Portal 2 Discussion

[Joe4evr]

Double post because it's worth it and it's not L'Oreal, Valve has officially announced Steam for Mac which will release in April along with L4D2, TF2, Portal, Counter-Strike and the Half-Life series Mac native versions. (I'm sensing a rage from Mac-using L4D1 fans. Scratch that.)

Key points of this article:

• Steam on Mac gets everything the Windows version has plus a feature called Steam Play, so you can buy a game on one platform and (should the need arise) download it on the other at no extra cost.
• Source now supports OpenGL.
• All future releases and updates will be released simultaneously on both Windows and Mac. Also, both sides can share the same servers, lobbies, etc.
• The first game to feature a simultaneous release will be Portal 2.

It remains to be seen if other developers will follow suit and create Mac native versions of their games, but Valve is going for it with all they got.


EDIT: GameInformer's Portal 2 hub updated also. No news here, just a small thing of how the students that made Narbacular Drop as their school project have gotten involved in creating Portal.

[Joe4evr]

Bump for great justice.

Steam for Mac has been released today, and as a bonus Portal is free to play BUY for everyone until the 24th. So if you're an unlucky sap who hasn't yet been able to experience the awesomeness that is Portal, go get it now and be amazed.

[Unionhack]

Read the gameinformer article, yes I did! Co-op will be available, with additional player playing as a mute robot, and charcter design has been improved.

I thought GLaDoS our however you captialize it died, like, forever.

That Still Alive song sure is annoying after seeing it put to over 9000 youtube AMV's... which suck enough already.

[Joe4evr]

Read the gameinformer article, yes I did! Co-op will be available, with additional player playing as a mute robot, and charcter design has been improved.

I thought GLaDoS -or however you capitalize it- died, like, forever.

That Still Alive song sure is annoying after seeing it put to over 9000 youtube AMV's... which suck enough already.

Old news, actually, but I like how you're keeping the thread alive.

Anyway, this trailer was released from... somewhere, featuring GLaDOS talking about how Portal is free for the next week-and-a-half.

What's interesting, though, is at the end she talks about an "Upcoming co-operative Portal testing initiative", implying there coming a Portal 2 beta at some point. In the near future. Which would be awesome.

EDIT: Also, the Portal 2 tie-in website.

[Unionhack]

Yup, that's me, the thread rezzer.

Unionhack Co. (tm) - Keeping your threads alive since 2009.

[Joe4evr]

http://kotaku.com/5552813/surprise-no-portal-2-party-at-e3

Well, c***...

[Spin]

http://kotaku.com/5552813/surprise-no-portal-2-party-at-e3

Well, c***...

I wouldn't worry too much, it still says there's gonna be a "surprise" at E3, what that is though remains to be seen...

[Highwater Trousers]

Yeah, surprises can be either positive or negative... and they didn't specify, did they? Just so long as it isn't a "Surprise! We're going to stop developing this product!"

[Unionhack]

Almost like they did Brutal Legend... that sucked, until they re-announced it. Still, I think the monetary benefits from releasing another Portal would be too great to stop developing.

Imagine the memes, my friends.

[Highwater Trousers]

Hey, I still stand on my idea of a Portal related instant cake mix. I would buy it just like that and mix up a batch of delicious, delicious cake...

Anyways, I'm not sure if Valve would release a Portal sequel just for money. They have pretty good quality control, as seen in the whole Orange Box/PS3 debacle. (While I understand their views of developing games, I'm still a little hurt that the PS3 didn't get the Left 4 Dead series.) Just thinking about it, Valve would probably cut out the PS3 market and lose money. However, they'd ensure that only a quality product is released for the other systems.

For the record, I am both a PC gamer and a console gamer. I would just prefer the option to buy a game for either system.