Valve Confirms Cross Platform Co-Op for PS3 Portal 2, Steam Copy Free With Purchase

by Mike Bendel on January 17, 2011 @ 11:41 pm


While we knew Portal 2 on PS3 would feature some degree of Steamworks integration, the Sony and Valve partnership announced at E3 2010 extends far beyond what we initially expected.

Not only does Portal 2 boast cross-platform co-op play between PS3 and PC, those who purchase a copy of the PS3 version can unlock a Steam copy at no additional cost by linking their Steam and PSN accounts on both platforms.

“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. “Working together with Sony we have identified a set of features we believe are very compelling to gamers. We hope to expand upon the foundation being laid in Portal 2 with more Steam features and functionality in DLC and future content releases.”

“We designed the Portal 2 PS3 experience to be very straightforward for gamers,” said Josh Weier, project lead on Portal 2 at Valve. “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.”

Valve goes an extra mile yet again. Truly a commendable move. Portal 2 is slated for a release this April. Xbox 360 owners are unfortunately left out in this deal, presumably due to Microsoft’s tight restrictions on Xbox Live.

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Comments
Zero says:

:O

So if I buy the PS3 version I will get it for PS3, PC & OS X?

What about the other way around? Can I get a PSN version if I buy it through Steam?

Valve are extreme bros for doing this.
January 18, 2011, 8:50 am
Riorio99 says:

This is pretty freaking sweet. I'm not a PC gamer, at all, my Laptop is terrible, but someone will benefit from this, definitely.

The cross-platform co-op will be freaking sweet. I just hope PS3 gets Left4Dead.
January 18, 2011, 1:17 pm
RoBz says:

I hope this at least somewhat can become a standard now, its a great idea

January 18, 2011, 1:28 pm
Abe Froeman says:

That is enough of an incentive to get the PS3 version for sure.

January 18, 2011, 4:28 pm
Hardrive says:

Will the PS3 copy just come with a Steam serial code, or do we have to activate it on the PS3 or something? Because my PS3 is at home, but I may buy the PS3 version and have it shipped to me at school...

January 18, 2011, 5:03 pm
x3sphere says:

You have to link your PSN and Steam accounts so I assume that entails activation on the PS3.

January 18, 2011, 5:28 pm
KezraPlanes says:

Can one gift the PC copy?

January 18, 2011, 5:32 pm
El Diablo says:

I'm so buying the ps3 version now, even if I don't end up playing it on ps3.

January 18, 2011, 5:40 pm
Seth says:

Pretty sweet like most of you im getting it on ps3 :)

January 18, 2011, 5:48 pm
x3sphere says:

You probably can't gift it. I assume it works like this: you login on Steam with the Portal 2 disc inserted and it activates on both platforms.

There will likely be a code you enter but that will be on the PS3. They'd run into issues with people selling off their PC activation codes by doing it any other way..
January 18, 2011, 5:50 pm
FrozenIpaq says:

Ah..didn't see the part about linking your PS3 account with Steam. Most likely won't be able to gift then unless you feel like sharing your PSN info

January 18, 2011, 5:51 pm
El Xando says:

This is awesome :D

January 18, 2011, 6:17 pm
MenaceInc says:

They'll have issues anyway with pre-owned copies of Portal 2 on the PS3. :\

January 18, 2011, 7:16 pm
x3sphere says:

Used game stores might not accept it for trade in, we'll see I guess.

January 18, 2011, 7:19 pm
Josey Wales says:

THIS FFS

Thank you, its about time someone takes a leap of faith into the honesty pool.
January 18, 2011, 11:17 pm
Zero says:

This will skyrocket PS3 sales of Valve's latest title, certainly a great way to make a debut.

January 19, 2011, 9:38 am
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