Powerlord Posted May 12, 2010 Posted May 12, 2010 I didn't see a thread about this yet, so... The Mac version of Steam launched today, with 50 games. Among those is Portal. Portal is currently free for both PC and Mac through the 24th to celebrate the launch of Steam for Mac. The only thing you need to get it is to sign in to your Steam account or sign up for one if you don't have one. Unfortunately, Portal is the only Source game ported to Mac so far, so if you wanted to play TF2 on the Mac, you have to wait a bit... but they'll have new Mac game releases every Wednesday. Quote
Murmeli Walan Posted May 12, 2010 Posted May 12, 2010 I'm download it right now. With me donating to the Humble Indie Bundle yesterday and now free Portal today, I've got a lot of games to keep me busy for a bit. Quote
Powerlord Posted May 12, 2010 Author Posted May 12, 2010 I'm download it right now. With me donating to the Humble Indie Bundle yesterday and now free Portal today, I've got a lot of games to keep me busy for a bit. Portal's actually pretty short, unless you're trying to get the Transmission Received or Camera Shy achievements. Or do the challenge stages. Quote
Zephyr Posted May 13, 2010 Posted May 13, 2010 I was very tempted to just go download it again even though I already have it, get this game right now. NO EXCUSES. Quote
KyleJCrb Posted May 13, 2010 Posted May 13, 2010 If you don't have Portal, you need to rectify that problem immediately. Quote
OceansAndrew Posted May 13, 2010 Posted May 13, 2010 i'll be picking this up tonight when i get home. I'm excited to play more games on my mac. ^____^ Quote
BardicKnowledge Posted May 13, 2010 Posted May 13, 2010 Valve is awesome. I'm looking forward to when TF2 hits the Mac platform, as I know a lot of my friends who will pick it up. Quote
BlackPhantom Posted May 13, 2010 Posted May 13, 2010 I'm curious though: they said there were some small strings attached, but I can't find anything that says what those are. Quote
AMT Posted May 13, 2010 Posted May 13, 2010 Oh man, I'm definitely picking this up. I bummed Portal off of friends before, but if it's free I'm grabbing that up. Quote
Powerlord Posted May 13, 2010 Author Posted May 13, 2010 I'm curious though: they said there were some small strings attached, but I can't find anything that says what those are. The catch is that you need to sign up for a Steam account if you don't already have one. Quote
Petara Posted May 13, 2010 Posted May 13, 2010 osx 10.4 foils my plans once again That kicked me in the nuts, too. I swear, I've been trying to get around to upgrading forever Quote
ella guro Posted May 13, 2010 Posted May 13, 2010 I beat Portal at a friends house awhile back, but I never actually bought the game. I feel pretty damn smart now. Quote
Strike911 Posted May 14, 2010 Posted May 14, 2010 I already have Portal, but I know someone who doesn't have it. Is this one of those trial deals where you can try it for X days until they make you pay for it, or is it seriously free Portal for whoever signs up? Quote
Gollgagh Posted May 14, 2010 Posted May 14, 2010 I beat Portal at a friends house awhile back, but I never actually bought the game. I feel pretty damn smart now. as if the damned game was all that expensive in the first place Quote
The Coop Posted May 14, 2010 Posted May 14, 2010 Sometimes even $5 or $10 is a stretch. I'd kill to get Rocket Knight, but $15 is out of the question financially. I held off on buying portal because I heard about how short it is. The first 15 or 16 levels go by pretty fast, but the remaining ones are noticeably more devious. Plus, you unlock new challenges and such, so it has more life than the original 19 levels. It's short, but fun and funny. It's also 3GB to download, so be patient. Quote
Toadofsky Posted May 14, 2010 Posted May 14, 2010 Sometimes even $5 or $10 is a stretch. I'd kill to get Rocket Knight, but $15 is out of the question financially. Don't you just love this age of over priced DLC? Not too mention getting punished for buying games used? Quote
Zephyr Posted May 14, 2010 Posted May 14, 2010 They're putting it out for free because sales were probably slowing down, so they'll use it now to reel people in to signing up for Steam accounts, as advertising for the Mac steam client and also to hype people up for Portal 2. It's fine with me! Quote
Powerlord Posted May 14, 2010 Author Posted May 14, 2010 as if the damned game was all that expensive in the first place If you buy the PC version of Portal off of Steam, or in stores, it's $20. That's why Orange Box (for $30) was a no brainer if you were missing even one of the other games in the box. Quote
anosou Posted May 14, 2010 Posted May 14, 2010 I'm here to tell you that Mac is cool. Mac is cool. osx 10.4 foils my plans once again A Tiger, how well you served me over the years! I remember the upgrade from 10.3, it was magical. (I remember the update to 10.3 from OS 9, that was a bit more magical) You should get 10.5 or 10.6 tho halc, no reason not to anymore! Quote
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