope you're conscious of that. Maybe then you can grow up.

Edit: Btw Bloodmask, I like how you took tid bits of information and spun it all around to match your explanation. For one, the Valve developer who mentioned that the PS3 was not using the SPUs said that in amazement. He said that the PS3 version is running the game without even needing to access the SPUs at this point. That is damn well impressive when you also know that Valve almost maxed out the Xbox 360's hardware in development. That same developer stated that they have pushed the 360 to about 93-94% of its potential while they are still unaware of how much power the PS3 has in itself to harness. But like I said before, it was unfortunately obvious to see a post like yours first to hit the comments section.

[DJ]

"For the 360 version of the game, we can probably say we are using around 93-94% of the console’s power given our current optimization. With the PS3, we can’t exactly say what power cap we reached, since no developer really knows where the boundary is for the PS3."

[Double-Edged]

If it's delayed for a long time.
I'm expecting prolly more maps.

[jaaz]

What happened, couldn't find any more anti-PS3 articles for you to submit today so you are forced to make unfounded and unsupported assumptions about how HL2, etc. will play on the PS3? Must be a slow anti-PS3 news day...

[Witty Comment]

You do know that that was "an anonymous developer", right?

You also know that "quote" was taken from a forum post, that was completely debunked by the entire intarwebs?

[Douche]

That quote was from an on-the-phone interview between PSU and a developer from Valve. And it wasn't debunked. The article was removed from PSU because it was released unofficially on the site. I'm confused by how you missed that.

[CyberSentinel]

At least the DS3 version didn't drag us down with it, THIS TIME!
(GTA4)

I'm sure in EA's hands it will be WELL TAKEN CARE OF.

Muhaha-haha!

[kreetah]

Can you say Short Sighted?
How many 360's were sold on release day that dev's flocked to it? Must has been none if you go by this criteria.

[Zhuk]

also it must be said that the PS3 is a poorly designed games machine that isnt optimized for easy game development like the Xbox 360 which means that it costs more to develop on the PS3 for less results which is why you see poor quality ports.

If we ever see the PS3 version of the Orange Box it will be inferior to the Xbox 360 version

[skynidas]

i've submitted some alternative sources to gamespot, gamestop and Ign and every site states that the orange box for the ps3 is going to be released on december 11

[IRONMAN_X57]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOO

[Double-Edged]

problem solved.. and you'll be saying..

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww wwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeedddd

[mighty_douche]

half-life is and will always be better on pc! sorry. im still gonna pick up a ps3 copy tho lol.

edit: no i mean the PC, 100fps at 1080p PC!!

[Chris_GTR1]

lol.... u mean half life is always better on pc/360

[skynidas]

well ps3 owners have a lot of games to play while waiting for the orange box like haze, R&C, Assassins Credd, COD4, Rock Band, Uncharted, GT5 prologue, etc

[The Dude]

It so nice not having to wait after a game is released. Orange Box this week. :) Jump In.

[synce]

That sucks. I wanted to play it on a console that actually works. (My 360's been at repairs for almost 2 months now.)

[Thugbot187]

looks like your the only one that get's this treatment. Most everyone gets cash back or it repaired in about 2 weeks.

[MikeGdaGod]

try a month

[Chug]

I would be on the phone raising hell if I was you. I got red-ringed for the 2nd time about 2 months ago, and it took about 2 weeks to get one back.

[Snukadaman]

2 and a half weeks at the most for me. hey wait a minute..scottie dont even have a xobx gamertag...lol what a friggan troll.

[sak500]

Whats your gamer tag btw? Lets see why would MS target you only for taking 2 months. Did u tell them that you were sony fanboi?

[funkysolo]

You should look first and had a replacement console like a PS3

[sticky doja]

If it has been 2 months now (I actually don't believe you, but if...) you need to call and gripe at customer service. They will send you a new game for your troubles. I had my choice between PGR3, Kameo and Perfect Dark Zero when it took them a week to send out my coffin to me. Even with that it only took 3 weeks to get my system back from the first time I called them.

[ngg12345]

I hate these stupid rumours that aren't true. The killzone 2 rumor coming out 12/31/2007 which is false, and now this one. The date has already been confirmed that ps3 version is coming out 5 weeks after xbox 360 version. This is already confirmed

[unlimited]

its delayed?? didnt we already know this?? why bother to post this up again?we will be getting it so it doenst matter..rachet and clank and folkore will keep us entertain..then we uncharted..and unreal if it comes out..i wouldnt be to worry orange box will come out after the 360 version..

[zonetrooper5]

I'm getting the PC version anyways, be the best version of them all.

[stuntman_mike]

its well known that gabe newell hates ps3 anyways, also if ea is doing the port you can cross that off your christmas list as it will be a bad conversion (going on previous ports)

also EA's main concern is with the Wii at the moment so ps3 will be at the bottom of thier to do list most probably.

[original seed]

By that time 360 fans will be playing something else......Mass Effect maybe.

[Double-Edged]

me

[SWORDF1SH]

you mean you'll be playin yet again another fps.

[gEnKiE]

If their was one game that I didn't want to see delayed, it was this one and Unreal Tournament 3. Now their both delayed and its starting to get really annoying. I love my PS3 but these delays are getting ridiculous.....wtf developers?....Im not so disappointing with UT3 because their putting stuff with the ps3 version that they previously said couldn't be done on the system, but how long are they going to keep delaying HL2?

[OmegaKulu]

meh HL and TF2 is all about PC

[ActionBastard]

Many, myself included, are still going to buy it. It doesn't matter who gets it first. 360 owners will be happy. PS3 owners will be happy. If it wasn't coming out at all, then I'd be upset.

[Nameless]

The Prophecy of a company delaying almost every single game at least once before it comes out is coming true.

[jaja1434]

Not to bash but if I was a PS3 owner I would be damm annoyed at the, too frequent, delays. But not about this game, I'm pretty sure everyone's already played and beaten HL2 already...Though TF is quite fun.

[mighty_douche]

its like a month, not the end of the world. doesnt make me enjoy a game less because i know someones played it sooner than me.

[jaja1434]

I never said it did...I said, well you can reread what I said.
Its the same for the 360, its a bit annoying that they have push Mass Effect 5 months or so past it original date.

In any event it doesn't change the fact that 2 systems got it first when really there should be no reason for it. We don't live in a patient world.

[BLACKJACK VII]

"... its a bit annoying that they have push Mass Effect 5 months or so past it original date."

WRONG.

BIOWARE & M$ *NEVER* OFFICALLY ANNOUNCED A RELEASE DATE FOR MASS EFFECT UNTIL E3 2007 = NOVEMBER 20TH 2007. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MASS EFFECT SINCE B4 E3 2006 & FOLLOWED IT EVER SINCE. THERE WAS CONSTANT INTERNET RUMOR & SPECULATION, BUT *NEVER* A CONFIRMED DATE FROM BIOWARE.

TRY AGAIN.

[Makroyale]

What is more annoying is that they're ports and usually not as good as the 360 one.

I own both, but I'll wait for some definitive proof that one is better than the other.

I own a Pioneer 60" 1080p Kuro plasma and PC games do not look anywhere as close to as good on it than PS3/360 games do.

[Vicophine]

PS3 owners, like myself, will be getting many good games this fall/winter to care about minor games such as this. Haze, CoD4, GH3, Rock Band, Uncharted, etc.

[Nameless]

All of those are multiplatform & coming to the 360 aside from Uncharted with Haze being a "Timed Exclusive".

[DJ]

I'd be surprised if it was timed; if so, it'll probably stay exclusive for 6 months.

[gamesR4fun]

Even so cant say Im hyped about this game TF been done b4 HL is a riot but I think everyone who wants has it already no? and portal looks lame 2me. But still a great value pack combined and its great to see they got it working well on the 360 just hope to see it at least = on the ps3. That and the online better b neer flawless ;) Damn it b nice to get a little cross platform going on the consoles esp if HL supports keyboard and mouse.
edit ya know its never gonna happen but it b a blast.

ps remember dont feed the trolls

[TheMART]

Again a game delayed... Jees Sony is really proving the new punchline: 'This is waiting!'. It's getting pretty sad Sony.

[Vicophine]

Yeah, cause you know that Sony owns Valve.

-End Sarcasm-

I'm almost positive Haze is PS3 exclusive because on the PSN Haze Video, Dave Doak says "Exlusively on Playstation 3" notice how he doesn't say "This Christmas".

[Pika-pie]

When is the 360 getting Haze/UT3??? ~Crickets~

Yeah it sucks that its delayed. Games get delayed all the time. Including 360 games!

The only difference is whenever its a PS3 game its just a chance for the 360 bots to emerge from the woodwook spouting comments like 'Delaystation' and 'This is waiting'.

Get a freeking life you bunch a loosers.

[Vicophine]

360 gets UT3 late 08' PS3 gets its early 08 or even this December.

[Chris_GTR1]

yea but thats because sony payed them to do that. they even said so at e3 that they made a deal with them....bastards..i bet they have the 360 version just sitting there already done.

[DarkArcani]

The PS3 supports user mods. The 360 doesn't yet. UT is very big with modding. That's why it is going to the PS3 first. Not because of money.

[BLACKJACK VII]

D3LAY3D B3YOND

[DarkArcani]

Like that hasn't been said like 100,000 times before.

[zonetrooper5]

Anyone who has played the PC version of Half Life 2 will know that its best on the PC and no you don't need a £2000 computer to run it at its full specs. Jeez, console fans.

[rosko486]

Not to mention the fact that you could have been playing the TF2 beta for the last 3 weeks if you bought it on PC.

[ironflag555]

wouldnt be suprising if microsoft is paying game developers to delay ps3 games

[Ri0tSquad]

guess im picking this one up for 360.

[sajj316]

If you have a 360, get it this month. If you have the PS3, you'll need to get it in December. That's all that is important. Actually, enjoy this time with the 360 vs. PS3 talk. Enjoy the 'delaystation' ribs. Enjoy the negativity. It will all come to a sudden halt.

[zonetrooper5]

I ordered the Orange Box off play.com so no beta for me but from what I have heard, its gonna be a great game. Only 2 more weeks until its comes out, gonna rule and Ironflag, arent you just ironman x57. Sigh, better not do that when this site gets out of the beta stage.

[Lex Luthor]

No suprises. It's a shame really, 360 would of had UT3 and Haze this year if sony didn't PAY to keep them timed exclusives. I bet the 360 version of UT3 is finished and waiting for release but the PS3 is holding it back.

And hears me thinking Sony doesn't pay for exclusives.

[BLACKJACK VII]

EXACTLY.

FONY = THE KING OF FUD

D3LAY3D B3YOND

[Vip3r]

I bought this on PC because of the controls, dedicated servers, cheaper price, EA suck and I get to play TF2 as soon as it's finished downloading. Can't wait.

[TheMART]

Ah well UT3 is delayed on the PS3 also to the beginning of 2008. The 360 and PC version won't be that much later, guess spring 2008. So 2 to 4 months of exclusivity. Enjoy that one game Sony fanboys. The rest is delayed, over and over again.

[FrostyMelon]

What flier were they looking at? The one on their website states 12/12
http://www.gamestop.com/gs/...

[ElementX]

I guarantee that the PS3 version of Orange Box is inferior in every way. I own both consoles but definitely preordered for 360. There's no telling how bad Orange Box will be on PS3, but seriously, the 360 version will be superior. PS3 fans get the EA produced version for their system, I bet it runs like Madden ;-)

Also, don't give me any crap saying "Haze with pwn Orange Box" because it simply isn't true. I want Haze as much as the rest of you, however Half Life is a proven franchise and two of the best games of all time.

[Vip3r]

I agree fully with that which is why I bought the PC verison and I get to play TF2 now.

XD

[stuntman_mike]

i think the thing that bothers most of us ps3 owners, its not the extra wait but if the conversion is any good.
i dont mind waiting that extra month if the game was gonna be as good and maybe with some extra features but time and time again they turn out like a poor relation.

[gogators]

team fortress is going to be like? I know that there has been a little bit of discussion across the internet, but how tight will this game really be? Still for 60 bucks, I just don't think I can pass this up.

[ElementX]

You'd have to be stupid to pass this up. Just don't get PS3 version.

[DJ]

stop being a biased fanatic. All three versions are identical.

[Rybnik]

DJ, seen any footage of the PS3 verison??

[Rybnik]

Has anyone seen footage of the PS3 version?

[tomfoolery]

are some sorry motherfvckers.
The PS3 is painfully retarded to develop on.

My 360 has performed perfectly since launch just in case some lame Sonyboy wants to bring up reliability issues.

[Rybnik]

I don't want to knock you man, you are lucky. My launch-ish (jan 06') 360 RROD'd last night for the first time. I guess no PGR4 for me till' its repaired. I am now more than ever happy I have a PS3 too.

[sniddles]

you know, if anyone here believes that a game running on the source engine, an engine that my 3 YEAR OLD PC 2/XP2900 and X800 runs fine.
If you believe that this maxes out the 360, or uses 93 to 94 PERCENT of it's CAPABILITY, whereas said PC won't even ATTEMPT a game like Bioshock.

I feel bad for you. B/C you obviously are INCAPABLE of using your fricking head...

Also, i like how everyone blames the developers every time a game doesn't run as well as on 360, or when games CONSTANTLY, and EVERY DAY get delayed.

How about you blame your PS3...

[DJ]

Forza 2
Mass Effect
Too Human
Unreal Tournament
Virtua Fighter 5
Fatal Inertia
etc.

It happens to all systems.

"an engine that my 3 YEAR OLD PC 2/XP2900 and X800 runs fine." Well, the Source Engine for Half-Life 2 and its successors was released in November 2004, almost exactly 3 years ago. That means your PC was actually very good for its time.

The 360 architecture has a lot of flaws and performance bottlenecks, which is why it barely matches the performance of last-year PCs from a CPU perspective. Bioshock however utilizes brand new shader technology that didn't exist back in 2004, tech that both the 360 and PS3 are capable of.

[QuackPot]

There's a delay. It's the end of the world.

Only for fanboys.

Like, it's not an exclusive so the game is coming to the Ps3. What's the big deal?

Again, ONLY FOR THE FANBOYS.

Unless the developers CLEARLY say it's to fix or complete a game, likely they are waiting for the right time to release the game - ie. when there's a larger install base to improve your sales and increase your profits.

After 2008, delays will be rare as important developers will have 2 years experience with programming for the Ps3 and of course, there'll be a large install base.

[gnothe1]

quackpot, developers have had more than 1 year to work with the PS3. things will get better for the PS3 over time!! an so will things for the 360, an with that being said I think the PS3 will always lag behind 360 in terms of gaming performance!!

for DJ

The 360 architecture has a lot of flaws and performance bottlenecks, which is why it barely matches the performance of last-year PCs from a CPU perspective. Bioshock however utilizes brand new shader technology that didn't exist back in 2004, tech that both the 360 and PS3 are capable of.

would you please shut up!! you try an sound like you know what your talking about when you clearly dont!! if thew 360 suffers flaws an bottlenecks the PS3 suffers from bottle giraffe necks!!

[kreetah]

Glad to know Miscrosoft would never do anything like that - LOL

[batman2million]

back in the days, I would always get a multi platform game for the xbox instead of my ps2- one reason is b/c my xbox hard drive always had so much more memory on it then my ps2 memory card.

Not b/c, I hate sony blah blah blah! I still love my ps2, but, that isn't the case for the ps3 or 360 n e more. For instance, madden, if i had a choice, I'd pick up the 360 version over the ps3 and that means more money in MS pocket.

Now I want orange box, bad! I love HL, I played TF 1 to death! And i'd love to play it on my big screen without having to worry about it being able to play on my computer! And if there WAS a choice, to get it in ps3 or 360- I would have gotten it for the system in which it would have preformed better on- but its coming out in 360 1st! so I am gonna get that! Thn there is no need for me to get the ps3 version - games aren't cheap man. And this is bad for sony!

they are loosing potential customers this way!!

[Adamalicious]

It's funny. I JUST saw an Orange Box commercial during Game Head that said "coming October 10th" and showed the Playstation 3 logo at the bottom. I was like "isn't that coming in December"?

I hope that the PS3 version lives up to the Half-Life legacy and, well, doesn't suck. I'd just get it on 360, but I want to play TF2 online and I don't want to pay for XBL anymore. I don't think that Valve would be OK with the PS3 version not being up to snuff, they have really high standards when it comes to quality and I'm sure the 2 extra months are being spent making sure the game meets them. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

[sniddles]

DJ says: "The 360 architecture has a lot of flaws and performance bottlenecks, which is why it barely matches the performance of last-year PCs from a CPU perspective. Bioshock however utilizes brand new shader technology that didn't exist back in 2004, tech that both the 360 and PS3 are capable of."

wow,, So, if the 360 were as bottlenecked as you say, then i'd bet it'd be the version that's delayed. But it's not, and, in the real world PS3 is actually bottlenecked pretty bad, thus the reason why games are usually delayed for it, whereas the 360 version is out on shelves, not saying 360 has no bottlenecks either (everything does), but, honestly From just this past couple weeks i can name Orange box and stranglehold. I've also read that UT3 is already about done on 360 (PC to 360 is pretty straightforward), but we'll have to wait until after the DELAYED PS3 version to ever see it (thanks PS3)...

Also, 360's CPU is no slouch. But no console CPU (io) is going to be as good as even a dual core OoO CPU.

It ain't just a river in Egypt...

[thereapersson]

Holy crap, is this thread a 360 fanboy orgy or what? I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that this is to push the PS3 version closer to the holiday season, because why else is it delayed only a month? Sounds fishy to me, and far from a major development issue here...

I know i'm gonna get disagrees for this because anyone who says anything positive and constructive about the PS3 gets an assload of them.

[rowdy 1]

becasue the ps3 version is being made in europe, and they get some of the software equipment 2 to 3 wks after the devlopers in the states get theirs that's all.

[sak500]

HAHAHAHHAHA LOL

Its as funny as the excuse lombart or some guy gave for when HL2 was delayed, that it was cuz hackers stole the code.

[UltramanJ]

For me there's no acceptable reason why the PS3 version is hitting more than two months after the 360 version. This bullcrap never happened in previous generations! EA seriously needs to get it's act together with the PS3 instead of being lazy and only worrying about the 360 versions. PS3 owners should wise up and refuse to buy any EA games that arent up to par.