About time - a new benchmark?

[InfiniteStates]

Let's hope so... How Gabe can go from zero to hero in one title.

Valve has confirmed the PlayStation 3 version of Portal 2 will feature cross platform play, allowing PS3 owners to play multiplayer games with PC and Mac users.

At E3 2010, Valve announced the PS3 version would include Steamworks, a set of publishing and development tools that integrates, among other things, game updates and community features.

Alongside cross platform play, PS3 owners also get persistent cloud-based storage of saved games, cross platform chat (PC/Mac and PS3), and a digital Steam Play copy of Portal 2 for PC and Mac at no additional cost by simply linking your PSN and Steam accounts.

"We made a promise to gamers at E3 that Portal 2 for the PlayStation 3 would be the best console version of the product," said Gabe Newell, co-founder and president of Valve. "Working together 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."

No word yet if the Xbox 360 version will eventually get these features.

[YorkshirePud]

we need this we do need this, but then again what affects would cross platform gaming have?

[InfiniteStates]

Larger communities? More inclination for patches on consoles to keep the versions in step with free-to-update PCs? Green-eyed envy from XBots?

[theENIGMATRON]

Nar this is shit!!!

Why....
Hackers
Simple and straight,

there is too many in pc gaming,
Too many people pay for the Private hacks

Always there is a number of different ones for different games,
this will unbalance this loads.

Bad idea!!

[YorkshirePud]

i think console only gaming yes but with the PC crowd

naw those guys are fucking hard core, anyone paying for hacks to cheat needs to get out :XD