Valve confirmed that the trio of new Half-Life 2 Source-powered games will be released for PC, Xbox 360 & PS3 on October 9th, 2007. The suite, sold at both retail and through Valve’s Steam download service, will consist of the shooter sequel Half-Life 2: Episode 2, the team-based multiplayer game Team Fortress 2, and the action/puzzle game Portal. Valve is handling development of the games on PC and Xbox 360, with EA UK’s Chertsey, Surrey office bringing the titles to PlayStation 3.
Today’s news follows rumors originating last month that the PlayStation 3 versions of the games would be delayed into 2008. Valve’s Doug Lombardi told Shacknews that development has been progressing well on all three platforms.
Electronic Arts is distributing the games at retail as a package entitled Half-Life 2: The Orange Box, which also includes the original Half-Life 2 and last year’s Half-Life 2: Episode One. It will sell for $49.99 on PC and $59.99 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Previously, the company intended to sell a slimmer package, but plans for The Black Box, which would not include Half-Life 2 or Half-Life 2: Episode One, were cancelled last month. It is expected that Steam customers will retain the option to purchase only the newly-released games.