Valve: Portal: Still Alive is an Xbox 360 exclusive

by Xav de Matos { Aug 1st 2008 at 11:00AM }

When Portal: Still Alive was first announced at E3 2008 it was touted as an Xbox 360 exclusive in 2008. In PR practitioner speak that means the game could see life on other platforms after 2008 but, according to Valve, that isn't the case. "I'd call that today's rumor," a Valve rep told CVG regarding a possible PSN version of Portal: Still Alive. "You're smart to ask. But no."

Portal: Still Alive is the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade, standalone map expansion, game based on the Portal: The Flash Version map pack which is currently available on PC for free -- which you can download now at Big Download. For free. Did we mention it's free?

Hey ... wait a minute! Oh, we guess Valve meant console exclusive. By the way, totally free on PC right now. Get it.

Tags: exclusive, portal, portal-still-alive, valve, xbla, xbox-live-arcade

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Sgt Barone @ Aug 1st 2008 5:39PM

silly sony slaves. sorry, you cant haz one of the best arcade games this year. period!

Tyr1n @ Aug 1st 2008 11:14AM

depending on which is cheaper:

buying portal off steam
or
buying portal: still alive

i will make my purch

Fancylad @ Aug 1st 2008 11:26AM

Been playing this for weeks now. Great expansion, and don't worry, GLADOS still talks to you throughout.

xenocidic @ Aug 1st 2008 11:32AM

i'm still pretty confused here... wasn't the flash maps an unauthorized fan-created expansion?

if so, who voiced GLaDOS??

ogvor @ Aug 1st 2008 1:44PM

They just reuse the same sound clips from the original Portal. Having already played them on PC, I can say that even without a new Glados voice over, the game is still great. Really creative levels, and rather interesting little story (more than you'd expect at least), and a new boss fight.

Sleepyhead @ Aug 1st 2008 11:35AM

"Based On" ... like how Uwe Boll's Alone in the Dark movie was "Based On" Alone in the Dark?

Tann @ Aug 1st 2008 12:28PM

still wish it was 100% new stuff:)

Zack @ Aug 1st 2008 2:14PM

I don't think it's worth it to get it on XBLA. I mean, the game isn't even demanding enough to warrant a purchase, and we know that Microsoft will try to bank on the success of Portal by charging around 800 points or so on the pack. I mean, I enjoy remakes of old games, but this just seems to be a backpedal. Honestly, the puzzles were pretty good in Portal, but it was the overall package that made it appealing to me, especially the dark humor. This is just a small taste of what the real game has to offer, and if you had the choice, just go ahead and spend another $20 or so and get the Orange Box.

If you do own Portal and just want more, you should all go here: http://www.moddb.com/games/portal/downloads . Seriously, you'll thank me for it later.

e.Missark @ Aug 5th 2008 4:04AM

The PSN offering are truly great full of Sony made games. There's really no need for an overrated, overpriced Valve game that offers nothing new.

BTW what is the name of Microsoft's first party studio?