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I Want Now!

PS3 Portal 2 Comes With Free PC and Mac Versions and Cross-Platform Play

by James Plafke | 12:36 pm, January 18th, 2011

Back at E3, Valve honcho Gabe Newell said the PlayStation 3 was going to be the platform with the best Portal 2 experience available. A bit after that, it was revealed that the PS3 title would be receiving Steam integration. Now, continuing to back up Newell’s statement, Valve has announced that if one buys the PS3 version of Portal 2, they’ll receive a free voucher for the PC and Mac Steam versions of the game as well, simply by linking one’s PlayStation Network account to their Steam account. If that weren’t enough, all these platforms will be able to play and chat with one another, as well as store save files on the cloud, which can be accessed by any of the platforms. Valve also promised to add “more Steam features and functionality in DLC and future content releases.”

Portal 2 is currently set for an April 20 release. I apologize, but it has to be said. This is a triumph.

(via Ars Technica)

  • Tigrr

    Why PS3 only T__T All of my friends have xBox…. :( Maybe this will lead into the xbox following… I hope so.

  • Army_gwar111

    cause xbox sucks dick

  • ElektroDragon

    I love my 360, but I’m surprised they’re even bothering with a release on the 360 given the above. Buying it for my PS3. Microsoft bungled GFWL, they tried cross platform with Shadowrun, and then never again. A shame, because I actually really like GFWL, especially since it is Steam compatible and allows for Achievements.

  • ElektroDragon

    I love my 360, but I’m surprised they’re even bothering with a release on the 360 given the above. Buying it for my PS3. Microsoft bungled GFWL, they tried cross platform with Shadowrun, and then never again. A shame, because I actually really like GFWL, especially since it is Steam compatible and allows for Achievements.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1371608167 Brian Beacom

    I’ve heard it said before that Xbox Live puts too many restrictions on developers for something like this to be an option, since the game would have to connect to Steam servers (and directly to avoid lag on any online play component) and share game data down that connection, i’m not sure what exactly Microsoft forbids but its not the first time Xbox gamers have lost out as a result.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1371608167 Brian Beacom

    I’m making a note here

  • http://twitter.com/lag0morph Bryan Stewart

    Huge success! It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Brage-Alenius-Hedenqvuist-Nyman/100002071276256 Brage Alenius Hedenqvuist Nyma

    It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction.

  • Guest

    Aperture science. We do what we must, because, we can.
    For the good of all of us, except the ones who are dead.

  • Anonymous

    But there’s no sense crying over every mistake.
    You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
    And the science gets done and you make a neat gun for the people who are

  • GLaDOS

    Still alive

  • GLaDOS

    Still alive

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1371608167 Brian Beacom

    I’m not even angry, I’m being so sincere right now
    Even though you broke my heart
    and killed me

  • RAGEeeeajsasd;ifj;asrmfk

    FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK I HAVE A PS3 AND I BOUGHT THE PC VERSION D:<

  • SplicedLife07

    muahahahaha waited like always found this out now gettin the m*fn PS3 version woot woot now just need the psn network online and were good to go


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