Portal 2 won't arrive until April 2011.
Looks as though Valve's Portal 2 will be delayed again. Yesterday the company sent over an email giving us heads up that the game will now ship during the week of April 18th, 2011.
"Valve today announced that Portal 2--the sequel to the ground-breaking title that won over 30 game of the year awards, despite missing its original ship date--will now be available the week of April 18th, 2011," the company said. "This two month slip not only marks the shortest delay in Valve's proud tradition of delays, it represents the approaching convergence of Valve Time and Real Time. Though this convergence spells doom for humanity, it will not affect the new Portal 2 release date."
Portal 2 was originally slated for a Christmas 2010 release, however the company said back in June that the game wouldn't be ready by then and thus shoved the release date into early 2011.
"Representatives from both [Aperture Laboratories LLC and Valve] acknowledged that public safety concerns factored into the decision," Valve said right before E3 2010. "They went on to say that even though Portal 2 will arrive slightly later than planned, all life on earth won't instantaneously stop as every molecule in your body explodes at the speed of light, which is what would happen should a rip ever appear in the fabric of Valve Time."
So far the world hasn't imploded on itself, however one more Portal 2 delay may cause the fabric of time-space to unravel and destroy the known universe. Let's cross our fingers that Portal 2 arrives in April.
but at least it will be an awesome game, cant wait.
In other news, according to recent studies, existing is good for you.
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Wouldnt it be nice it this delay was to alow for a Orange Box type of deal with the coveted HL2:EP3 and Portal 2 in one box of pure gamer joy?
I could only wish. Marketing has gabes mouth seald away and locked with two Keys. One is held by the GMan and the other by Gordon Freeman. Impossible to steal. I still want my vengance damn it.
As for the delay, not suprising. I think VALVe is the only game company that will delay a game if they feel it just isn't right. I'd rather them do that than rush it out like many other companies do.
Think we'll have at least one of them by the end of 2011? Half Life and Portal are certainly on my list of favorite games, so please, could you just make one tiny tear in Valve time? One man only lives so long!
They care about what the game testers feel about specific details, and it transpires that most if not all Valve staff really like what they are doing, they feel the game as an entity and something deserving commitment. That's why Valve games are so good!
I would be lying if I said I don't mind the delay, but all in all, I prefer it like that! They will release it when it's ready and excels!
P.S.: Maybe we'll be treated to a big surprise in the form of Half-Life 2: Episode 3!