Portal 2 sells three million

by Andrew Yoon, Jun 22, 2011 10:30am PDT

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Valve's Gabe Newell casually mentioned sales of Portal 2 during a talk at Games for Change in New York City. Three million is the number he told the audience, as captured by Joystiq.

While Newell didn't offer any detail about retail and Steam sales, that is an incredible accomplishment given the game's April release and full retail price point. By the time of Portal 2's launch, the original game had sold four million retail copies. At this rate, it seems likely that the sequel will match the sales of the original. And with the money made from Portal 2, Valve will finally be able to complete development of Half-Life 2: Episode 3. That's how it works, right?

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Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Portal 2 sells three million.

Portal 2 is quickly on its way towards matching the sales of the original game.

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Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Portal 2 sells three million.

Portal 2 is quickly on its way towards matching the sales of the original game. : Shacknews
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- That's a million for each time this article was posted in the chatty! : giant boy detective
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  I wonder if they're counting the PC codes activated on Steam from PS3 copies as a separate "copy" of the ... : Schnapple
  - I see no reason why they would be counting these separately. Valve, despite playing close to the vest ve... : xrayzwei
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  Still waiting for a sale, I don't generally buy games for $50 anymore just because of my backlog. : SlingBlaze
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    Me too, I love Valve but there are just too many good games coming out to slap down 50-60 dollars a pop. ... : ShXIII
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      Ass 2, Fear 1,2, LoL, SC2, Magic 2012 : SlingBlaze
      
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      Here's a few from the last 3-4 months for me... Bulletstorm, crysis 2, portal 2, the witcher 2, dragon ag... : ShXIII
      
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      you got DNF for 5? : FreshwaterAU
      
      haha, no I meant Ill wait till it's a 5 dollar deal : ShXIII
  - I did the same thing. I picked it up this week during Toy's R Us' 2 for $50 sale. I got Portal 2 for the ... : angrytaxman
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    I got it for $28 using the PS3 steam activation and promptly trading in the PS3 disk. : Topsiderover
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      Wow. You're a tool.
      
      Jun 22, 2011 5:47pm PDT
      
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      Wow. You're a tool. : LankyJon
      
      How so? Would have waited for a sale otherwise, so it's not like they lost money. : Topsiderover
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    I preordered Portal 2 for less than $40 : dookiebot
    - I've seen it on sale enough soon after release that I wouldn't quite call it a full priced release. : Tincan
  - I'm the same way usually, and I got it on sale (at Amazon, I think?) for $30. However, after beating ... : paulatreus
- i had so much fun with this game. i wish i could go back in time and have another first go around. : head crab
- Portal 2 is amazing. : 0mar
- Good, well deserved! A great game! : TotalRecall
- I just finished it. The dialogue totally makes the game. : shyguy74
- Well deserved, such a great game : Dontdrop
- \o/ : Godhatesfatpeople
- yay for good games : Veegeezee
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  I really like Portal 2 and I especially like the new mechanisms they introduced but I feel like Valve has... : thecatinthehat
  - This is why I'm looking forward to the upcoming DLC. I hope for the stuff that got cut :D : Godhatesfatpeople
- i wonder how many of portal1's numbers are counted considering it was free ]several times. : watcherxp
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  Portal sells 3 million. 2.9 million finish it their first night. : Inarion
  - 2.875 million love the game upon completion on the first night. : Grumbeld
  - 2.9 million people didn't have friends to play co-op : ashkie
  - I still haven't beaten it :( : skinlab133
  - DERP : Downforce
  - Globally only 50% have finished Portal 1, so you're not even close in your statement. : project13

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