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Valve Hoping For 360/PC Play, Scared of PS3 Online
Valve's movement to the console space has been slow, but this year will see the release of Half-Life 2 on both the 360 and PS3. They seem to be having mixed reactions to that move. On the one hand (according to CVG), they're very much hoping that 360/PC crossplay will be possible for their upcoming Team Fortress 2. On the other hand (according to Game Informer and 1up), their reaction to the PS3's online component is one of fear. Valve's Marketing representative Doug Lombardi: "PS3 is brand new and PS3's online is kind of scary so we're hoping that EA is going to be a strong partner for us. (laughs) It's always the scariest thing when it's not all yours. With the PC it's all ours, Steam is all ours, code's ours, game's ours. On 360 we're making it, we've made it before, we know what the Live thing is, although it's Microsoft's so we kind of know it. PS3 we're not building it, we haven't made a PS3 title before, and we don't really know what PS3 online really is. It's always the devil you don't know that you're the most scared of."
I have to say, that when I don't know someone/something, I am typically very open minded and positive. Whereas, approaching an entity I know I can't trust (like MS) I am always very nervous.
Sometimes the best solution is to stop wasting time looking for an easy solution.
Just because there's better players then you doesn't mean they all take it way too seriously.
A mouse and keyboard has *serious* advantages over a gamepad, whether you're serious or not. A mouse allows extremely fast and accurate aiming, and a keyboard allows for 100+ buttons.
Something like the Phantom Lapboard would be nice - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_Lapboard
Unfortunately, while it is an actual product that has been shown, it's from a really shitty company with a CEO that is under investigation by the SEC. Who knows if you'll ever be able to get one.
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