Beginning in October, Xbox’s free Games with Gold will cease together with Xbox 360 titles. Valve’s Portal 2 would be the closing sport from Microsoft’s 2005 console to be part of the service. 

In July, Microsoft introduced that month-to-month Games with Gold updates would cease together with Xbox 360 video games. An e mail despatched to Xbox gamers defined that Microsoft had “reached the restrict” of what Xbox 360 titles it might add to the catalog, and going ahead would proceed providing Xbox One video games. 

Released in 2011, Portal 2 was the sequel to Valve’s 2007 breakout from The Orange Box, and was beforehand added to Games with Gold in 2019. It’ll be obtainable to obtain starting on September 16 by way of September 30. 

Outside of Portal 2, September’s Games with Gold consists of Gods Will Fall (September 1-September 30), Double Kick Heroes (September 16-October 15), and the Xbox sport Thrillville (September 1-September 15).

Earlier in the summertime, each Portal titles, and the standalone Still Alive model for the Xbox Live Arcade, had been launched on the Nintendo Switch. 

Though there hasn’t been a full continuation of the Portal franchise, Valve has returned to the universe through the years. It launched a VR physics sport in 2016, together with a tech demo for its Steam Deck handheld that was later transformed right into a free launch.

Earlier within the 12 months, although, Valve’s Greg Coomer teased that the studio was making a number of sport tasks. While not a tough affirmation of extra Portal, the developer’s current return to creating video games with Half-Life: Alyx could also be a part of a much bigger resurgence.