June 15th, 2010 
Cliff Riseborough 
Considering the hard words that both he and Valve have had for the PS3 in the past, it was a bit surprising to see Gabe Newell walk out on stage during Sony’s E3 press event.
It was more surprising to hear him announce a PS3 version of next year’s Portal 2. He also described it as the best console version of the game, because it will have full Steamworks support.
This is the first time that Steamworks has been extended beyond the computer realm and in to console gaming. Maybe it’s a one off, maybe it’s a test bed, and maybe the console marker is the next direction Valve is planning on taking Steam.
Steamworks support means that the PS3 version of the game will get automatic updates, DLC access and Steam community features.
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