Those of you (us included) who were intending to go mouse/keyboard style with the PS3 version of Portal 2 are out of luck. It won't be supported, Valve has confirmed.
He went on to explain: "We have people internally who played on the PS3 - we use it all the time - and we constantly iterated it."
Unlike other PC FPS games though, Weier says mouse and keyboard controls aren't necessary in Portal 2: "Luckily, Portal 2's not a super twitchy, complicated game, so we just focused on making a comfortable controller experience," he said.
We dunno - some of those mid-air flick shots in tougher levels of the first game were much easier with a mouse, and according to numerous trailers there'll be plenty more of that in the sequel.
Head through the source link for the full interview, and don't forget to tell us what you most want to know about in our Portal 2 review.
Comments
15 comments so far...
Cyber6x on 15 Apr '11 said:
Makes sense, It's the PS3 version so use a controller! If not use the free PC you get for buying the PS3 version to play with a mouse and keyboard.
altitude2k on 15 Apr '11 said:
Let's be honest: who here actually has their PS3 in a location that's convenient for mouse and keyboard to be used. As the man says - it's not like they don't give you an option.
Toasted_PSP on 15 Apr '11 said:
Shame there is no mouse and keyboard support then as according to the article they are necessary in Portal 2
Another C&VG typo spoiling the whole article
nologo on 15 Apr '11 said:
me.. how can they not include m/k?!
i do have the eagle eye converter (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0040UAYI4/ref=s9_simh_gw_p63_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=1CEYCTDK32VSRP72AZ9W&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=219600407&pf_rd_i=468294) which is excellent.. so doesnt bother me
nuggit3000 on 15 Apr '11 said:
Thus rendering PS3/PC cross platform gaming useless.
PS3 gamers will get pwn'd
Metagen on 15 Apr '11 said:
Me. I'll still be playing it on both PS3 and PC though. The m/k option would have been nice however.
altitude2k on 15 Apr '11 said:
How do you do that? Dinner tray?
Weird
altitude2k on 15 Apr '11 said:
How will they get "pwn'd"? It's not competitive.
only_777 on 15 Apr '11 said:
I'm not really sure why it has not been put in place, Unreal has got support and it's a very simple piece of code to do. Oh well at least I'll recive the PC version anyway so if I want to that way I still have the choice
laslowoodbine on 15 Apr '11 said:
What about the Move?
El Mag on 15 Apr '11 said:
No support for Move at all.
http://blog.eu.playstation.com:80/2011/ ... /#comments
budge on 15 Apr '11 said:
Has there ever been a PS3 game that supports a mouse and keyboard, i've yet to see one?
Toasted_PSP on 15 Apr '11 said:
Unreal Tournament 3
Sammy_bham on 15 Apr '11 said:
never even crossed my mind, like 1000's of other people, was just planning on using the controller anyway, just like portal 1.
thebigfud on 15 Apr '11 said: