Portal: Still Alive Breaks XBLA Size Cap

By Botch 5 years ago

Portal: Still Alive came to Xbox Live today, but it's a bit heavier than expected, reports Joystiq. Despite being found under the "Arcade" tab, the game surpasses Microsoft's supposed 350MB size limit on Arcade games by nearly double, coming in at a whopping 629MB.

After Microsoft reportedly turned down the original surprise hit Portal for Xbox Live Arcade due to download limitations, it's likely they were willing to bend their own rules a little this time. Curiously, the game isn't coming to the PlayStation Network, despite Sony generally being more flexible with sizes for downloadable games.

Unfortunately, this effectively cuts out Arcade users from playing the game. Still Alive is the original Portal, with 14 extra challenge maps and six advanced maps. For those of you with the space to spare, it costs 1200 Microsoft Points ($15 USD).

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    Posted 5 years ago
    Posted by Botch It's only half a gig, thank god i got an elite. Doesn't mean i'll wast my money on this garbage though. Portal with a controller will be a headache.

    Yeah, some of the simplest tasks, like gaining momentum, were extremely difficult. Plus xbox live overcharges for everything.

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    Posted 5 years ago

    Is this only for XBox, or will they release the extra maps over Steam as an expansion pack?

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    I've played Portal all the way through on the 360...not worse or better than the PC version. Just different. Pphh fan boys.

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    Posted by Botch It's only half a gig, thank god i got an elite. Doesn't mean i'll wast my money on this garbage though. Portal with a controller will be a headache.

    My friend has Orange Box for 360, and I played Portal on it, it's not that bad.

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    It's only half a gig, thank god i got an elite. Doesn't mean i'll wast my money on this garbage though. Portal with a controller will be a headache.

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    Lolerboxes paying for maps

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    Microsoft <3 Valve.

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    Posted by CYoung Didn't Steam cut their support for Sony, isn't that the same reason why it won't see L4D and any TF2 updates?

    It's because they don't have any ps3 developers/the bandwidth.

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    Posted by Wildcard777 Haha, oh well. I no longer feel bad that only Xbox gets this now. ;)
    Isn't it just the Portal Flash Version maps that have been on PC for like, ever? And free? Lol @ XBox.

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    Posted by Wildcard777 Haha, oh well. I no longer feel bad that only Xbox gets this now. ;)

    Isn't it just the Portal Flash Version maps that have been on PC for like, ever?

    And free?

    Lol @ XBox.

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