really? the surprise is you like ps3 now and the game that we knew was coming is still coming? where is my half life 3! also I don't understand why everyone loses their pants over portal ya it was a fun little puzzle game but its getting in the way of what matters and thats the next half life. Am I alone on this or does some one else agree with me?

I agree with you, but I am also really looking forward to the next portal and the moment where Gabe came on stage was awesome.

I take it the TC doesn't own a PS3.

Portal > Half-Life

Just be happy that he isn't going to blackball the PS3 anymore. 

A weird sense of entitlement occurring in this thread

I do wonder what got him to finally accept the PS3, somehow I don't think it was money but maybe it was.

I get pissed any time there is a "best" version of any game on any platform regardless of my own personal tastes, it's just bullshit because a group feels like they get fucking screwed out of an experience they are willing to pay for.

A fun little puzzle game? What you say. Portal was a breath of fresh air, game of the year material and for many, it was game of the year.

I could make a joke about Jack Trenton, a fried chicken leg, and nom nom nom.
 
But regardless of how this came about, it's pretty cool.

" I do wonder what got him to finally accept the PS3, somehow I don't think it was money but maybe it was. "

" Portal > Half-Life "

Yeah I think you have a case of entitlement haha. 
 
Also is this meant to be in Off Topic? I don't post here a lot and am genuinely confused by the number of gaming threads in Off Topic? Is it just because it was a blog post?

" Yeah I think you have a case of entitlement haha. "

My problem with this is that I don't own a PS3 and I remember it being said somewhere that their surprise wouldn't interest console gamers.

" I do wonder what got him to finally accept the PS3, somehow I don't think it was money but maybe it was. "

" A weird sense of entitlement occurring in this thread "

I'm not sure why people were expecting a Half-Life 3/episode 3 announcement. They said the surprise was going to be Portal 2 related.

Whatever, this was a totally lame surprise.  It was "unexpected", only because it happened without warning in the middle of the Playstation conference.  I'm not sure how appropriately this classifies as a surprise, but oh well.

" Portal >>>>> Half-Life "

Anyone who says this surprise was lame clearly owns a 360 or a good gaming PC.  
 
I only have PS3. This was a huge surprise for me, and I for one am really excited. 

" @HypoXenophobia said:

" A weird sense of entitlement occurring in this thread "

Uh, this has nothing to do with a "sense of entitlement". The surprise was lame for people that were expecting more, that's all. Ever since the GB crew have started using the phrase "sense of entitlement" all of a sudden everyone on these forums has adopted the belief that gamers are evil, greedy, bloodsuckers while giant publishers are innocent lambs being preyed upon. Give me a break, I suggest people jump off of the GB's crews flaccid dick and actually formulate their own opinions. "

I was kinda disappointed because they said they had a huge surprise and it just turned out to be they are supporting the PS3. I have a PS3, but I also have a PC that I play Valve games on, so it really doesn't do anything for me at all.

I lost my shit when GLADOS started talking and Gable waddled out. Very exciting for me, because I really love Portal. I love Half Life, too, but I never have any realistic expectations for anything Half Life related ever coming out ever, let alone on an announced date. 
 
Plus, since I don't have a 360 and my "gaming PC" is a crappy laptop, this was a very exciting surprise for me. The kind that made me drop an F bomb in front of my 3 year old...

I love Valve but I think this is a bit of a fuck-up really. They must have known that by announcing a surprise that all the people who were into their games, and therefore getting excited by the surprise (All XBOX and PC gamers only btw) would be expecting something HL related, or at least something that would concern them. Bear in mind that as they hadn't made games for Sony before it is unlikely there were too many Playstation owners getting hyped for what they would announce at E3. For me and a lot of other people this has been a bit of a let down. I know they don't owe me anything and they can make whatever game they like as late as they like it but I think it is a bit weird and self-defeating to get their fan-base all hot and bothered and then not bring them any satisfaction.

"Anyone who says this surprise was lame clearly owns a 360 or a good gaming PC.   I only have PS3. This was a huge surprise for me, and I for one am really excited.  "

" really? the surprise is you like ps3 now and the game that we knew was coming is still coming? where is my half life 3! also I don't understand why everyone loses their pants over portal ya it was a fun little puzzle game but its getting in the way of what matters and thats the next half life. Am I alone on this or does some one else agree with me? "

I support the Portal > Half Life statements that have been made by some people in this thread. Just face it, Valve has grown and Half Life is no longer relevant to what they are as a company. More important is the impact of things that came out of the development of the Half Life series such as the Source engine and Steam.

" @Gabriel said:

" I do wonder what got him to finally accept the PS3, somehow I don't think it was money but maybe it was. "

Oh, it was money alright.  It's always money.  "

" @pwnasaurus said:

" really? the surprise is you like ps3 now and the game that we knew was coming is still coming? where is my half life 3! also I don't understand why everyone loses their pants over portal ya it was a fun little puzzle game but its getting in the way of what matters and thats the next half life. Am I alone on this or does some one else agree with me? "

Dude, shut up. Portal > Half Life. Yeah, I just went there. "

I think the surprise was that Steamworks is on the PS3.

Sigh...delays. But at least they announced Portal 2.