Portal 2 for PS3: Steam features detailed

Portal 2 for PlayStation 3 supports the Steamworks platform. But what exactly does that mean? Valve‘s released details this morning.

The Steam platform features in the PlayStation 3 version of Portal 2 will allow PS3 owners to play and chat cross-platform with PC/Mac owners, as well as store saves on a cloud-based server.

Additionally, those who choose to link their PlayStation Network accounts to their Steam accounts will unlock the PC version of Portal 2 for free.

“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.”

“We designed the Portal 2 PS3 experience to be very straightforward for gamers,” said Josh Weier, project lead on Portal 2 at Valve. “PS3 gamers will be able to simply drop the Blu-Ray disc in the PS3, link to their Steam account from inside the game, and all their Steam friends (on PC and Mac) will be visible and accessible for chat and game invites.”

Portal 2 is out in April for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.