Portal is Still Alive (Haha, get it?)

Hober

Fresh off the E3 presses (that show that no one cares about, right?): more Portal is on the way.

Information is scarce right now, but the sum total seems to be this: It'll be released for the XBox Live Arcade, instead of as a boxed game. I think it's assumed the game will also come out via Steam, but I don't think there's any super-official confirmation of that.

This second title, called "Portal: Still Alive" (Try Googling that to get some information. Is good time, yes?) will be a "continuation" of the original game, and include a "new challenge mode".

As Kotaku astutely notes, we were told in April 2008 that we "won't see a new Portal this year". Since this new game is slated for release in 2008, it seems there have been some crossed signals.

Mek · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:11 pm Post subject:

I have googled a bit and found this and this
No doubt they will release in for PC, though, the information are still only about Xbox, which is frustrating for us, PC players, at the moment.

reepblue · Test Supervisor Joined: 16 Mar 2008 Posts: 181

youme · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:08 am Post subject:

Why are you even discussing the idea that it might not be released on PC.......... how dumb can you get!?!

Valve makes games for PC, then thinks about releasing them on other consoles.

End of discussion

Remmiz · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:39 am Post subject:

It's not Portal 2 but rather just more puzzles (chambers maybe some BTS) and a new challenge mode. So it's not an entire sequel but rather just some add-on levels. It *could* just be for the XBOX since they can't download any user-created maps but I highly doubt Valve wouldn't also release it for the PC since it would be very easy to do.

According to this page...

ICE-TEA · New Employee Joined: 01 Feb 2008 Posts: 8 Location: Serbia

bizob · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject:

Considering the XBox uses directX 9 I would imagine it will be ported over to PC shortly after release, either by Valve officially or someone in the community. It's not really a big deal to me, we've got tons of great custom maps right here at TWP to keep us entertained.

rellikpd · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:30 am Post subject:

how much did you get paid for that advertisement? Razz

yeah but seriously. we got good stuff. atleast 2 good portal map packs. and MANY good individual maps. plus our community map project that may see light someday. regardless. UNLESS this is just like a map pack that valve put together, or peiced together from user maps. i seriously doubt it would be xbox only. but if it is just new maps without alot of new concept then they might, cuz they know that we (the pc users) would unlikely pay $19.99 (usual single game price) just to get maps. when we got ALOT here online. if there is more to it than that, i have no doubt they will release it on pc too i mean if nothing else. a steam release doesn't cost them much in the way of advertising, production, etc. since most of that will already have been done via the xbox release.

ICE-TEA · New Employee Joined: 01 Feb 2008 Posts: 8 Location: Serbia

Awwww i taught it is a sequel...Oh well,any new content,if not released,will be ported to pc for sure.

bizob · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:27 pm Post subject:

Come to think of it I actually paid for that advertising (see Supporter title), hehe. I read the release a little closer and it does say it's an xbox exclusive for 2008, which may mean the PC release will come in '09. Wonder if they'll bundle it with Portal 2, like an Orange Box 2?

ultradude25 · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:42 am Post subject:

Remmiz · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:05 pm Post subject:

Hober · Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:30 am Post subject:

pestchamber · Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:55 am Post subject:

Arkanoid0 · New Employee Joined: 06 Jul 2008 Posts: 4

Well, you have to take into consideration that GLaDOS said "Due to the previous test chambers being solvable, we are currently manufacturing new test chambers for only the most qualified test subject. Good luck." I think it's actually just a map-pack. Notice how there is no official bonus maps? And on that note, why doesn't anybody use the .bmz file format? But anyway, someone is bound to download the file, and rip the maps for PC if they Aren't released via steam. Ooh ooh, I'll do it!