Oh yes, Gabe Newell arrived during Sony’s conference to announce Portal 2 for the PlayStation 3.
Valve’s Gabe Newell said the game on PS3 would be the “best console version” out of all console versions available. Yep, it’ll be better on PS3 than on the Xbox 360. Why? Because Steamworks integration is coming to the PS3, allowing cross-platform play, as well as cross-platform text messaging.
“When the PlayStation 3 was introduced, I was the one of the platform’s biggest critics,” Gabe Newell, president and co-founder of Valve said. “However, Sony Computer Entertainment has proved that the PlayStation 3 is the most open platform of all the current generation consoles and has worked extremely hard to make the platform the most desirable for consumers and developers. As such, we are delighted to announce Portal 2 for the PlayStation 3 and believe the Steamworks support included will make it the best console version of the game.”
Portal 2 will release simultaneously for the PlayStation 3, PC, Mac and Xbox 360 in 2011. Sony’s excited, with SCEA’s senior vice president of publisher relations saying:
“Valve is one of the industry’s leading studios and Portal is one of the most innovative properties launched in the past 10 years. Valve’s decision to bring Portal 2 to the PlayStation 3 with Steamworks support is incredible validation of the power and openness and momentum of PlayStation 3.”
The first footage of Portal 2 was then shown during Sony’s E3 conference. We’ll bring it to you when we can.
[UPDATE] – Here’s the surprise in full:
Woot!!!!
Haha, awesome news. I couldn’t belive my eyes when Gabe entered the stage, lol. That announcement was pure win.
For all the crap he has been saying about Sony I can why he is nervous!!!!
wow…. still not hyped for this game but it opened my eyes to it
Hehehe, when he entered on the stage I was like “IS HE GOING TO BASH ON THE PS3 IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE???? SOMEONE GET HIM OUT OF THERE XD! But it’s pretty cool i guess that this game is coming out. And I think that Sony’s conference was the best this year (just like every other year XD), they showed a lot of cool stuff and when that ice-cream van came on stage with one of my favorite guy inside… I was about to jump into my screen hehe.
I was surprised by his appearance. I can’t wait to see how Steam is integrated on PSN.