Wandering through the PlayStation booth at E3 2012 there were many games that could catch your eye. Â There was the PlayStation All-Stars station, God of War: Ascension, and other big name titles that were hogging all the space. Â Tucked away in the corner was a station set up specifically for Portal 2 and the opportunity to go hands on with Portal 2 “In Motion” was too sweet to resist. Â Why it has taken Sony and Valve so long to get this project moving in the right direction is anyone’s guess. Â After all, Portal 2 came out over a year ago.
Later this year though, Portal 2 will be getting additional DLC on the PlayStation 3 that enables the PlayStation Move with the game. Â The Portal 2: “In Motion” DLC will bring several new maps into the mix, that allow players to use the motion controllers to manipulate, skew, and rescale objects to complete tests in the Aperture Laboratories. Â If it sounds like something you’ve heard about before, it’s because you have. Â Owners of the Razer Hydra and Portal 2 on PC have had this identical content for some time.
Getting hands on with Portal 2 “In Motion” was a bit of a bitter sweet experience. Â The PlayStation Move is perfect for the puzzle manipulation required in the upcoming content. Â Though it did pose the question of why? Why wait this long to introduce this functionality into the PlayStation 3 version of the game. Â Sure, Valve is known for their long-legged games, but console players will have likely long distanced themselves from Portal 2 once this content finally arrives on the PlayStation Network.
And given Valve’s track record on the timeliness of releases, it’s anyone’s guess as to when this content will finally arrive. Â Right now, it’s slated for later this year. Â Despite denying the rumors of Move support for Portal 2 on the PS3 earlier this year, Sony’s E3 booth ensured that Portal 2: “In Motion” is definitely on the way at some point in the future.
