{"id":144177,"date":"2022-04-18T14:43:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T13:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=144177"},"modified":"2022-04-18T14:43:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T13:43:39","slug":"portal-2-writer-wants-to-work-on-portal-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/gaming\/portal-2-writer-wants-to-work-on-portal-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Portal 2 writer wants to work on Portal 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Erik<\/u>\u00a0Wolpaw is a\u00a0Valve<\/b>\u00a0writer who has worked on\u00a0the Half-Life<\/b>\u00a0(including\u00a0Alyx<\/b>\u00a0) and\u00a0\u00a0Portal<\/b>\u00a0(including\u00a0Aperture Desk Job<\/b>\u00a0) series.\u00a0He recently appeared on the Kiwi Talkz podcast and revealed that he would love to work on\u00a0Portal 3<\/b>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

Yes, we need to start\u00a0Portal 3<\/b>\u00a0.\u00a0This is my message to anyone who can at least do something.\u00a0Let’s do [\u00a0Portal 3<\/b>\u00a0], because I’m not getting any younger.\u00a0It’s scary to think, but we’re getting close to the point where I’m literally too old to work on\u00a0Portal 3<\/b>\u00a0.\u00a0And\u00a0\u00a0Desk Job<\/b>\u00a0is cool, so if you like\u00a0Desk Job<\/b>\u00a0, send an email to Gabe, say you want\u00a0Portal 3<\/b>\u00a0.\u00a0It won’t get you anywhere, but maybe you’ll be pleased to know that you’ve done your best.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It would seem that since\u00a0Volpo<\/u>\u00a0works at\u00a0\u00a0Valve<\/b>\u00a0and dreams of creating\u00a0Portal 3<\/b>\u00a0, then what’s stopping him?\u00a0He certainly enjoys authority in the company – let him assemble a team.\u00a0Volpo<\/u>\u00a0commented on this idea\u00a0as follows:<\/p>\n

Oh yes, I could certainly try to promote this idea.\u00a0It would help a little, but the problem is that\u00a0\u00a0Valve<\/b>\u00a0has 300 employees, and I don’t know how exactly they are distributed.\u00a0How many are involved in production, how many are in Steam, how many are in legal matters, and so on.\u00a0If you take 75 employees and try to make a game, then the price of potential lost profits from other projects will be very high.<\/p>\n

It often feels like\u00a0Valve<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 it’s just a bunch of people sipping gin and tonics by the pool, but really everyone is working.\u00a0Everyone works all the time, you just don’t always see results.\u00a0Something doesn’t end up coming out, or comes out years later, or turns into something else.\u00a0Every person counts is what I’m trying to say.\u00a0Everyone is busy with something.\u00a0We can say that they need to be conquered, almost like in a revolution.\u00a0People need to be stirred up to quit what they are doing now and go work on something else.\u00a0In this case, above\u00a0Portal 3<\/b>\u00a0.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Profit, of course, also plays an important role:<\/p>\n

Yes, of course there will be profit.\u00a0But what exactly?\u00a0At the\u00a0CS:GO<\/b>\u00a0level ?\u00a0Probably not.\u00a0At the same time, maybe not all games should be profitable at the level of\u00a0CS:GO<\/b>\u00a0?\u00a0You know, Gabe, suddenly you’re listening!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

By May 2012 (that is, a year after the release),\u00a0Portal 2 sales\u00a0<\/b>reached\u00a04 million copies.\u00a0This seems to be the last time\u00a0Valve<\/b>\u00a0officially announced the game’s circulation.\u00a0It’s likely made a few million now thanks to its long tail on Steam, and will soon get some more copies thanks to the release of\u00a0Portal: Companion Collection<\/b>\u00a0on Switch.<\/p>\n

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