Coincidentally there was a Half-Life 2: Episode 3 leak the other day

My copium is that they're not releasing the Steam Frame because they're finishing HL3 which will be a launch title, playable in VR or flat.

You mean the file dump that hasn't actually been shown to have episode 3 stuff in it or something else?

Given what a banger HL: Alyx was - definitely the best VR title that I played, at least - that would be incredibly hype. Heck, I'd just take HL: Alyx 2.

Based.

Or they're just fighting to get Alyx to run directly on the headset because of course everyone will try to do that despite any warnings.

I gave up hope when Marc Laidlaw posted his story treatment years ago. It might come some day, but it will be something closer to a reboot or a remake, a totally new generation's take on an old franchise. Not saying that it will automatically be bad, it could be good, but it will also be different.

Right, because Boromir went to the alternate future where Valve continued making games... rather than just selling everyone else's.

Bahahaha, savage. 🤣

If capitalism taught us anything, it's that middle-manning is the most efficient way to make money for doing basically nothing. 🤢

Alyx is not my favorite VR game, but I do think it is the best VR game made. It is so immersive that there were many times playing it where I genuinely forgot I was playing a game. My first playthrough I played the entire last half, from exiting the Northern Star all the way through the end, in one hours long session and by the time I took off my headset I felt like I didn't quite know who I was, where I was, or what the F just happened. I felt a little disoriented and off kilter for like 2 days afterwards. 10/10 experience, highly recommend.

The 12TB Steam dump that supposedly has stuff, I admittedly didn’t look into it since it’s not really my interest

I believe the news was "we haven't looked through all of it yet so we can't guarantee there ISN'T any episode 2 stuff"

Well you’ll get a broken game on the disc because it’s missing the day 1 45GB patch. Even worse is that a system update that doesn’t exist yet may be needed to even play the game properly.

I think there was some unused assets for the scrapped version of Portal 2 which may or may not have been shared with a potential HL2: Episode 3 or something. Which is like, meh? Close enough for headline writers to go nuts, anyway.

There is more than enough proof that HLX exists in a polished state at the Valve offices, it's just a matter of getting them to acknowledge it/let it out into the world.

I wonder if they're waiting for the release of the steam frame. That would be a very valve thing to do, release the product without telling anybody about it hiding it behind the release of another product.

That reminds me I need to install a new SSD so that when it inevitably comes out on PC I'll have somewhere to put it. I've only got one terabyte of storage left that won't be enough space.

You know they are making Dealock, made CS2 in 2023 and are doing major updates there?

Here is my list:

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Part 2

Prey 2

Dishonored 3

Prey (2009)

Perfect Dark Remake

Metal Gear Rising 2 (c'mon it's easy money)

I would add Bloodborne remake but we have it at home already

Seeing Deus Ex 3 and Prey 2 hurt my soul

Deus Ex MD would have been nice without, you know, EA.

Not my field; really only interested in single-player games... like Half-Life and Portal. And gacha games are straight out.

I'm 60, I played all the HL games at release. I'll probably die before HL:3 is released.

As you draw your last breath a release date will be announced