Valve has suddenly become one of PS3's best friends. They have announced an exclusive deal where PS3 owners will get both the PC an PS3 version of Portal 2. Could it be a way to drag more customers to Steam? Maybe. However this also comes with the addition of Steam Works, something many gamers are excited for as it could lead towards multi-console gaming.
However with all this "love" from Valve we have simply thrown out the past. It was like just yesterday when Gabe Newell called the PS3 a "Waste of everyones time." Now that the PS3 is selling through the roof, and Newell somewhat apologized (after he realized the cash cow he nearly killed) and Valve seems innocent.
Looking at my collection of games I still see one disgrace sitting at the bottom of the pile, The Orange Box. Probably the worse ported title in PS3 history, and its mostly due to the fact Valve wanted nothing to do with it. Now what could easily make up for this horrible mistake? Well we already know going back and fixing ALL the issues are out of question, so why not do the simple thing and add trophies? The other two platforms already have achievments installed, so porting these over would be simple. The effort? Nearly nothing. The cost? An hours debate of rather or not the intern doing it will get paid or not.
Portal is still probably the only Valve title I personally am fond of, so there is an even better solution for Valve. With Portal 2 just around the corner, reworking Portal on the PS3 (adding trophies too) and releasing it separatly on the PSN Store would make up for all the effort. PS3 fans would gobble it up as Portal 2 anticipation grows. Valve fans would never be able to leave it alone, especially if maybe a Portal 2 demo or something was involved. Thus they make a few extra bucks with little effort involved.
I would personally jump on a Portal stand alone title for trophies anyday of the week, how about you?
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