But then they'd have to spend development having to account for two different versions of the game. They wouldn't nearly be able to push VR's capabilities in the way they wanted to if this was the case. Robin talks about this in the transcript I posted on the other page. HL: Alyx is essentially an exploration of VR as he puts it.
I don't think Valve care about sales in this specific instance. The fact that this is a VR exclusive should be evident of that but it goes deeper. I'm sure they recognise above all that a big flagship (as they put it) VR game that'll more than likely be THE game to showcase the true capabilities of their own Index headset is catered only for hardcore enthusiasts and that kind of thing is backed up by sales figures and data.
Have you seen Boneworks? That's something Valve is taking notes from with this game (due to having been on the Valve Master List on Steam for a time), and that game already looks incredible in terms of the kind of interactions possible that are simply impossible in regular gaming. This game is gonna be so much bigger, and supposedly with a lot more possibilities.
If Valve actually cared about selling a fuckton of copies, this wouldn't be VR exclusive. They can take the hit. This is meant to be a flagship title for VR, to support regular flatscreen gaming would be a severe and unacceptable compromise to what they're trying to achieve.
Rumour: Valve is about to announce a VR game called Half-Life: Alyx
Update: According to a new transcript of the leaked interview, Half-Life: Alyx will be shown at The Game Awards on December 12.
Original story: This November 19 will mark the 21st anniversary of the release of the original Half-Life, and according to rumor it will also be when Valve announce a flagship virtual reality game called Half-Life: Alyx.
Valve are rarely interested in celebrating their own game's anniversaries, so take this rumor with a mouthful of salt. The source is apparently the same leaker responsible for the DOTA Underlords leak, and is quoting from an interview between "Geoff" (Geoff Keighley, in his capacity as the creator of the "Final Hours" documentaries about Valve games), Robin Walker (co-developer of Team Fortress 2 among other games), and an unnamed third person.
"March 2020, "Half-Life: Alyx" comin' out", says Geoff in the transcript.
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Yeah, sorry, mate, but you're gonna need a PC-compatible headset. The WMR headsets are pretty much on the cheap end, but you'll have to put up with limited tracking capabilities. Same with the newer Oculus camera-tracking headsets. But it's still better than nothing, I've got a WMR headset and it's adequate, if kind of a poor man's Vive.
Keep in mind that this game probably will make good use of Valve's hardware exclusive features that other systems don't have. We'll have to wait and see if this is indeed an Steam VR exclusive or if they'll be another SKU's.
I'm on the same boat. I'm kinda disappointed at the mentality (being at Valve or the people) that a new Half-Life game cannot exist if it doesn't bring true innovation into the market like the first two main titles. People wouldn't be mad at all if it is "more of the same", as long as they get something, there's the market for it. But we are talking Valve here, of course they'll go the route they want (they have the money for it, and there's no issue on that. I'm just part of the "fans" who wish they also catered to their big market they already have instead of aiming to the niche one in the name of "innovation").
The theory is that he got the transcript (for instance for writing subtitles) which would not really need the name of the person (except in specific occassions).I don't understand how the leak is possible: the leaker posts snippets, without having read the full interview. Like, you have access to an interview about Half-Life 3, and you don't read it? Instead, you post random snippets on the Discord of some dude?
How is it possible that there is an unknown person who is alleged to be Gabe? Like, if it is a leak from a video/audio, you cannot recognize Gabe's voice? If it is a leak from a text, which the Google Doc states, there is not the name of the person on it? And why is everything written in a conversational manner, with many unnecessary words. So weird!
I don't understand how the leak is possible: the leaker posts snippets, without having read the full interview. Like, you have access to an interview about Half-Life 3, and you don't read it? Instead, you post random snippets on the Discord of some dude?
How is it possible that there is an unknown person who is alleged to be Gabe? Like, if it is a leak from a video/audio, you cannot recognize Gabe's voice? If it is a leak from a text, which the Google Doc states, there is not the name of the person on it? And why is everything written in a conversational manner, with many unnecessary words. So weird!
Yeah, no. Have you not seen Boneworks? This is far beyond teleporting and just waving your arms around. This isn't merely motion controls 2.0.
I apparently have a "Quest", not a "Go". I purchased it at launch, played the Star Wars game, some Beat Saber, and haven't used it much since. That said, does this change anything? It has room scale capabilities and motion controls, and Oculus talked about making it PC compatible in the future.
Half-Life 3 would be great if we got Episode Three first.
Ah, that changes things. There are ways to stream PC VR stuff to the Quest unofficially, but Oculus is planning to release a special cable to be able to connect to a PC and play VR content that way. Depends on whether you want to put in the effort now or wait for the cable to release.
