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I still find it hard to believe that a games company would drop an IP just because people wanted it too much. But maybe that's exactly what they did
by waiseristy 10y ago
I still find it hard to believe that a games company would drop an IP just because people wanted it too much. But maybe that's exactly what they did
- sotojuan 10y agoMy theory is that since HL2 was "revolutionary" because of its physics engine (and HL1 before was "revolutionary" because of the story telling and no cutscenes), it makes sense that HL3 should combine the series excellent storytelling and level design with something that is also considered new for its time. The problem is that the only "new" thing since HL2 that could take off is VR which isn't quite there yet.
- DasIch 10y agoIt's indeed hard to believe, in fact it would be ridiculous. The reason though why it isn't hard to believe that Valve would do this is because Valve isn't a games company. At this point games are to Valve what email is to Google. An important product to be sure but not what they make their money with. Valve makes their money with Steam, their games are side projects. Steam is popular, the games Valve makes are popular and Valve is popular. HL3 is a massive investment, a huge risk to all of that and for what? If Valve were a games company, the money would be the answer but Valve is the Steam company, that money is not all that much to them.
- oblio 10y agoI'm pretty sure that Dota 2 makes them a lot of money. Not Steam-levels of money, but definitely enough to have it as a line on the balance sheet.