Portal 2 Cheap This Weekend @ Kmart, GameStop
Kmart and GameStop are drastically reducing the prices of Valve's Portal 2, starting this weekend.
Gamers who have yet to purchase a copy of Valve Software's just-released Portal 2 may want to hold off just a little bit longer... at least, until this weekend. Both Kmart and GameStop are knocking off up to $25 from the original retail price for the console versions, and around $20 for the PC version.
According to the Kmart Gamer Facebook page, the discount retail chain will offer Portal 2 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 for a mere $34.99 on Sunday, May 1-- typically the console versions sell for $59.99. The new sale price will apparently be advertised in the Kmart circular found in Sunday's newspaper, but there's no indication of when the sale will actually end.
Joystiq also reports that GameStop will kick off its Portal 2 sale on Saturday, April 30. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions will charge $5 extra than Kmart's pricepoint the following day, costing $39.99. The store is also selling the PC version for $29.99-- it regularly retails for $49.99 off the shelf.
Consumers who game on both the PC and PlayStation 3 may get the best deal by heading to Kmart and purchasing the PlayStation 3 version. This particular copy will provide an additional code for unlocking Portal 2 for the PC on Steam-- essentially two versions of Valve's instant classic for a mere $34.99. Not too shabby.

No clue but if it does I'll just buy the PS3 version, keep the Steam key and sell the disc! Probably what you had in mind too right?
You forgot one problem: in order to do this, you have to be on Playstation Network at the same time to activate it on Steam.
and as of this comment...PSN has been down for over a week.
Your move, Steam.
I dont regret buying it a full price, it was worth every penny. If I hadnt bought it, I wouldve been desperate to buy it by now...
This isnt a game theyd give away. They gave away Portal 1 because it was like an extra minigame in the orange box.
I tend to differ a bit. The solo game was okay. Though I tend to see this as it not being as groundbreaking as the first and thus not being able to command as nice a price as they thought.
There was a LOT of hype with this game, and it was a bit shorter than I would have preferred.
I also think it a bit cheeky to try selling things for your online gameplay avatar to wear.
Again, the customer's rule on advertising: The more the hype, the worse it will be. Marketing guys try to make up for the product not being an amazing seventh wonder of the world.
You have to have access to a PS3 to get the PC version, I did it that way. You'll essentially tie your Steam account to your PSN account, so the PS3 needs internet access/PSN access (not really possible at the moment!).
I do hate boxed retail, as it means leaving the house. . . hmmm does k-mart do shipping. . .
I tend to prefer physical box, that way if company X goes belly up, I have something. I'd like to be able to play some of my games a while down the road if I feel nostalgic.
It also means they can't say "alright, we're done, no more for you!" and not let you download/play it.
What happens if Valve decides to no longer allow downloads of a game you purchased from them a while back? I wager when Valve institutes this for some of their old old old games it will be a problem.