![]() ![]() ![]() That's nothing major, considering he announced it last year. Portal 2 is due for release on the PlayStation 3, PC, Mac and Xbox 360 this April. These features are made possible thru the use of Steam, Valve's platform for the delivery and management of games and digital content. "PS3 gamers will be able to simply drop the Blu-Ray disc in the PS3, link to their Steam account from inside the game, and all their Steam friends (on PC and Mac) will be visible and accessible for chat and game invites." "We designed the Portal 2 PS3 experience to be very straightforward for gamers," said Josh Weier, project lead on Portal 2 at Valve. We hope to expand upon the foundation being laid in Portal 2 with more Steam features and functionality in DLC and future content releases." ![]() "Working together with Sony we have identified a set of features we believe are very compelling to gamers. "We made a promise to gamers at E3 that Portal 2 for the PlayStation 3 would be the best console version of the product," said Gabe Newell, co-founder and president of Valve. In addition, those who purchase Portal 2 for the PlayStation 3 may unlock a Steam Play (PC & Mac) copy of Portal 2 at no additional cost by linking their PSN and Steam accounts. PS3) for multiplayer games, persistent cloud-based storage of PS3 saved games, and cross platform chat (PC/Mac and PS3). Marking the debut of Steam functioning on any next generation console, the features shipping in the PS3 version of Portal 2 include cross platform play (PC/Mac vs. Janu- Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the Steam features shipping with the PlayStation 3 (PS3) version of Portal 2. PORTAL 2 PLAYSTATION 3 STEAM FEATURES REVEALED "We hope to expand upon the foundation being laid in Portal 2 with more Steam features and functionality in DLC and future content releases," said Valve's Gabe Newell. The disparity between the PS3 and PC/Mac versions appears to be about non-existent now.Īdditionally, those who pick up the PS3 game are ensured a free voucher for the Steam Play version of the game, should they link their PSN and Steam accounts. Portal 2 on PS3 features cross-platform chat, multiplayer and a free Steam copy Portal 2 will be quite chummy with its PC and Mac cousins come April 20, revealing full cross-platform compatibility: PS3 users can chat with Steam users, play multiplayer with them and even partake in cloud-based storage. Well, Gabe did say the PS3 version was going to be better. ![]()
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