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Valve had planned to release The Black Box and The Orange Box later this year, but has decided to drop The Black Box (Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2 and Portal) in favour of going with only The Orange Box which also includes the original Half-Life 2 and Episode One.
“The Black Box has been cancelled,” Valve’s Doug Lombardi told IGN. “We’re going to have one package, The Orange Box, available on the PC (US$49.99) as well as the 360 and PS3 (US$ 59.99). In addition to the three new products – Portal, Team Fortress 2, and Half-Life: Episode Two – The Orange Box will also contain the full version of Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode One.“
The good news for PC buyers is that The Orange Box will contain separate Steam product codes, which as Lombardi explains will enable buyers to use only what they need.
“One for the three new games, one for HL2, and one for Episode One,” said Lombardi. “This way a PC Orange Box owner can give away their Half-Life 2 or Episode One unused Steam product codes if they don’t need a copy of those games.“
The latest info from Valve puts the collection down for an estimated October release, although this isn’t final just yet.
