Steam studio breaks new ground with PS3/PC/Mac multiplayer capability
Valve has revealed that its hotly-anticipated upcoming title Portal 2 will be released with a cross-platform capability allowing gamers to use multiplayer across the PS3, PC and Mac platforms.
Players on all three platforms will also have the ability to chat online and PS3 owners will be able to upload their saved games to a cloud-based storage system.
The PS3 version of the game will also include a Steam code to allow buyers to download and install the game on PC.
“We made a promise to gamers at E3 that Portal 2 for PS3 would be the best console version of the product,” said Valve president and co-founder Gabe Newell.
“Working 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.”
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Portal 2 project lead Josh Weier added: “PS3 gamers will be able to simply drop the Blu-ray disc into the PS3 and link to their Steam account from inside the game.
"All their Steam friends on PC and Mac will be visible and accessible for chat and game invites.”
Wouldn't it have just been easier and quicker for Valve a Press Release that just read "fuck you Xbox 360 owners"?
Alright, I'm not the biggest fan of Valve, I like their stuff but am not sucked into it as so many claim to be. Even so, I like hearing what they have cooking and at least playing what they have to offer.
I gotta say that this awesome news. Thumbs up to you, Valve. It will be great to be able to link up and play against my pals across the globe that are on other platforms. Bonus on the PS3 edition (and I thought I'd get the PC version, heh). Valve is making a serious effort to tout what they can do with the PS3. They sure took a lengthy approach, but I really hope it plays out well for them.
