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Steam on the PS3 with Portal 2

  • KungFuSquirrel
  • January 18, 2011 at 9:35 AM
  • KungFuSquirrel
    • January 18, 2011 at 9:35 AM
    • #1

    http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011- ... tform-play

    Nice. This'll be my first multi-platform/non-exclusive purchase on the PS3.

  • Mazy
    • January 18, 2011 at 10:09 AM
    • #2

    Like I said, insanely cool if it works

    Plus somewhat embarrassing that this isn't happening on the 360 either.

  • Nysuatro
    • January 18, 2011 at 10:33 AM
    • #3

    Oh, one day I will buy a ps3. one day ....

    Hopefully the prices of games on the ps3 will drop because of steam.

  • Chimeray
    • January 18, 2011 at 10:53 AM
    • #4
    Quote from Nysuatro

    Oh, one day I will buy a ps3. one day ....Hopefully the prices of games on the ps3 will drop because of steam.

    Same, probably when I'm graduated. Too much games I've been missing out on cos of my xbox

    Pretty cool stuff, perhaps this cross-platform play thing can work out. (Or has it already o.O?) Hasn't this been tried with an FPSMMO kind of game, forgot its name though...

  • Skjalg
    • January 18, 2011 at 11:17 AM
    • #5

    I recently traded in my xbox 360 for a ps3 and it looks to be one of the best deals ive done.

    The games on the ps3 are so amazing (I might be spoiled because ive only played the god of war series, uncharted and assassins creed). Looking forward to portal 2 as well, but I think im gonna get that on the pc. I had a hard enough time on some of the puzzles using a mouse, so I can imagine using a controller will just make things worse

  • Sentura
    • January 18, 2011 at 11:18 AM
    • #6

    well it's not like 2011 is gonna be a year without games for the ps3, but this is welcome news. does this mean that my pc back catalogue is available on steam?

  • -HP-
    • January 18, 2011 at 11:30 AM
    • #7

    Pets my PS3.

    Quote

    does this mean that my pc back catalogue is available on steam?

    I'm wondering this too.

  • Skjalg
    • January 18, 2011 at 11:49 AM
    • #8

    I wouldn't even start hoping, it seems like a far fetched wish

  • sarge mat
    • January 18, 2011 at 12:21 PM
    • #9

    So buy it on PS3 and you get the PC/Mac version for free?

  • e-freak
    • January 18, 2011 at 12:41 PM
    • #10

    Deal is: PC/Mac Version comes free if you buy PS3 Version. Not the other way around. Steam will be availble on the PS3 for Games that integrate it, in terms of > Friendslist, Communicator, Statistics, Cloud Savegames and Serverbrowser, it will not include > Store, all your other games that are not PS3 in the first place.

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  • PogoP
    • January 18, 2011 at 2:20 PM
    • #11

    *waits for Dux to post something about how crap consoles are*

  • -HP-
    • January 18, 2011 at 2:21 PM
    • #12

    How would he know? he doesn't have one!

  • Sentura
    • January 18, 2011 at 2:45 PM
    • #13

    i don't think it was clear in teh first link, but even if you buy portal on pc, you can unlock it on the ps3 for free.

    http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/vi ... ice-of-One

  • Thrik
    • January 18, 2011 at 2:55 PM
    • #14
    Quote from Sentura

    i don't think it was clear in teh first link, but even if you buy portal on pc, you can unlock it on the ps3 for free.http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/vi ... ice-of-One

    I don't think that's right. The PS3 version of Portal 2 comes on Blu-ray, not through PSN. Without a physical copy of the game you won't be playing it on your PS3, and that isn't included in the PC version. The Escapist article even says that PC and 360 owners get significantly less content than PS3 owners (ie: no second copy).

    Considering the PC version is roughly the same full-retail price as the PS3 version (£40/$60), it would appear getting the PS3 copy is the no-brainer. An interesting step towards cross-platform games being purchased independently of platform.

  • Mazy
    • January 18, 2011 at 2:56 PM
    • #15

    My eyes might be broken, but I can't see where it says that you get it for free on the PS3 if you buy it on PC, only the other way around.

  • Sentura
    • January 18, 2011 at 3:46 PM
    • #16

    sorry yeah that's what i meant

  • AlexM
    • January 18, 2011 at 4:22 PM
    • #17

    If valve doesn't block usb keyboard/mouse access to the game then I'm siold. Otherwise I hate playing fps'es witha console controller.

  • Jetsetlemming
    • January 18, 2011 at 4:45 PM
    • #18
    Quote from Thrik

    Considering the PC version is roughly the same full-retail price as the PS3 version (£40/$60), it would appear getting the PS3 copy is the no-brainer. An interesting step towards cross-platform games being purchased independently of platform.

    Where did you hear that Portal 2 would be $60 instead of $50 on PC?

    Also lol the concept that PC gamers would be upset by their copies of Portal 2 not coming with a free PC copy of Portal 2, unlike that fancy pants PS3 version.

  • Taylor
    • January 18, 2011 at 5:55 PM
    • #19
    Quote from PogoP

    *waits for Dux to post something about how crap consoles are*

    Only one gun? Clearly a product of console gaming.

  • Thrik
    • January 18, 2011 at 9:51 PM
    • #20
    Quote from Jetsetlemming

    Where did you hear that Portal 2 would be $60 instead of $50 on PC?

    Also lol the concept that PC gamers would be upset by their copies of Portal 2 not coming with a free PC copy of Portal 2, unlike that fancy pants PS3 version.

    I can't say for sure about the US version, but UK sites seem to be listing it at £35-£40 atm which is about the launch price of many console games (although not always, sometimes it's £45).

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