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[[File:OB360.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Cover art for the {{360|1}} version of {{TOB|1}}.]]
The {{360|4}} port of '''{{TOB|4}}''' was released at the same time as the PC version, but has not received any of the engine updates from over the years. While the {{360|1}} port was handled in-house by Valve, the {{PS3|1}} version was ported by [[w:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]] and released later in December 2007. 

The PS3 port of Orange Box usually suffered from occasional frame drops and inconsistent frame pacing due to poor optimization as at the time, developing games for PS3 in general are usually hard due to [[ WP:Cell Broadband Engine|complex CPU architecture]], which Valve CEO, Gabe Newell once criticized the PS3 for it's extremely difficult when it's come to development and optimizations until the announcement of {{portal2|1}}.{{Cite|1}} The PlayStation 3 port also have audio issues, with 22KHz sounds being played back at 24KHz, causing certain sounds to be high-pitched while other sounds would crackle.{{Cite|3}}

The game can be run on {{xone|1}} hardware, and is rendered at 4K on {{xone|1|nt=0}} and {{XboxXS|1}}.

Like the PC version, all 5 games are included:
*{{hl2|4}} (without Lost Coast)
*{{hl2ep1|4}}
*{{hl2ep2|4}}
*{{portal|4}}
*{{tf2|4}}
==Key differences between Console and PC==
* All games on both consoles still runs on {{Src07}} [[Source 2007]],{{Cite|2}} with various bugs such as [[Dropship]] container gun not able to turn,{{Cite|4}} alongside the NPC's unable to blink their eyes{{confirm}}, remains unfixed. 
* Render resolution is locked at 1280x720 (720p) and framerate is locked at 30 FPS on PS3, while the Xbox 360 version can be made to run at 60 FPS if you edit your save file. NTSC 480i/480p or PAL 576i/576p is also available when configured on console settings or via analog video cable (e.g. Composite, S-Video, Component, RGB SCART, etc...), which may slightly improve performance and properly maintaining stable 30 FPS.
** {{Important|60 FPS is only recommended if you play the X360 version of the game on {{xone|1}}/{{xbsx|1}}, or on emulators, as enabling 60 FPS on 360 may cause frame pacing be more inconsistent.}}
* {{ps3}} [[Anti-aliasing]] support, possibly Quincunx (instead of MSAA in PC), which, combined with slightly lower game resolution, makes the game noticeably blurry on {{ps3|1}}.
* {{360}} Software anti-aliasing support ({{code|mat_software_aa_*}}), which noticeably reduces jagged edges on transparent textures (but also geometry). This is also supported on PC but disabled by default (and broken in Source 2013).
* {{360}} DirectX level 9.8 ({{code|dxlevel 98}})
* Unique menu scheme tailored for controller input, see image below:
**[[File:HL2 360 Menu.png|240px|thumb|left]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
* {{360}} Xbox Live compatibility
* {{360}} Uses XAudio instead of DirectSound.
* {{PS3}} Servers for the {{PS3|1}} version of {{tf2|1}} were hosted by [[w:Electronic Arts|EA]]. The servers have been shut down in March 2023.
* {{tf2|2}} has received minimal updates compared to PC version, which receives more than 700 updates. The {{PS3|1}} versions was last updated on March 19, 2008, while {{360|1}} was last updated on July 21, 2009.
* Achievements (Trophies in PlayStation), are not available on {{ps3|1}} version of {{tob|1}} as the game predates Trophies, which wasn't introduced until 2008.

== Limitations/Bugs ==
:{{Note|As mentioned above, the PS3 version noticeably runs worse than the Xbox 360 counterpart, can be seen during the bridge collapsing at the beginning of {{hl2ep2|1}}. The [[WP:Cell Broadband Engine|Cell Broadband Engine]] processor used on the PS3, makes the console hard to develop, as a result, most games including {{tob|1}} runs worse on PS3.}}
:{{Bug|hidetested=1|Like the PC counterpart until 2022 Steam Deck update, some bugs, including the [[Dropship]] guns are not functional{{Cite|4}} and NPCs eyes not blinking, are present. These bugs are caused by Valve accidentally messed the code while upgrading Half-Life 2 from Old Engine ({{src06|1}} to New Engine ({{Src07|1}} and later). It is unlikely that these bugs will be fixed on consoles.}}
:{{Bug|hidetested=1|In the PS3 version, [[G-Man]] voices, the game's main menu and certain sound effects are incorrectly resampled to 24KHz, causing the sound to be higher pitched with some audio playing at faster speed.{{Cite|2}} The PS3 version also have some audio crackling issues.}}

== See also ==
* {{pcc|1}}
* [[Portal 2 (Console)]]
* [[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Console)]]

==External links==
Links to buy the console version.
*[https://marketplace.xbox.com/en-us/product/the-orange-box/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024541080f Xbox Marketplace] - For {{360|1}}
*[https://www.amazon.com/Orange-Box-Playstation-3/dp/B000PE0HBI PlayStation 3 version (Amazon)] - For {{PS3|1}}

{{references|1=
{{ref2|cite id=1|{{Yt|page=video|dKYT6NzsUZQ|Gabe Newell rants about development on the PlayStation 3}}. ''YouTube''.}}
{{ref2|cite id=2|{{360|4}} - Source engine version:<br>{{CodeBlock|<nowiki>Protocol version 8
Exe version 1.0.1.0 (valve)
Exe build: 20:43:19 Aug 31 2007 (3219)</nowiki>}}}}
{{ref2|cite id=3|{{Yt|page=video|AcRVEwn05J0|t=294|The Orange Box for PS3 is Weird}} (at 4:54). ''YouTube''.}}
{{ref2|cite id=4|access-date=June 10, 2024|[[User:kr0tchet|User:leonidakarlach]] (June 10, 2024). {{Yt|page=watch|t-M2ZXHrqd8|t=40|Half-Life 2 - The one Dropship gun bug that ruins the Sandtraps chapter (Now fixed)}}. ''YouTube''.<br>{{Note|The bugs shown on the video are recorded from {{hl2u|4}} (both unpatched and unofficially patched), but these also applies to original version of {{hl2|4}} (since 2007 for consoles, 2010 for PC, was fixed on PC in 2022).}}}}
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