Half Life 2 confirmed for PS3/360

While speaking at Electronic Arts' annual summer press event, Valve Software' s Gabe Newell announced that Half-Life 2 will definitely arrive for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Better yet, the ports, which are scheduled to ship simultaneously with Half-Life 2: Episode Two for the PC, will include official Half-Life 2 content available at that point, including Episode Two.

While Newell didn' t announce every bit of what will be on the disc, the PS3 and X360 versions of Half-Life 2 will include adjunct titles like Half-Life 2: Episode One and the just-reconfirmed Team Fortress 2. Counter-Strike: Source is also a possibility.


Guess who' s coming to dinner? ...Well, no one from this place, at least.

Half-Life 2: Episode One and Episode Two are the first chapters of a planned trio of episodic add-ons to the original Half-Life 2, extending the game' s story.

Of particular interest is a new feature Valve is calling " Portal," which entails players using a special gun to create gateways similar to those used in Prey. A player could create a portal nearby, for instance, and then make a second portal on the other side of a chasm; walking through the first would transport him safely out the second.

Valve wasn' t clear on just where the portal gun will be used, though it looks to be part of the arsenal in Episode Two -- and certainly a good candidate for multiplayer.

Stay tuned for more details on how Half-Life 2 will arrive for next-gen consoles as soon as news comes in.

UPDATE: Electronic Arts has clarified that Counter-Strike: Source is not yet confirmed for the PS3 and X360 versions of Half-Life 2.

Via IGN

FU*KING AWESOME!!!

Looks like Valve want to set the record straight after the awful Half Life 2 port on Xbox.

FINALLY!!!!



I can say I' ve played Half-Life two! This rocks.

So to clarify we get:

Half Life 2
Ep1
Ep 2
Team Fortress 2

...and possibly Counter Strike: Source.

I expect the 360 and PS3 versions will look like Lost Coast and make full use of the HDR.

Lost Coast was purdy...





...and so i can' t wait!

What i did notice is that there was no mention of Half Life 2 Deathmatch which while most didn' t like it, i did. I enjoyed using the gravity gun to throw explosive barrels into peoples faces. Shame about the almost constant lag though...

I already got Halflife 2 and Episode one, and i finished it, and my pc runs it perfectly, depending on the price i might grab it! But its good news for anyone who hasnt played it yet!

Yay! Although I already have it on computer… But still, YAY!

Although in my view, Half Life 2 is not the game everyone makes it out to be, it' s still a great game, so this is really good news and it should look far better on my 360 or PS3 than what it does on my computer.

ORIGINAL: Calintz

Although in my view, Half Life 2 is not the game everyone makes it out to be, it' s still a great game, so this is really good news and it should look far better on my 360 or PS3 than what it does on my computer.

I agree with you. I own HL2, played it and really didn' t see what was so " ZOMG" about it. It was a good solid play experience but nothing amazing. Most of the time playing it seemed like Valve was saying " Hey lookie we got cool physics!" .

Looks like Valve want to set the record straight after the awful Half Life 2 port on Xbox

While it had some framerate issues (that were rare and that didn' t affect gameplay mostly) it was a great port - if you look at xbox specs, this game was very well ported.

ORIGINAL: ]GaNgStA[

Looks like Valve want to set the record straight after the awful Half Life 2 port on Xbox

While it had some framerate issues (that were rare and that didn' t affect gameplay mostly) it was a great port - if you look at xbox specs, this game was very well ported.

It was a shoddy port, just like Doom 3. Ofcourse when you look at the minimum system requirements for the PC versions of the games and then at Xbox' s, it' s amazing they got them running as good as they looked at playable speeds, but both games were too demanding for the console and should have been kept for next gen consoles.

Now i need S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Crysis confirming for next gen consoles!

Now i need S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Crysis confirming for next gen consoles!

Let us pray together!

And I agree with Doom 3 as well as Half Life 2 being too demanding for any of the previous gen consoles, but from what I' ve seen I was pretty impressed by how well Half Life 2 actually worked on the X-Box. Also, I too didn' t get the OMG feeling from the game, but I wont deny the fact that Half Life 2 was still one pretty darn well made gaming experience and I am still impressed by its physics and it' s one of the things I really want to see more of in this future gen.

It was a shoddy port, just like Doom 3

Now I' m sure you haven' t played those ports.Doom 3 for Xbox was fixed (some things were changed after PC gamers feedback) and it was the best version in overall (not visually).It was awesome with steady framerate ,DD 5.1 and great graphics.

Half Life 2 - was very good, but had framerate problems that got really serious at the end of the game (the ending cut-scene itself actually)

I' ll go through HL2 on PS3 or X360 for some high end details , but Doom3 was perfect for Xbox.

HDR dosent mean shit to me or a game..

I want these to run constant 60fps.. thats most important.. No shoddy aiming/turning crap that i see in most 360 FPS.. and hopefully no Framerate drops when abit of AI and action goes onsreen which totally put me of COD2' s single player game.

Great news Tho.. As Hl2 surely is one of the greatest single player FPS out. actually it IS the greatest Single player FPS.

Excellent!

ORIGINAL: f3hunter

HDR dosent mean shit to me or a game..

I want these to run constant 60fps.. thats most important..

Great news BTW as Hl2 surely is one of the greatestsingle player FPS out. actually it IS the greatest Single player FPS.

Excellent!

Obviously someone that' s never played killzone.

There are two rules to success:

1. Never tell all you know.

Haa Haa u nutter..!!

Nice value for money, but not really worth it if you allready own the game.

Only thing holding this back is the blasted console pads, we need a Wireless Mouse + Keyboard set up!

Change is inevitable. Except from a vending machine.

Viva La Revolution! erm, I mean Viva La Wii!

Obviously someone that' s never played killzone.

Or the original Half Life, or Goldeneye, or the first Perfect Dark, or...

that was a serious quote?

Yeah i would love be able to purchase a perfect conversion of goldeneye, perfect dark and killzone for 360 and ps3....

NOT.

Killzone? HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Perfect Dark N64 was so good that I got used to framerate issues :)

Metroid Prime is so smooth with those 60FPS damn...

Metriod!!!

Man, if that plays how i expect it to do on the Wii, that should turn alot Fad FPS fanboy heads..


OH well...Only 3 months to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unfortunately for now it' s got a strange control scheme that hardly rivals mouse and keyboard.

The only thing that makes it worth checking today is solving puzzles using the nunchack as your hand (like opening doors on the trailers)

Thankfully, days of Samus loosing all her equipment in the beginning, are gone :)

I' m shocked (end sacasm).

(Start Sarcasm)

...

Change is inevitable. Except from a vending machine.

Viva La Revolution! erm, I mean Viva La Wii!

(Middle Sarcasm?!)

I' ve been itching to do that since yesterday.

Pants over trousers anyone?

There are two rules to success:

1. Never tell all you know.

watch with that sarcasm boy - your priest could here you :)

ORIGINAL: Silentbomber

Nice value for money, but not really worth it if you allready own the game.

I own the pc version, and let me tell you, I think I' ll much prefer the 360 version (or PS3 if I have one) when it lands. When I first installed HL2 on my pc it ran great, for about 15 MINUTES! Then it started getting all wonky on me. I had to tweak a buncha shit, and then I found out that it was my graphics card! It' s only ever messed up on THAT game!

That' s why I LOVE consoles! No tweaking. No problems.

Episode 3 is slated for a March 2007 release and Episode 1 was just released, so if the console versions are going to be released alongside Episode 2, then wouldn' t that make it late Nov/early Dec which is around PS3' s launch?!

That' d be good for Sony surely.

Ya I have a PC no where near capable of such a game so I only got to play the Xbox version.

Have you guys seen the latest HL2:Ep2 trailer.... it' s not about Ep2 really but a mini game called Portal which will ship with Ep2 apparently. It looks so wierd, but cool!

Kikizo mentioned the game in that EA Summer Showcase report. But here' s the vid.

http://www.gamershell.com/news/31472.aspx

So it is connected with Half-Life 2 then? I was unsure of tat. It certainly takes the concept Prey built and pushes it to new levels.
Damn that would be fun in MP tho. Setup a portal over a high cliff edge or somin and then wait for a victim to come charging at you and place a portal right at teir feet!

Yea, it would be so much fun in MP! Everyone trying to get to one goal from different sides of a complex obstacle course, with opportunities to trip each other up.

I guess it' s only connected with HL since the team behind the original game Narbacular Drop now work at Valve and are using the source engine. (At least it looks like the sauce engine..) But I thought I' d mention it here anyway.

Reading an article on teamxbox about all this and it says the package will include as alreayd stated Half-Life2, Ep1&2, Team Fortress 2 and PORTAL! $60...all this for $60.

How do you think Ep3 will be handled for consoles if at all?

Heres the link plus it includes info on the improvments

How do you think Ep3 will be handled for consoles if at all?

I' d say that it' ll likely be downloadable from Xbox Live/Sony HUB (whatever) but i' d also expect a retail release at a " budget" price and i' d expect BOTH retail releases (of Episode 3) to ship on DVD9.

I' m not discounting Counter Strike: Source yet either. I think it' ll definately be made available, either on it' s own, with the Half Life 2 release or with Episode 3. It' s too big of an opportunity for Valve to pass it over and it' d be HUGE on Xbox Live.

Been playing some Episode one this morning.

QUite like it,but its not a Mass effect,Lost odyssey,blue dragon,halo3,gears of war,its more like some of those title negative with a crap game like MGS4 which still end up in high quality

Even if you break 2 legs from a crab it still runs!
What you gotta do is find its weak spot and do massive damage at it.

Mass effect,Lost odyssey,blue dragon,halo3,gears of war

Have you played these games??

And being a 360 ownr havent you learnt to never judge a game untill its released.

And being a 360 ownr havent you learnt to never judge a game untill its released.

Sorry but do YOU own a 360?!

You can buy Elrond in BMFE2,and he can look into the future,now be quiet ps3/wii fanboy.

Myself?

Im a gamer.

Even if you break 2 legs from a crab it still runs!
What you gotta do is find its weak spot and do massive damage at it.

Im a gamer.

You don' t sound like one to me

I`m so a gamer and love nintendo games. Does anyone here like Nintendo. The Wii is going to be the best console ever. Has anyone heard about a release date for the Wii and a price? I think it will be about 120 euro. I think it will be released in around September-November. I`m so excited because it`s going to be the best console EVER!!! It`ll beat the other consoles at everything!! If anyone has a problem talk about it to me and you should not because I am so right!!! Nintendo have really been working with the WiiConnect24 and the Wiisports and Wi-Fi Connection and everything they probably work 24:7!!!

Sorry but do YOU own a 360?!

ORIGINAL: f3hunter

Sorry but do YOU own a 360?!

Damn!

Nice dude, ...very nicely done!