We've heard it before - Gabe doesn't like the PS3 - heck, he didn't like the X360 at first either - but in an interview with Edge Blog - he takes another swing.

And this one is pretty damned succinct:
Edge: A while ago you said that you thought Sony should do a 'do-over' with PS3. Do you still think that?

GN: Absolutely. I think [PS3 is] a waste of everybody’s time. Investing in the Cell, investing in the SPE gives you no long-term benefits. There’s nothing there that you’re going to apply to anything else. You’re not going to gain anything except a hatred of the architecture they’ve created. I don’t think they’re going to make money off their box. I don’t think it’s a good solution.

Ouch!  When cornered about his initial position on the X360 platform - in which he lambasted multicore support - he clarified his new position.  Essentially, had multicore ended up being a solution only for the 360 - he wouldn't have acquiesced.  However, considering where Intel has gone with multicore - moving away from single-core production as the 'holy grail' - it makes development sense for Valve to spend the time and energy on building tech for the platform.

The Takeaway:  Gabe thinks Sony's proprietary platform architecture = teh suck for developers who have to spend an inordinate amount of time porting to the platform for an impaired player experience.  Luckily for Gabe - EA is throwing some of their own PS3 code ninjas at the problem for The Orange Box release.

I wonder if others feel the same?  If you're a developer, and have PS3 experience - let us know your thoughts - even off the record

Source: Edge Blog