Portal 2 $35 on 360 and PS3 at Kmart Sunday, $30 on PC at GameStop

by Griffin McElroy on Apr 28th 2011 11:30AM

If you managed to delay purchasing Valve's gooey, robot-filled puzzler, Portal 2, your patience is about to be rewarded: Two major retailers are significantly cutting the price of the game this weekend. According to the Kmart Gamer Facebook page, the title will be marked down to $34.99 on 360 and PS3 starting May 1 -- an offer that will be running for an undisclosed period of time.

A tipster also sent in an unreleased GameStop circular, revealing that stores will have the 360 and PS3 versions of Portal 2 on sale for a slightly-less-discounted $39.99, but will also have the PC version on sale for $29.99 on April 30. No matter how you slice it, the value-to-science ratio here is simply unbelievable.

[Thanks, MLC!]

Source: Kmart Gamer

Tags: gamestop, kmart, microsoft, pc, playstation, portal-2, ps3, valve, xbox

Reader Comments (92)

WOW thats a great price :D

@thekinslayer

I KNOW!!

@thekinslayer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FH8JzZc8Pk

Yup, I think I'm caving this weekend. Thanks good Schools almost over. Portal 2 and LA Nior and a welcomed summer vacation haha.

It's a great game at $60. I don't feel bad for paying fulll price at all

@vader1991

This game is pissing me off.

Remember in the '90s when we would play Tetris, and then when we closed our eyes to go to sleep that night we would just see those blocks falling everywhere?

This morning, I go into a meeting in a windowless conference room with white panel walls, and my mind keeps trying to place orange and blue portals everywhere.

@copa

that reminds of when I used to play pokemon blue. I played it so much that I used to hear pokemon music and actually go check to see if my game boy was on, only to find that it was off.

if portal 2 is that good to have you doing that, I think im going to go pick it up this sunday, no problem paying 40 and under for a ps3 game.

@copa
LOL...I know what you mean. I had the same problem whenever I'd see this pressure cooker laying around my work's kitchen because of Fallout

I might buy this so I can play co-op with my friends on Steam OH NO I WONT

@Banksyliveraa

Because you have no friends because of how unlikeable you are?

The ad says $39.99 but the title says $35?

@soxicide says at the end that the fb page says 35. this is an ad for the gamestop promotion

@soxicide

Gamestop ad ... nevermind!

@soxicide

Oh wow... really?

Anyway. I'll be in town this Sunday so I guess I must.

@soxicide

I thought the same thing, but If you read the article it says that "A tipster also sent in an unreleased GameStop circular, revealing that stores will have the 360 and PS3 versions of Portal 2 on sale for a slightly-less-discounted $39.99"

I assume the picture is from the Gamestop circular which is selling it for $39.99.

I envy you, America.

@imshpl

I envy your hot chicks, where ever you're from. I'm guessing Sweden.

http://www.gamesfree.ca/wg_images/img_gal/oO90uZKkqUgr9PvubPeMc9Egamesfree_ca_sweden_girls.jpg

Hmmm, I would but this will cut into the money I'm spending on either L.A. Noire or Brink.

@Acosta02

I thought Brink wasnt gonna come out until September or so?

@jph89

May 10th, actually. And then L.A. Noire a week later.

@Acosta02

I wonder where I heard that it was pushed to fall. But OK. Brink looks like a game that you needs to have a lot of multiplayer to get the full effect. I think i'll rent it after LA Noire.

Well that should get them to 10 million copies sold pretty fast.

Good thing I waited for this game to drop, i'll admit I never liked portal but at $40 what can I lose. If only Mortal Kombat would drop tooo...hmm

@MilesAC

Toys R Us is gonna have MK for $40 starting 5/1.

Www.cheapassgamer.com

O YEA!!! great deal!! gettn ps3 version, but will play pc version till psn is back.

@(Unverified)
In order to redeem the PC version that comes with the PS3 version, you need to link your PSN and Steam accounts, which of course you can't do until the PSN is back.

@(Unverified)

o that blows!!! thanks for the info. back to the drawing board.

@(Unverified)

Or you could buy it and be patient until the service is available again.

@CaptainProtonX

Or you can suck it and not tell me what to spend my money on!!

I knew i should've waited for the game to drop in price...

I payed $50 on the PC. It's a great game, but I'll admit that I felt like it was a little short. Kind of wish I had waited, but I had a gaming itch last week and steam was there to scratch it.

I buy a 3DS and banned myself from buying games for a few months...except there have been SO many good game deals lately I ended up buying like 5...and NOW this!

Seriously gaming gods? Seriously? Leave me alone!

This is why I should wait to buy games

@Jawmuncher Yep,wait a week or two and the prices come tumbling. Savy gamers can save a lot these days. Obviously for some titles it is worth the early adoption but I'm glad I waited. Mainly for my backlog to clear but not missing out on this one. Too good to turn down.

@Jawmuncher

Although, if you did amazon's console pre-order (w/ $20 gift card), you got the same value.
If you had split a two pack on Steam with a friend, I think you were only paying $5 more than GameStop's offer, but personally, I'd rather burn a $5 bill than give it to GameStop.

@Hong Dong

yep, I rarely buy full ($60) price games anymore. A couple devs have earned my day 1 purchases but, as you said, the current trend (started a couple years ago) is for games to drop price crazy fast. This is a perfect example. I wasn't really planning on picking it up since I have some others I need to finish AND I've still never played part 1 but this is a really damn good deal; gonna have to think hard about it.

Seriously: If you've got the computing power, or an HD console, and don't plan on playing Portal 2; your machine deserves to be launched off an aerial faith plate.

No excuses, internet. $50 - $60 is a fair compensation. $30 - $40 is a steal.

@MLS

I love Portal, but dude you should chill out. Not everybody has the same tastes as you or the popular opinion. Get over yourself. This isn't really an attack on you, I just hate these types of comments. No hard feelings.

@Grey
It was just a silly trying-to-be-clever quip, not a bully tactic. I don't really care what people play.

"Hey, play this game if you think you might like it. You might not, but I did, and I like to think that the stuff I like is likeable stuff - but if you don't like it that's no big deal" isn't really a persuasive or interesting pitch.

@MLS
haha, i enjoyed your first comment

Bring it down to $5 and I will buy, not a penny more will be acceptable.

@TylerDurden102680
Let me hand you another CoD DLC for $15 that you'll most likely buy then.

You know, I love Portal. I bought it at $60 on the day of release. Well, I got my $5 off for pre-ordering. Anyway, I've not bought a new release game since... Heavy Rain, I think. I mean, I still play MvC 3 every day, but I never paid full, day one price since Heavy Rain. I'm glad more people will get to experience Portal 2, now. I really am. And I'm glad Valve will make more money (BTW, how is this game dropping so much. Retailers paid $54.50 per copy, how can this work out? I mean, sure, K-Mart gets more shoppers in the store, but how does GS benefit?) I just feel the slightest bit annoyed that a week and a half after release, late comers get to save money. /rant

Too bad there isn't one close to me. :(

Yeah, I couldn't believe the prices for Portal 2 already. I didn't get it yet but I most certainly am this weekend. Can't wait.

Also, MK will be $40 @ Toys R Us starting Sunday as well.

@MLC

Didn't know that about MK. Looks like I'm buying 2 games this weekend.

@MLC I preordered from amazon the PS3 (+PC) version for $35 (55-20 general, not gaming amazon credit, so actually worth $20). It was a great deal, and I'm surprised it didn't get more publicity before release - especially since it was cheaper than the PC version alone anywhere that I saw.

@MLC Yessss - I was waiting for that. I'll pick it up this weekend! Thanks!

Thanks for the heads up. It pays to wait lol

Toys R Us???? Selling MK???? 40 dollars????
The kiddies are gonna love that...

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