Portal 3 would be in development now if original writer had his way
Valve’s Erik Wolpaw is eager to create a new Portal game, but he explains why pitching it isn’t as simple as you would think.
It’s been over 10 years since Portal 2 and fans are still hankering for a third game in Valve’s classic puzzle series. They’re not the only ones either, as one of the series’ writers has also expressed his desire to work on a third entry.
Erik Wolpaw, who was a writer on both mainline Portal games, says in a recent interview that, ‘We’ve got to start Portal 3. That’s my message to… to whoever. Let’s just do it. Let’s just make it happen.
‘I am also not getting any younger,’ he adds, saying that he’s reaching the point where he’ll get too old to work on the franchise.
He admits, however, that simply asking Valve to approve a new sequel isn’t enough. While he is currently employed at Valve and can advocate for it, he explains that everybody there is already working on something else.
So, he’d have to convince enough people to drop what they’re doing and come work on Portal 3 instead.
Speaking on the KIWI TALKZ podcast, he said: ‘I can’t unfortunately do it by myself. … There’s a lot of opportunity cost to taking 75 people and trying to get a game made.’
He addresses a common misconception that, because Valve doesn’t release new games very often, that it’s not doing anything. ‘As much as it seems like Valve often… they’re just a bunch of people sitting around sipping gin and tonics by a pool, everybody’s working. … Everybody is accounted for, I guess is what I’m saying. People are all doing something.’
Wolpaw also thinks that a Portal 3 would be profitable but suggests that it wouldn’t make enough money to convince Valve to greenlight it. ‘The problem is, you would make money, but what kind of money will you
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