Portal rejected from XBLA

Maybe they should put it on PSN then, since GT5P proves that it can't be too big.

I hope they put it on PSN.

They Already have Xbox Originals and have had Betas like COD4 and H3 so I do see this happening. Microsoft (or the Live team) may not want to throw Portal up there and then promise a smooth transaction every time when the size is just to big to handle. Portal would be purchased tons of times. Much more then a Beta or Xbox Orignal... Then you'd have players re-downloading it when they go to a friends house.

I do not think the PSN is perfect just yet either. I've had really slow downloads dealing with Warhawk and more recently MGS (though that was Konami and not strictly the fault of PSN other then not hosting it themselves)

Frankly, I prefer to have Portal on disc as opposed to on Live. I dunt know why, feeling of security that I can't really explain. Besides, its such an excellent game and i wonder if it would have obtained the same numbers had it gone solely on Live as opposed to being one of the cornerstones to The Orange Box...?

Eitherway, in my opinion, this does not excuse Microsoft for taking such a pig-headed attitude towards the content placed on XBLA. They really pick and choose their plays based on who their competition is and who is their new pet. I wouldn't be surprised if Steam didn't factor into their decision given the fact that in which case they would be in direct competition with Steam itself.

Frankly, these days, I can go either way as far as PC vs. 360 goes. I find it harder and harder to bring myself to even turn on my 360, simply because everything is getting so repetitive. The only game i tend to play now is Geometry Wars and MAYBE Lost Odyssey.

I hope they do this cause Portal was the only orange box game I enjoyed and I traded it in towards GTA 4. Wouldn't mind spending $10 to download this again on PSN or XBLA

Note to MS...

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l115/pnutbuttrcups/blinkie/reneediota.gif

STUPID STUPID STUPID!!!

Makes you wonder what other fantastic games have been rejected so they could put up another game of Frogger or Battlezone.

I really hope someone with the power of Bill Gates reads these gaming blogs and smacks a few people upside the head for running their service into the ground like this.

FAIL

Microsoft has the size limit so people without a HDD can download it to their MU. With the gamer profile, it enables you to delete the title anytime and redownload it with out paying again.

Its MS way of saying they don't want to leave the Core owners out but what they are really doing is screwing pretty much 95% of 360 owners.

Wow, thats the most I never typed on a comment section of a blog. LOL

Wow. If such a great casual game as Portal cannot get on to a service like XBLA then something is truly fucked up at Microsoft. In one fell blow it exposes the idiocy of their policies.

Portal XBLA still alive

"Undesirable" = too many people would buy it instead of the other BS on XBLA.

This was a failure.
I'm making a note here: EPIC PHAIL.
It's hard to overstate my disappointment.

(sorry...had to)

Wow Microsawft is a big bunch of dumb dumbs. I'm glad I don't rely on consoles for my games.

The problem is, there was already a HUGE fanbase ready and waiting for this game's release since the game was announced. Just shows how out-of-sync Microsoft can be sometimes...

Either way you cut it, MS shot themselves in the foot here.

Screw Arcade owners. If you're an Arcade system owner or the idiot who first recommended and implemented the Arcade model, you suck. Serious suck. You sucktards almost ruined Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. Way to suck, Arcade owners; way to suck.

Well they'd have to bump up the current size limit from 150 to 600MB. Since they already went from 50 to 150MB recently (it was like 1, maybe 2 months ago?), I don't see that happening any time soon. And since Microsoft won't accept new games sold at budget price, Valve is indeed stuck.
Then again it's just better to get the PC version with free additional content if you can.

Man, they totally need to bring this to the PSN.

Gran Tourismo HD - 600+ megs
High Velocity Bowling - 500+ megs
Warhawk - 800+ megs
Toy Home - 600+ megs
Tons of PS1 games at 300-500 megs

And probably many more. PSN is where it's at.

I'm kind of disappointed by this news. Sometimes, Microsoft seems to make decisions that seem counter-intuitive to making money. If they can fit xbox originals, why not fit Portal?

I'm sure it would sell well and Microsoft would collect at least a portion of the profits.

MS = f#cking dolts.

Who cares if MS doesn't want it on XBL. Sony Wake up and Kiss Valves ass and Get this Game NOW on PSN...... Hey anybody play the 2d Version of Portal, Really fun game (only for PC though)..

BTW having nothing to do with this topic, but When in the Hell is Shenmue 3 Comming out....WAKE UP SEGA!!!!!!!

Gabe Newell, former Microsoft employee... explains alot.

From Wikipedia:

After dropping out of Harvard University[1] Newell spent thirteen years working for Microsoft Corporation, ultimately becoming a "Microsoft Millionaire." Newell has described himself as "producer on the first three releases of Windows".[2] Inspired by Michael Abrash, who left Microsoft to work on the Quake game at id Software, Newell and another Microsoft employee Mike Harrington left Microsoft to found Valve in 1996.[2] He and Harrington used their money to fund Valve through the development of Half-Life.

During production on Half-Life 2, he spent several months focusing on the Steam project.[3]

Gabe is notorious for expressing his displeasure for the Playstation 3 on numerous occasions, having stated that it is "a waste of everybody's time"[4] and "A disaster on many levels" and that "I'd say, even at this late date, they should just cancel it and do a do over. Just say, 'This was a horrible disaster and we're sorry and we're going to stop selling this and stop trying to convince people to develop for it"[5]. Because Valve did not want to handle the port of the The Orange Box from the Xbox 360/PC version to the Playstation 3 version, the project was given to EA, resulting in a sub-par Playstation 3 experience according to several previews.[6]

Last year there was this 3d and game developent expo here in Mexico, and Microsoft was running a bunch of courses on XNA and promoting xboxlive as a launchpad for new games. After 3 days, they concluded the course with a "even if your game never gets approved, at least you know you can do better after learning the XNA tools and maybe we can buy it from you...".

If Portal wasn't approved, what the fuck get approved? Microsoft Yaris? $omething $mell$ fi$hy...

How NOT to make profit.