PC Orange Box dismantled on April 9th
Category: PC, Posted: 03/06/2008 at 06:55PM CST by Eddie Inzauto, Senior Editor
Remember when GamerNode told you that Valve was planning to break up that uber bundle of gaming known as the Orange Box and redistribute each game individually? Well, we weren't lying.
Valve has confirmed that the package will indeed be separated into its constituent parts and sold off like a stolen car at the local chop shop. On April 9th, Portal will retail for $19.95, while Team Fortress 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode 2 will cost $29.99 each.
Doing the math in this equation will reveal that the whole package will soon cost a total of 80 dollars. That's not even including the two other games currently included in the Orange Box (but they don't count, do they?).
So far, this divorce will only apply to the PC version of the game, but I'd imagine the 360 version can't be too far behind. In either case, I recommend that anyone who wants all five games should get around to making that purchase within the next month, regardless of platform. Why haven't you already, anyway?
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Couldn't you buy these separate on Steam? Also, they are discontinuing the "Orange Box" bundle altogether?
Honestly, I think this is good for the individual games, as they are all different and great, and should be seen as individuals, not simply great because they are in one uber package. This allows gamers to pick up Portal and only love it because of the content in Portal, or Episode 2, or Team Fortress, without having to add it's great because there are all of these other really cool games too. If I am making sense... Don't get me wrong, though, I thank Valve greatly for releasing the insanely great deal that is the Orange Box and have loved every minute of it since I bought it.