Portal 2
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Valve Corporation | |
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Windows | April 19, 2011 |
macOS (OS X) | April 19, 2011 |
Linux | June 17, 2014 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
⤏ Go to series page | |
Subseries of Half-Life | |
Portal | 2007 |
Portal 2 | 2011 |
Portal 2 Sixense Perceptual Pack | 2013 |
Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative (unofficial mod) | 2014 |
Rexaura | 2018 |
Portal Stories (series) | |
The Lab | 2016 |
Bridge Constructor Portal | 2017 |
Moondust | 2018 |
Aperture Hand Lab | 2019 |
Aperture Desk Job | 2022 |
Key points
- Runs on low-end hardware.
- Includes two-player split-screen co-op and controller support.
- Built-in level editor with Steam Workshop support.[1]
General information
- Official Portal 2 Site
- Official Valve Portal 2 Site
- Unofficial Portal Wiki
- Portal Section of the Half-Life Wikia
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums
- Steam Workshop for Portal 2
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | All copies of Portal 2 on PlayStation 3 come with a Steam key. | |||
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Steam |
PlayStation 3
- The PlayStation 3 version includes a single-use product key for Steam.
- Can be linked to a Steam account, which allows cross-platform multiplayer with Steam players, access to your Steam friend list (chat, invites, etc.), Steam Achievements, and Steam Cloud save-games (PlayStation 3 saves are not compatible with other versions).
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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Game data
Configuration files location
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Save game data location
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Save game cloud syncing
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Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
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Split-screen without bezels
- Portal 2 split-screen mode was meant to be played on a single 16:9 screen only. If you have a different setup then, the image could not entirely fit the monitor(s).
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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Finnish | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Czech | ||||
Danish | ||||
Dutch | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Norwegian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Romanian | ||||
Russian | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Swedish | ||||
Thai | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Turkish |
Changing subtitle language
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2 | Co-op Two player split-screen |
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Online play | 2 | Co-op |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP | Open the console (~) and enter connect followed by the IP and port. |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 27014-27050 |
UDP | 3478, 4379-4380, 27000-27030 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod: Portal 2 for better support. | |||
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Issues fixed
Purple and black broken textures
- A generic fix for this issue can be found on our Source engine page.
Split-screen co-op
- As of November 20, 2012, splitscreen mode has been officially added for Standard Co-Op.[2]
- If you'd like to use a keyboard/mouse for Player 1 and a controller for Player 2 in Windows, follow these instructions:
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- If you'd like to use a keyboard/mouse for Player 2 and a controller for Player 1 in OS X or Linux, follow these instructions:
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Black screen at launch
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'Visual 2005 Runtime' error
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'Portal 2 Failed to create D3D device' error
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Freezes after logo intro video
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- If you have an FX Bulldozer CPU, such as the AMD FX 4100, you may need to:
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'Could not Load Library Client' error
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No sound
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Sound causing stuttering
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Generic crash fixes
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Cinematic audio stutter
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Lag physics blob fix
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Portal 2 with Integrated Intel Graphics
- Portal 2 may have problems running on integrated Intel graphics cards, including crashing and black screens. Windowed mode may fix this.
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | |
OpenGL | 2.1 | OS X and Linux only. |
Shader Model support | 2, 3 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | Heavily modified variant. |
Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | Steamworks |
Console commands
- Games running on the Source engine can utilize Source Engine Console Commands for various tasks.
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- You can also have the console open by default on launch by following this guide:
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Launch options
- View this Steam Support Article regarding launch options as well as the relevant Valve Developer wiki page for further information and a list of useful Source engine launch options.
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System requirements
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Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz or 2 GHz dual-core | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista, 7) |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7.6 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible |
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7.6 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon HD 2400 NVIDIA GeForce 8600M Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 12.04 | |
Processor (CPU) | Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon HD2600/3600 nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT |