Valve: PS3 owners to see lots of surprises next month thanks to steamworks

In an interview with Gabe the president of Valve games he had a lot to say about the PS3 and especially the PS3 version of portal 2 noting that PS3 owners are going to start to see the benefits of having steamworks on their conosle and how if only it was also possible to do on x360 saying:

"We certainly can deliver a lot of value to customers to the degree to which we have those capabilities. With the PS3 obviously we made a lot more progress with that. The PS3 customers of Portal 2 are going to start to see the benefits of that with Portal 2 DLC coming out in September. So we'd really like to be able to do that for Xbox customers as well,"

valve also confirm that next year counter strike will do cross platform between PS3, MAc and PC but NO 360

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nothing wrong with free DLC, I can't wait to see the spin on that by good old william

Edit: and there we have it

Good news for the 3 or 4 people out there that still care about Portal 2....

nothing wrong with free DLC, I can't wait to see the spin on that by good old williamDiviniuz

I was honestly surprised to know the DLC will be free, you rarely see that anymore. knowing its more co-op levels i look forward to it.. plus agreed :P

good, any outside help from anyone that knows the tiniest thing about an online network helps.

Gotta love Valve :) So... is it confirmed that 360 owners have to pay for the dlc?

Good news for the 3 or 4 people out there that still care about Portal 2....

KevinnButlerNPK

Everyone who has Portal 2 on PS3 will boot it back up just for this, i booted up UT3 when i heard of the Titan pack(on PC).

MS get the hint already.

This is the way DLC should be.

inb4xboxforeveralone

Good thing for PS3 owners, can't wait for CS:GO

[QUOTE="KevinnButlerNPK"]

Good news for the 3 or 4 people out there that still care about Portal 2....

JohnF111

Everyone who has Portal 2 on PS3 will boot it back up just for this, i booted up UT3 when i heard of the Titan pack(on PC).

I finished Portal 2 on both PC and PS3, and only had to pay for one copy ;) I could still replay Portal 2 now.

I still don't care for Valve.

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[QUOTE="KevinnButlerNPK"]

Good news for the 3 or 4 people out there that still care about Portal 2....

SteamedBennet

Everyone who has Portal 2 on PS3 will boot it back up just for this, i booted up UT3 when i heard of the Titan pack(on PC).

I finished Portal 2 on both PC and PS3, and only had to pay for one copy ;) I could still replay Portal 2 now.

[QUOTE="JohnF111"]

[QUOTE="KevinnButlerNPK"]

Good news for the 3 or 4 people out there that still care about Portal 2....

SteamedBennet

Everyone who has Portal 2 on PS3 will boot it back up just for this, i booted up UT3 when i heard of the Titan pack(on PC).

I finished Portal 2 on both PC and PS3, and only had to pay for one copy ;) I could still replay Portal 2 now.

Portal 2 i need someone whos really good to help me out with some trophies :(. got to plat the game :P

[QUOTE="KevinnButlerNPK"]

Good news for the 3 or 4 people out there that still care about Portal 2....

JohnF111

Everyone who has Portal 2 on PS3 will boot it back up just for this, i booted up UT3 when i heard of the Titan pack(on PC).

[QUOTE="SteamedBennet"]

[QUOTE="JohnF111"] Anti-Sony post confirmed...

Everyone who has Portal 2 on PS3 will boot it back up just for this, i booted up UT3 when i heard of the Titan pack(on PC).

JohnF111

I finished Portal 2 on both PC and PS3, and only had to pay for one copy ;) I could still replay Portal 2 now.

Portal 2 is too cheap right now, i havent played the first one either and jumped quickly to the second, its a good game but need lots of thinking. last time i saw it for $29

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[QUOTE="KevinnButlerNPK"]

Good news for the 3 or 4 people out there that still care about Portal 2....

KevinnButlerNPK

Everyone who has Portal 2 on PS3 will boot it back up just for this, i booted up UT3 when i heard of the Titan pack(on PC).

Good news for the 3 or 4 people out there that still care about Portal 2....

KevinnButlerNPK

Awesome sauce for dat epic Portal 2 DLC. :D

MS, Take the damn hint already.

[QUOTE="SteamedBennet"]

[QUOTE="JohnF111"] Anti-Sony post confirmed...

Everyone who has Portal 2 on PS3 will boot it back up just for this, i booted up UT3 when i heard of the Titan pack(on PC).

finalstar2007

I finished Portal 2 on both PC and PS3, and only had to pay for one copy ;) I could still replay Portal 2 now.

Portal 2 i need someone whos really good to help me out with some trophies :(. got to plat the game :P

Good news for the 3 or 4 people out there that still care about Portal 2....

KevinnButlerNPK

I'm one of those 4 ;)

[QUOTE="SteamedBennet"]

[QUOTE="JohnF111"] Anti-Sony post confirmed...

Everyone who has Portal 2 on PS3 will boot it back up just for this, i booted up UT3 when i heard of the Titan pack(on PC).

finalstar2007

I finished Portal 2 on both PC and PS3, and only had to pay for one copy ;) I could still replay Portal 2 now.

Portal 2 i need someone whos really good to help me out with some trophies :(. got to plat the game :P

I can have a go lol :P I'm missing like 3 trophies (all coop). PM me about it.

microsoft missed out on something huge. now sony reaps the benefits.

microsoft missed out on something huge. now sony reaps the benefits.

dipsetboy17

But Microsoft don't need steam integration. They've got GFWL :P

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[QUOTE="SteamedBennet"]

I finished Portal 2 on both PC and PS3, and only had to pay for one copy ;) I could still replay Portal 2 now.

ShadowDeathX

Portal 2 i need someone whos really good to help me out with some trophies :(. got to plat the game :P

The platinum trophy in co-op mode, where you got to beat stages 1 to 5 or 6 i think in co-op, i already did the first 3 levels but then i ended up playing other games while my friends beat it and platinumed it which left me so behind :P. some of the levels require you to not die at all and is why i needed someones whos really good :P. i'll add you whats your PSN? or steam? we could do a view co-op once your free and try to beat the levels one by one

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[QUOTE="SteamedBennet"]

I finished Portal 2 on both PC and PS3, and only had to pay for one copy ;) I could still replay Portal 2 now.

SteamedBennet

Portal 2 i need someone whos really good to help me out with some trophies :(. got to plat the game :P

I can have a go lol :P I'm missing like 3 trophies (all coop). PM me about it.

sounds good :). i'll pm you then do some portaling whether on PSN or steam it will work. i think i got a bunch of co-op trophies left to be unlocked :P

nothing wrong with free DLC, I can't wait to see the spin on that by good old williamDiviniuz

[QUOTE="Diviniuz"]nothing wrong with free DLC, I can't wait to see the spin on that by good old williamWilliamRLBaker

Well it depends. If it turns they want to charge money for Portal 2 dlc on xbox, then steamworks would prevent this for 360 owners (as this would prevent MS from slapping a price tag on something that is free to everyone else). However, if they offer it free (which I suspect they will), then steamworks is a nice extra feature to have, but not a necessity.

[QUOTE="Diviniuz"]nothing wrong with free DLC, I can't wait to see the spin on that by good old williamWilliamRLBaker

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"][QUOTE="Diviniuz"]nothing wrong with free DLC, I can't wait to see the spin on that by good old williamSteamedBennet

Well it depends. If it turns they want to charge money for Portal 2 dlc on xbox, then steamworks would prevent this for 360 owners (as this would prevent MS from slapping a price tag on something that is free to everyone else). However, if they offer it free (which I suspect they will), then steamworks is a nice extra feature to have, but not a necessity.

But thats not really a reason for steamworks, From what I understand of Microsofts xbox live release policies is that If a developer wants dlc offered free then said developer must pay for testing, bandwidth, and server space thus that content is offered free, When cost is passed onto the consumer the bandwidth, testing, and server space are covered with any remainder going as profit to both Microsoft and said developer of the dlc or the publisher for that matter.

It seems odd that people are talking about how Microsoft is bone headed...etc when If valve really wanted this content to go out to consumers they could work out a way to get it offered free under Microsofts own system instead of having to shoehorn steamworks into xbox live. One cannot point to a thing and say its all their fault nothing in life is ever just one sides fault responsibility can and should be spread around.

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"][QUOTE="Diviniuz"]nothing wrong with free DLC, I can't wait to see the spin on that by good old williamcarljohnson3456

and an open network is a good thing 100% of the time even though Xbox live closed network for the past 10 years has received numerous awards, loyal users and the like?

It just seems odd that a method is in place for content to be distributed and it works very well, policies are in place to charge for said content or offer it for free...But instead of working within that system which many other developers have done successfully we get you need to have steamworks dammit MS is closed evil network psn is so much better. Its even odder that not 2-3 years ago Newell was distolling the virtues of Xbox 360 and xbox live and couldn't say anything but bad things about the ps3 and psn, Then we had a major shift in his policies something outside of xbox live and psn must be at work considering both have been in their current state of open and closed their entire life span.

nothing in life is ever just one sides fault responsibility can and should be spread around.

WilliamRLBaker

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]nothing in life is ever just one sides fault responsibility can and should be spread around.

carljohnson3456

[QUOTE="carljohnson3456"] No way dude, you're getting too deep... maybe you mean just in the video game industry, but somethings in life are sometimes only ONE SIDE'S fault.

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[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]nothing in life is ever just one sides fault responsibility can and should be spread around.

WilliamRLBaker

Wow that's some deep stuff man. :D

[QUOTE="carljohnson3456"][QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"] no...there is never a time in life when just one side is at fault there are always deeper reasons then just hey they did it because they wanted too. Blame can be spread around for anything. and no I dont mean just in the game industry it is simple cause and effect there has to be a reason for something and there has to be a reason for that reason. I just drank some water out of a water bottle, the cause was thirst the affect? me drinking, why was that thirst caused? varying levels of water in my body, the amount of time since I last took a drink...etc there is never just direct cause and effect there has to be either a cause or effect that caused the intial cause and then effect.

TH1Sx1SxSPARTA

Good news for the 3 or 4 people out there that still care about Portal 2....

KevinnButlerNPK

actually william is right, the law of cause and effect is universally excepted by scientists everywhereTH1Sx1SxSPARTA

[QUOTE="TH1Sx1SxSPARTA"][QUOTE="carljohnson3456"] You literally made me lol with this response. I refuse to reply seriously. Good day, sir. WilliamRLBaker

Lets forget free DLC and updates then, what about Cross Platform Play? because of microsoft 360 cant even do a simple cross platform between systems. you know how AWESOME it would be if i can play CS against 360 ppl on my ps3? i'd switch to CS and leave CoD just for that but look MS and their closed system.

steamworks needed for cross platform

[QUOTE="TH1Sx1SxSPARTA"][QUOTE="carljohnson3456"] You literally made me lol with this response. I refuse to reply seriously. Good day, sir. WilliamRLBaker

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[QUOTE="TH1Sx1SxSPARTA"] actually william is right, the law of cause and effect is universally excepted by scientists everywherefinalstar2007

Lets forget free DLC and updates then, what about Cross Platform Play? because of microsoft 360 cant even do a simple cross platform between systems. you know how AWESOME it would be if i can play CS against 360 ppl on my ps3? i'd switch to CS and leave CoD just for that but look MS and their closed system.

steamworks needed for cross platform

I don't think most 360 owners care who they're playing against. As long as they get to play.

Though it is a nifty feature.

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[QUOTE="TH1Sx1SxSPARTA"] actually william is right, the law of cause and effect is universally excepted by scientists everywherefinalstar2007

Lets forget free DLC and updates then, what about Cross Platform Play? because of microsoft 360 cant even do a simple cross platform between systems. you know how AWESOME it would be if i can play CS against 360 ppl on my ps3? i'd switch to CS and leave CoD just for that but look MS and their closed system.

steamworks needed for cross platform

I wasnt talking about science my friend, nor was I talking about anyone drinking from a bottle of water. If someone goes out and murders someone, it's their fault. It's THAT person's fault. Sometimes there might be a reason, sometimes there aint. Responsibility is in fact, sometimes only one side's fault. carljohnson3456

I doubt Sony nor MS will allow cross-console play.KC_Hokie