Poll: Portal 2 on PC or Xbox?
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If you have trouble finding Co-op partners on steam you really are doing it wrong. Join open groups or hop in open games, if not add me I always am up for Co-op.Baradiel said:
PC, though your points for and against seem quite bias towards X-Box (Really? An FPS about precision with a Game Pad?) so go for that. I've played it on X-Box, and honestly it's really annoying to play with.
That sell PS3 copy scheme won't work I don't think.
The exception being stores that don't know better or something, but to my understanding you don't get "A PC copy free with the PS3 copy"
What you get it a "Steam Copy" (PS3 and PC) or an xBox copy.
Portal 2 installs steam on the PS3 requiring your steam login to run, the Steam code verifies them BOTH. Sell the PS3 and the person that gets it can't play because you used the code.
I imagine this was a sick hilarious marketing ploy they used to eliminate the ability for retailers to make a buck off of used PS3 copies. It was probably a happy convenience it would sound great on paper and stir up hype for that particular version.
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But back on topic, I voted PC but I misunderstood the question as a general thing. You should probably clarify you are asking the Escapist what they think YOU should buy. I imagine 90% of the votes are what people think is superior themselves.
The exception being stores that don't know better or something, but to my understanding you don't get "A PC copy free with the PS3 copy"
What you get it a "Steam Copy" (PS3 and PC) or an xBox copy.
Portal 2 installs steam on the PS3 requiring your steam login to run, the Steam code verifies them BOTH. Sell the PS3 and the person that gets it can't play because you used the code.
I imagine this was a sick hilarious marketing ploy they used to eliminate the ability for retailers to make a buck off of used PS3 copies. It was probably a happy convenience it would sound great on paper and stir up hype for that particular version.
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But back on topic, I voted PC but I misunderstood the question as a general thing. You should probably clarify you are asking the Escapist what they think YOU should buy. I imagine 90% of the votes are what people think is superior themselves.
The Source engine likes to use mainly the CPU which is probably why it runs so great on most computers. Your PC is more than powerful enough so I say definitely get it on PC.
There are no cons in buying a Valve game for the platform Valve primarily develop for.
There are no cons in buying a Valve game for the platform Valve primarily develop for.
It's not gonna work like that. Valve have said that in order to get your free PC copy when you buy the PS3 version you have to link your Steam account with your PSN account. Technically you're not getting a free copy but just a copy you can play on both PS3 and PC as save files are stored in the cloud (if you want them to).natster43 said:
I've always thought it was easier to do the harder maps on the PC due to the higher speed that you can aim at, however arguably taht makes the pc version easier. I would say if youre up for a challenge xbox, but as you said there are mods and more people to coop with on the pc so it really depends which one you value more!
As stated before, Valve is primarily a developer for PC. The Source engine is optimized for PCs, they support their PC games better (see TF2), plus Portal has quite a few mods for it, which I imagine Portal 2 will get soon after its release. Unless you have a compelling reason not to use Steam, like bandwidth caps or something of the sort, I can pretty much guarantee your experience will be better.
