It’s been more than a week since Valve’s announcement of the upcoming VR title Half-Life: Alyx. Since then Valve’s VR Index has already sold out. According to the US and Canada store page, three out of the four package deals are currently listed as sold out. A message ‘Back in Stock Soon’ has replaced the order button.
The screenshots below are from the US Steam store.
Phil Spencer had the opportunity to play the VR title in the summer. Which was probably still in production and found the game amazing. He also said that VR is not the focus of the company, at least for the time being.
Fair feedback. I've said publically, I love how our industry has pioneered: AI, physics, 3D, RT, VR/AR etc. For us, it's about focus on our innovations right now. I've played some great VR games, I got to play HL:Alyx in the summer, amazing. It's just not our focus with Scarlett
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) November 27, 2019
Now regarding the Index Headset, I’ve checked the Steam store and all packages are still available here, with an estimated delivery of 4-8 businesses days.
Personally I’m not interested in VR at the moment. Even so, getting some more Half-Life is always welcome, even if it is in VR. Hopefully if the game is a success, maybe then Valve will give us the highly anticipated continuation of the Half-Life 2. Fingers crossed!
Half-Life: Alyx is scheduled for released in March 2020.
Thanks Gamingbolt and RoadtoVR.
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doubt well ever see HL3 unless they make it heavily focused on multiplayer somehow. SP games have no longevity normally (no commercial longevity that is, no microtransactions etc). given the games theyre releasing lately (a MOBA and a card game lol) i doubt theyll ever go back to a full SP game sadly.
Agreed they only made this game to shift their over priced VR headsets, which seems to have worked out well for them.
The game will release with a full SDK on day one, maybe a M/KB version of HL : Alyx will be made by fans, i mean, the HL community is very active, they even did a HL2 demake for HL1…
It’s pretty obvious that they used the demand for a new HL to sell their VR Hardware, just like they did with Steam and HL2, but from what we saw in the trailer, the game seems like a really solid HL entry, it’s not a 100% VR seller…
Where you see full SDK? On store page is “Level Editor” no “Full SDK Toolkit” like is on HL2 store page. I am very suspicious about SDK. I think VR completely change HL2 pace to slowed down door opener with cool autoaim or dumbass AI. And with teleportation movement as main move style. HL2 was fast paced shooter. With so many posibilities. So sad.
This is not quake either, i don’t see HL2 as really “fast paced”, but anyway, it’s also a sort of spin-off, if it was HL3 it would be a real d*ck move, fortunately it isn’t, and yes, a lvl editor would be enough to make a KB/M version of the game, also, you can use classic movement instead of teleport, matter of choice.
VR doesn’t really prevent the possibilities HL had, i think the only downside would be the pace of the movements and combats, all other stuff can be reproduced in VR, but it’s just my view on the thing, i know it’s a pretty divisive situation and i understand
HL was fast, if you want to be fast. But this is only game after many years of waiting from HL universe, spin-off or no. Yeah, this wasnt smartest move from Valve. I really understand Valve VR push. But community is divided. Look at HL:Alyx forum, right now. Mess. And i can remeber forum posts in Portal 2 subsection before release. And brilliant ARG. Community working together, searching for clues. Hugely positive reactions years ago. And in Alyx? Hate on VR, hate on VR haters. “Pancake poor gamers” vs “Superior rich VR People”. Dissaster for HL and PC. Wasnt Epic with EGS enough for Valve?
I was there when the same thing happened with Valve pushing for Steam, forcing us to use it first to update CS to 1.6, and then to play HL2, even for retail copies, and then the storm passed…
It’s not even like they blocked it on their headset, it’s compatible with every VR headset out there, so i rather see that as Valve pushing for VR, rather than Valve trying to sell “their” stuff, i choose to see the glass as half full rather than half empty, a week ago i tought HL was dead, i thought HLVR will just be some crap lite HL2, it ended being a full game with a brand new engine, i don’t think all hope is lost for HL3, it’s more likely than never before.
Also i don’t think Epic bring enough competition to Valve to care about, i think GOG and MS Gamepass, or even Stadia are considered as direct threats rather than Epic
You’ll be saying that even if the game receives great reception.
And your point is?
Its Compatible with ALL VR headsets, no need for Index, Rift S, Vive etc all compatible, check the game page
I’m well aware of that info already.
Indeed. It would be a huge pression to deliver something good enough for today’s pattern. Since people love this series, they won’t risk making another one and getting hated for.
They have a fresh new engine now, with a lot of new modern assets, i think HL3 never been this close, wait and see…
The most profitable games of all time are or have Singleplayer
Multiplayer only games are all fads that eventually die and make no more money and the only market that won’t drop it completely after the initial surge of popularity is the Chinese one.
fads like league of legends, wow, fortnite, etc, that make billions for years?
btw im not defending this, im just saying where most of the money is going. and devs usually follow but obviously well still have some big AAA SP games, just not as many id suppose
Tell me how many derivatives of those games reached success?
dota, apex, some MMOs like FF, etc
i guess its not too many but you can tell their influence just by seeing how many games are adding battle royale modes and what not as well
What’s with downvotes – he’s right.
Let me correct that for you Phil.
‘Fair feedback. I’ve said publically, I love how our industry has pioneered:’ season passes, micro transactions, battle passes, loot boxes, Denuvo, loot crates, suprise mechanics, always online, pre order bonusses/exclusives, confusing purchase decisions with numerous convaluted versions of games etc.
Yeah really impressive industry.
“For us, it’s about focus on our innovations right now.”
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So cool 🙂 Still skip, wake me up when theres like 50 games most people care about. Its like buying a console for read dead redemption 2 a year ago. No thanks. Even if its Half-lIfe 3, i would still not get VR JUST for 1 game. Probably not for 3 or 4 games either. Needs way way more to justify the huge price.
Just wait few months and Valve will add M&K support to new Half Life
Don’t think it’s going to happen, cause this is a Long-Term sell. And i think that “the Headset is currently sold out” is just a TRAP.
Modding^^
Big chance but Let’s hope.
AAA game cost a lot of money and only 1% of Steam users have VR. They will add M&K in few moths, Just wait 3-6 months and you will play this game with mouse
Headsets development costs are also included on this math, you have 0 clue of what you are talking about
They said they wont tho, that they wont ever bother to do that.. sooo..
Valve are releasing sdk and mod tools for community… so this is going to lead to a lot more down the line.
(Remember all the stuff that came out of half life back in the day)
Thats a huge reason to not bother at start too. Mods and custom games will eventually come.. those dont come out fast usually.
/yawn Ok.
“Our innovations”
Like Hololens Phil¿? remember that?
Hololens first gen was sold to the military, Hololens 2 is coming soon to consumers.
Valve fans once again demonstrating why they don’t deserve Half Life 3. Blind loyalty only breeds the worst predatory instincts from corporation mercenaries…
VR is fascinating stuff.
Wow it said something different.
Has it? Seems like classic Fernando drivel to me.
Epic doesn’t even deserve the 12% cut, go say that to your boss when you’ll blow him tonight
This level of brainwashing…i hope you are getting pay at least.
yeah , i think that valve deserve that 30%, because
if it wasnt for valve, the pc would be a desert in terms of games as it was at the 2000s, when a lot of multiplatform games didnt come to PC (fighting games, anime games,different kind of japanese games, etc) valve made posible that those kind of games had pc ports.
Valve alone revitalized the PC market on the dark era of pc.
If it wasn’t for Valve, another company would move in and set a digital shop. Is this a roalty argument or something?
I am glad it was Valve otherwise if it was someone like Activision, EA, Epic Games, Microsoft, Take Two, Tencent, Ubisoft, PC gaming would be dead already. The only decent replacement for Valve would probably be CD Projekt.
If GOG had every game that Steam has I never bother with Steam period. The only reason GOG does not take over is because it does’t have all the games and a bunch of companies still fear DRM free or don’t want you to own your games.
If every game that is on Steam was on GOG Steam would be a Ghost Town and we all know it.
I am greatfull like everyone else for what Steam did for PC gaming but GOG is better than it in every way. Such a shame everyone doesn’t support it 🙁 cause it be it be the end all be all of digital download stores for PC.
True !! But just like you said, most AAA publishers are afraid by a totally drm free platform, so it’s kinda useless statement, just like saying if bears were kind, we’ll all pet them, seems too idealistic.
Also the steam drm is a joke, you can bypass it easily and it’s not intrusive nor ressource intensive at all, it’s just here to kinda make the publishers more confident, as for 3rd party DRMs, it’s a publisher’s choice, not Valve…
Hello again mate^^ In the actual timeline/dimension, it was Valve, you don’t have to be thankful (they’re making money after all) but at least acknowledge that, all people who were gaming on PC in the late 2000 know what Valve did for that platform, if you were on console or not gamer at all in those times, so i understand you skepticism.
Dumb logic, its like saying Nintendo desrves to demand more for under powered trash consoles because they “saved” gaming in 1980
it made sense back then since it was the only way to get discovered on PC but nowadays 30% seems a tad too high. even 20% would be pretty neat. im sure thatll bring more games as well
This game is fully compatible with Rift S, 350$ on Black Friday, so whats the problem? No need to buy Valve Index
Who gives a FLYING Fuq what Phillip Spencer have to say? He is amazed so i should be amazed too right/…He is the arbiter of all things amazed.
Definitely a system seller! Looking forward to experiencing Half-Life on my HTC Vive Pro.