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[Mendax89]

Valve confirms Half-Life: Alyx, full reveal coming later this week

The rumors are true: Valve's 'flagship VR game' is on the way.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[Mendax89]

People asking for HL3 for over a decade, we get a VR game that nobody cares. VR in gaming was a failure. Valve lost all his magic. The new Artifact.

 

[Jooxed]

People asking for HL3 for over a decade, we get a VR game that nobody cares. VR in gaming was a failure. Valve lost all his magic. The new Artifact.

Well this is certainly quite the take

 

[Hari Seldon]

Oh man this is going to be amazing. Although I was hoping their flagship VR game was going to be L4D3.

 

[JayK47]

A non-VR game would have been welcome.

 

[Xaero Gravity]

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

I mean, I’ll play it, but...I mean

cmon

 

[A.Romero]

Excellent response.

I wonder if they'll make it playable without VR...

 

[Vawn]

VR in gaming was a failure.

Was it now?

I use mine all the time and I'll be there day one for PSVR 2.0 and hopefully Astrobot 2.

 

[Birdo]

Not like this.

 

[Shifty1897]

A lot of people don't remember this, but Half Life 1 and 2 revolutionized how video games worked. 1 was the first FPS to have scripted cinematic set pieces, and 2 was the first AAA game to use a physics engine as part of the gameplay. My guess is they wanted to do something new and exciting with VR, but couldn't pull it off to the level needed to justify calling it Half Life 3.

 

[ethomaz]

Nice... let's see it turn out.

 

[BlackOlivesMatter]

lol, no

 

[HermitSperg691]

A shitty VR game. This is exactly what people wanted.

 

[theHFIC]

Loving the non VR-enlightened salt.

Don't worry, those of us with the hardware will tell you if the game is only good or full on God tier and there should be plenty of Let's Play videos with over-reacting influencers to watch playthroughs of it .

 

[stickkidsam]

Prequel for 3?

 

[Siri]

Some people seem to think it’s significant that there are 3 logos. LOL.

 

[NYR]

Avatar 2

Half Life 3

Ghostbusters 3

Independence Day: Resurgence

- What are things that completely missed their fucking time and now no one gives a shit about, Alex?

 

[d0g_bear]

This will get my vive off the shelf

 

[Hissing Sid]

 

[Agent Matt]

So do we think this will be exclusive to Vive and Index or available for other platforms? I only have a PSVR...

Paying a thousand bucks for an Index is gonna be a tough sell for this one. Not to mention my PC only has a GTX 1070.

 

[HaveButOneLife]

Valve: You can finally play a new Half-Life game! All you need is an entry fee that'll cost you thousands of dollars.

 

[The Wise Old Man]

People asking for HL3 for over a decade, we get a VR game that nobody cares. VR in gaming was a failure. Valve lost all his magic. The new Artifact.

VR gaming is still a niche market but if anything can make it palatable for me, it’s a goddamned new Half Life game. I’d be curious to know if it will run on an oculus quest.

 

[sol_bad]

VR?
V R ????????????????????

I don't own VR and I can't play VR if it requires two hands.
#$^#$^%&^#%&#$^@$

Don't do this to me Valve.

 

[Hinedorf]

*Reads new Half Life game* AIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

*Reads VR* womp womp

I've invested in VR, it's actually not all that fun as a gaming experience but great as an experience in itself. I've found neck issues as well with prolonged play, total pass for me :-(

 

[Omali]

People asking for HL3 for over a decade, we get a VR game that nobody cares. VR in gaming was a failure. Valve lost all his magic. The new Artifact.

No sour grapes here, no siree.

 

[sol_bad]

aLSO, PEOPLE WHO SAY THAT vr IS A FAILURE.

Check this video out.

 

[Holammer]

I don't have a VR set so I really feel the sour grapes myself.

 

[Tesseract]

 

[00_Zer0]

Valve: You can finally play a new Half-Life game! All you need is an entry fee that'll cost you thousands of dollars.

This game will be scalable and you can use a $399 Rift S with it.

 

[HaveButOneLife]

This game will be scalable and you can use a $399 Rift S with it.

Buy a Pro instead.

 

[ThatOneGrunt]

I don't care what anyone thinks. As someone who already has a VR headset and enjoys it daily; this is incredible news. I knew this was the direction they would take it. Half Life always seemed perfect for VR. With it's narrative style and how Valve likes to use the game to push new technologies, VR always seemed inevitable to me for this franchise.

Also, this will obviously just be like an episode in the HL universe. I doubt a full, dedicated sequel would be VR exclusive. People here need to relax.

 

[Vawn]

VR?
V R ????????????????????

I don't own VR and I can't play VR if it requires two hands.
#$^#$^%&^#%&#$^@$

Don't do this to me Valve.

Quit crying and buy a VR headset and grow another hand.

 

[sol_bad]

Quit crying and buy a VR headset and grow another hand.

If Spider-Man's Lizard existed in real life I would go straight to him.

 

[Hero Of Gallowmere]

I'LL TAKE IT!

To all the people who are saying that the franchise is dead and nobody cares about it anymore here's what I've got for you

 

[CuNi]

Now just wait for the mods that make it playable with superior controls.

 

[TheSadRanger]

I'LL TAKE IT!

To all the people who are saying that the franchise is dead and nobody cares about it anymore here's what I've got for you

Release a VR game when most of your client base is still rocking 1060 and 1050 GTX cards that can barely do VR without you throwing up after 15 minutes breh.

 

[kretos]

Fuck you Valve i'm poor and cant afford VR

 

[FranXico]

I want a 3.

Fuck anything else, Valve.

 

[EviLore]

Alright.

 

[nemiroff]

VR enthusiast here, and I still don't want it..

 

[awcarew]

Game of the Decade and it's not even 2020 yet. Take my money Gabe.

 

[VFXVeteran]

aLSO, PEOPLE WHO SAY THAT vr IS A FAILURE.

Check this video out.

This game is just an exclusive for Oculus. People aren't going to know about it. But it's incredible.

 

[Bullet Club]

Will there be a Virtual Boy port?

 

[Hari Seldon]

Man this must be what it is like when you own a Tesla and Elon pushes 20 more HP with a software update.

 

[DonF]

interesting

Valve wouldnt do a game in the half life series just beause, right...

 

[Dacon]

I had a feeling this would happen, I still can't believe it though.

 

[MGHA]

 

[Thaedolus]

I’m hella ready. VR is great, Valve is great, Valve and VR and an awesome franchise should be great.

People bitching need a second job

 

[angelic]

My final fucks dissapeared with Gertude Freemont.