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Valve's Newell Thinks PS3 Needs To Be "Open Like a Mac"

Posted by Soulskill on from the open-like-something dept.

Eraesr writes "Apparently Valve boss Gabe Newell thinks the PS3 needs to be more of an open platform, drawing a comparison to Apple's Mac platform. In an interview with 5BY5.TV, he said he would like to see the PS3 be 'open like a Mac' instead of being 'more closed like a Gamecube.' 'Platform investments, like the Mac, are difficult because you have to be aware of what direction that platform is moving,' Newell said, referring to the firm's recent move onto Macs with its titles and distribution service Steam. 'We need to target platforms that do a better job of looking like where we want to be in a few years.'"

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  1. Mac.. open? by d_jedi · · Score: 1, Troll

    Wait.. what?!

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  2. Re:Like a Mac. A Big Mac? by ArundelCastle · · Score: 0, Troll

    Who has a neck like that? Seriously dude.

    Someone that makes a lot more money than you. I'm just guessing.

  3. Re:His assesment is accurate... by h4rr4r · · Score: 0, Troll

    I bought it in the store, costs the same as every other version. Had to grab the binary from ID's site though.

    This was not free you little dummy, I paid full fucking price for it. Deal with it your wrong. OSX might have more commercial software, but it is not the most open OS with commercial consumer software.

    Here is another list of similar consumer software I bought for linux:
    Doom 3
    Vmware Workstation
    Nero
    UT2004
    Postal 2 (will soon be getting Postal 3)

  4. Re:Apple isn't really open source. by Wovel · · Score: 0, Troll

    Seriously? Go back to bed.

  5. Re:His assesment is accurate... by Wovel · · Score: 0, Troll

    I love your cute little list of antiquated games that proves my point. Throwing in VMware Workstation (Free) and Nero (If you paid for it, your a sucker) was very cute too! So you bought the Windows version in the store? You seem to be getting upset, probably because you know you are really reaching.

    I have nothing at all against Linux. I am simply a realist. I have continuously used Linux since I first installed SLS in 1992. I have deployed thousands of Linux servers and have tried every single distribution that people thought could be a real desktop alternative. It is still not there, maybe one day...

  6. Re:Apple isn't really open source. by sammyF70 · · Score: 0, Troll

    woah .. someone addicted to Jobs Reality Distortion Field? At least GP has a bed that's not under a bridge, troll.

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  7. Re:His assesment is accurate... by Wovel · · Score: 0, Troll

    Did you read anything that came up in google? You stand corrected and I accept your apology.