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How Does Steam Work On the PS3?

Posted on Thursday, April 14 @ 10:51:17 Eastern by danielrbischoff

Portal 2 has to answer a lot of questions for fans. What happened to Chell? What happened to GLaDOS? Um... other questions!

One burning issue Valve's decided to answer before Portal 2's release next week is how Steam will interact with the PlayStation Network and the PS3. Obviously, Steam support will make its console debut with Portal 2 on April 19, but what about Steam Achievements and Trophy support.

If you're playing Portal 2 on the PS3, you can unlock Trophies and Achievements at the same time. You'll also be able to access the Steam overlay in game just like you can on the PC and Mac. You can see the status of Steam friends, send chat messages, see player profiles and friend requests.

Oh, and Steamworks on PS3 supports cross-platform multiplayer covering PS3, PC, and Mac players. What, you want more? How do game-saves in the Steam Cloud sound? That kind of support will help when you stop playing on your PS3 and move to your PC or Mac. Portal 2 gamers who buy the PS3 version of the game will get a code to access the game on Steam for the PC and Mac in the same vein of all Steamplay games.

I'm having flashbacks of the Orange Box.
Related Games:   Half-LIfe 2: The Orange Box, Portal 2
Tags:   Valve, steam, Portal 2, ps3, Sony, psn


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  • wildmario
    wildmario - Joined: Jan 17, 2007
    I wonder if this set up will allow PC and PS3 users to play together through steam.
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    Posted: Apr 14th, 2011 at 1:52 pm
  • Sammo
    Sammo - Joined: Oct 28, 2005
    This is how the world should be-- playing a game on the sofa, then if I need to hit the road, picking things back up from the same save on the lappy.

    Ahhhhh yes.
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    Posted: Apr 14th, 2011 at 2:28 pm
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff - Joined: Nov 13, 2009
    @wildmario: Yes.

    "Oh, and Steamworks on PS3 supports cross-platform multiplayer covering PS3, PC, and Mac players."
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    Posted: Apr 14th, 2011 at 3:47 pm
  • Masterwabbit
    Masterwabbit - Joined: Mar 15, 2009
    This is really cool. Now, here's hoping they port the current version of TF2 over to the PS3. It's a slim possibility, but if VALVe does it with Steamworks constantly updating the game and includes USB Keyboard/Mouse support for the PS3... Ah, a man can dream...
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    Posted: Apr 15th, 2011 at 6:46 am

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