UPDATE: "Portal 2 does not include support for Sony’s motion controller," clarified Valve in a press statement today. The earlier information from the German PlayStation Blog indicating the game would support Sony’s motion-control wand was "lost in translation," leading to widespread reports that were ultimately incorrect.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Valve’s Chet Faliszek has confirmed that the PlayStation 3 version of Portal 2 will include PlayStation Move functionality.
Apparently, wand-waggling was included by way of “compensation” for the lack of a PS3 release of Left 4 Dead.
"We made a mistake back then and gave the Orange Box console versions to an external team. They did a good job, but didn’t quite achieve the same quality level that we have at Valve. Now everything happens in-house, we created a special console department just for that,” Faliszek told the German PlayStation Blog (via Eurogamer).
"So the move to the PlayStation 3 comes late – we’re sorry for that. As a small compensation we have PS3-exclusive cloud saving, a free code for PC and complete PlayStation Move support.
"Look at it as a compensation for Left 4 Dead."
It seems the team’s still working out the kinks though, noting Move is new territory for the chaps at Valve.
"Move is also a completely new experience for us, thus the system isn’t fully integrated yet,” he commented.
Portal 2 will arrive in stores in April 2011.