Yep, je leest het goed. Sony en Valve hebben nu bekend gemaakt dat de PlayStation 3 versie van Portal 2 gepowerd gaat worden met Steam, dit houd in dat als je de game wilt spelen op je console een Steam account moet gaan aanmaken. Te gek voor woorden als je het mij vraagt, maar daar tegen over staat wel dat je crossplatform tegen cheaters... ik bedoel PC bezitters kan gaan spelen. Ik vraag me af of deze hele Steam bende ook naar Xbox Live gaat komen al dan niet in een andere game en andere vorm.

The first title to support Steam on a console, Portal 2 offers cross-platform matchmaking, gameplay, friends, chat, and achievements, all powered by Steam. Steam on the PS3 also saves co-op game progress and single player saved games to the Steam Cloud, enabling players to pick up where they left off on any PS3.

The Steam overlay for PS3 provides access to both PSN and Steam friends, displaying their in-game or online status and providing a quick pathway to text chats, player profiles, friend requests, and game invites. Steam Achievements are earned in lockstep with PSN Trophies and are also accessible within the Steam overlay.

Steam on the PS3 provides access to all of these features once the player has linked their PlayStation Network account with a Steam account, which is done right within the game. A Steam user can login to an existing account, and anyone new to Steam can create an account with the click of a button.

In the spirit of Steam Play, linked players of the PS3 version of Portal 2 can also access and play their copy of Portal 2 on any PC or Mac by redeeming an in-box access code on their computer. The Steam client verifies the linked customer and then lists Portal 2 among their library of Steam games for PC and Mac.