Valve Boss Calls The PS3 'A Total Disaster', Just As It Ships 2 Million

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If you think we've been too harsh on Sony's next generation console, then wait till you hear what Valve's Gabe Newell thinks about the PlayStation 3! Despite the fact that the studio plans to bring its famed Half-Life 2 series to the PS3 later this year, in addition to the Xbox 360, Newell said that the PlayStation 3 is "a total disaster" and predicted that Nintendo's Wii will win the next-gen console battle - surpassing even the Xbox 360 in sales by the end of 2007.

Reporting on the big guy's talks with the Game Informer magazine, MCV writes that Newell even suggested that Sony should stop selling the console and give up on convincing people to develop for it. We can only speculate as to how much irony was infused in his statements... But here's the full quote, if you'd rather judge for yourself:

"The PS3 is a total disaster on so many levels, I think It's really clear that Sony lost track of what customers and what developers wanted. I'd say, even at this late date, they should just cancel it and do a 'do over'. Just say, 'This was a horrible disaster and we're sorry and we're going to stop selling this and stop trying to convince people to develop for it.'

The happy story is the Wii. I'm betting that by Christmas of next year, the Wii has a larger installed base than the 360. Other people think I'm crazy. I really like everything that Nintendo is doing."

But to give Sony what's rightfully theirs, we should also point out that, by now, they shipped 2 million PlayStation 3 consoles worldwide, half of which were allocated to Japan alone. Moreover, Sony claims that the PS3 has been the fastest console ever to reach the 2 million unit milestone, and the company still intends to meet its target of 6 million units shipped by the end of March 2007 (that should include the European launch).

Funny thing is, even if they manage to ship 6 million units during this timeframe, they only estimate to sell 4.5 million PlayStation 3 units by the end of March. Am I the only one who thinks there's something wrong with the big picture?