Shame I already bought it, damn good game!
XD

It's only free until the 24th, unfortunately. owo Then you decide if you want it or not.

No, you get to keep it if you download it before the 24th. Keep it after the 24th without paying for it.

Valve and Steam do this sort of thing a lot, crazy deals. Really, they want a lot of people to rush into getting Steam on their Mac as fast as possible, and people getting Steam on PC if they don't already have it, just to get this awesome free game they've already made ridiculous amounts of money over, and will likely still make money from after the free period is over, because people just do that.

Oooh, alright. I'm a dumb, thanks for clearing that up! :3

Not necessarily. It's actually completely free.

Poked at multiple sources to make sure (Though it can be read as such) But the download page confirms it that it forever free once you download the game:

"You'd think that, especially since it actually won over 70 Game of the Year Awards. But, like we keep saying, Portal is free. Free on the Mac. Free on the PC. But only until May 24th. So you only have a few days to decide if your free copy of Portal is worth the price we're currently charging - which is you ever-so-slightly moving your index finger just barely enough to click the big red "download" button right there to the left."

Ahhh, musta read it wrong then. Sorry 'bout that!

hehe, got it already^^;

I'm getting Steam JUST to get this game.

I feel this is to push sales for portal 2 scene it should be coming out soon.
Though it's a great idea. Prices for portal aren't going to get any lower so if people haven't bought it now they most likely aren't going to. So offer portal for free for a while and more people will be hyped up for portal 2 and want to but it as soon as it comes out

Oh yeah, I totally forgot about Portal 2. What better way to win customer loyalty than with QUALITY FREE STUFf?!

I have this on my Xbox 360 and I spent ages waiting for Steam on Mac. The offer of free Portal makes me forgive Valve for how long it took for Steam on Mac to finally be launched. xD

Playing Portal on a MacBook is incredible, it's very oddly immersive sitting down and having your MacBook on your lap with the screen right in your face as you play...wonderful!~ |3

I saw a twitter post. I went to the link.

It was...

REAL.

Had a steam account quicker than a belly on a husky, and however long it took to download Portal, I waited.

I have it. I have Portal. I finally have a fantastic game I could afford (cause it was FREEEeeee) that's *not* Nintendo! But awesome of you to post a journal, even though I haven't had a chance to play Portal yet I really really like a lot of what Valve does with videogames.

so all of the three people whom havnt bought it yet will be able to get one of the high caliber games of that gameing season for free! hooray to those lucky two! (the other one got it by now)

Not fair portal won't work with my computer!

Awesome! Loved that game when I tried the Orange Box for the 360, but didn't think to buy it afterwards.
Now it's FREE?!! SO MUCH WIN! Thanks a ton for mentioning this, would've passed by without me knowing otherwise! =O

-much hugs-

i downloaded it for pc (even tho i have it for ps3) and it lags like hell! some of the textures aren't even there! awww well at least when i get a new pc it should work..... plus its free cant beat free stuff! who doesn't like free stuff!