Steam on Mac and Portal is free for a bit.

X'o'LoreX'o'Lore
edited September 2011 in Games
As the title says Valve has released steam for OSX. Also Portal is currently free for Mac AND Windows. See, they're trying to make game purchases count for any platform, so you can play your games in OSX or Windows as you wish. This is pretty cool stuff. A Linux client is pretty much a sure thing down the road too.

Just a heads up. If you haven't played Portal for some god forsaken reason, DO IT NOW!

Comments

  • godgod
    edited May 2010
    Downloaded it today, because my new computer can actually run things from the last five years. Loving it so far.
  • mariomario
    edited May 2010
    I was very happy to finally play Portal again! Hopefully they port Half-Life 2 over quickly so I can play the rest of my Orange Box for Windows.
  • TheFlameOfHeartsTheFlameOfHearts
    edited May 2010
    Oh yeah! I heard about this a few days ago. I assumed you all knew though. Oh well, no harm done. X'o'Lore is on the job! Or something equally untrue.
  • hlavcohlavco
    edited May 2010
    I just downloaded it. Maybe I'll play it sometime.
  • brucebruce
    edited May 2010
    I wonder if they'll ever get round to porting GMod, that would negate the need for having Windows on my iMac :)
  • brucebruce
    edited May 2010
    Just downloaded it, and aside from the fact that it crashes before it launches, it also makes my magic mouse disconnect all the time :\
  • NoLongerNoLonger
    edited May 2010
    Hah! Jokes on you! The magic mouse crashes for every-other program my parents have!
  • TheFlameOfHeartsTheFlameOfHearts
    edited May 2010
    It's magically useless?
  • brucebruce
    edited May 2010
    Actually, I've realised it's because my batteries had popped loose and kept losing their connection.

    Why all the hate? :hulk:
  • TheFlameOfHeartsTheFlameOfHearts
    edited May 2010
    Disqualification!
    Battery Fault!
  • brucebruce
    edited May 2010
    I was hoping we could keep this thread free of rampant anti-mac sentiment/Mac vs. PC arguments, I thought we were above that. Guess not. Meh.
  • ReallyCleanSocksReallyCleanSocks
    edited May 2010
    Yes, I can just sense the contempt here. It's practically oozing.
  • NoLongerNoLonger
    edited May 2010
    I like Macs, I just dislike Apple's software aesthetic, their rampant need for control, and the magic mouse. Gah.
  • TheFlameOfHeartsTheFlameOfHearts
    edited May 2010
    Oh, I wasn't trying to start a PC/Mac war, I was just making terrible jokes as I saw them. Don't get me wrong though, I do indeed hate Macs.
  • brucebruce
    edited May 2010
    Isn't a computing platform a bit of a weird thing to aim your hate at? :\
  • mariomario
    edited May 2010
    For the record, Steam and Portal work perfectly fine with my Magic Mouse.
  • brucebruce
    edited May 2010
    Wouldn't know. It wasn't steam that caused it, I just thought so at the time. Steam won't run for me. It updates then says I have no internet...
  • TheFlameOfHeartsTheFlameOfHearts
    edited May 2010
    Night Lord wrote: »
    Isn't a computing platform a bit of a weird thing to aim your hate at? :\
    Yeah, it's less "hate" and more "irritating". I for one enjoy my start/flag button, the dock-bar can burn in hell.
  • X'o'LoreX'o'Lore
    edited May 2010
    It's a preference thing. I don't care for the OSX style either, but it works for some people.

    In the mean time things sound like they are a bit slim and perhaps not perfectly smooth yet for the Mac, but this is simply a beginning. Their are improvements happening as we speak.

    It's nice to know that Windows can actually legitimately be a choice and not a requirement. I certainly have my gripes about Windows too, so I don't really care that much.
  • Mish42Mish42
    edited May 2010
    I just downloaded it now, very awesome. I've played through portal twice before, but it's awesome to finally have it on MY laptop.
  • TheFlameOfHeartsTheFlameOfHearts
    edited September 2011
    I'm sure everyone already has it, but if they don't Portal is free on Steam till the 20th (Didn't catch it till now so you only have a day to get it).
  • X'o'LoreX'o'Lore
    edited September 2011
    Oh right! I guess I just assumed everyone got it the last time. I had noticed this yesterday.
  • TheFlameOfHeartsTheFlameOfHearts
    edited September 2011
    Yeah, I'm pretty sure everyone did. I just figured I should probably mention it anyway.

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