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The dust has had plenty of time to settle. We\u2019re getting a new Half-Life, of that we\u2019re now certain. Half-Life: Alyx probably isn\u2019t what most people were dreaming of when they thought of a successor to Half-Life 2 though. Valve has been very careful to sidestep any potential pitfalls both by not calling it Half-Life 3 and making it a prequel. This was a very deliberate move designed to realign our expectations, to reinforce the fact that while yes, this is a new AAA Half-Life product, it\u2019s not quite the sequel you were expecting.<\/p>\n
Which leaves us with a hotly anticipated game designed first and foremost designed to sell Valve Index headsets. Valve doesn\u2019t particularly care about sales of Half-Life Alyx itself. It\u2019s already taking 30% off every other game sold on Steam, the sales of Half-Life Alyx will be a drop in the ocean. No, they want a must-have reason for Steam users to dispense with anywhere up to $999 for the hardware needed to play the game. Once you\u2019re in, you\u2019re in. Anyone who\u2019s just spent a grand on a virtual reality headset is sure as shit going to spend a heap more money on games to try and maximise its perceived \u2018value\u2019. You can opt for a cheaper VR alternative of course, yet the further you stray from the Index, the further you stray from Half-Life: Alyx as Valve intended.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Yet there\u2019s a very, very big jump between being interested in playing a new Half-Life and buying a $999 VR setup so you play the aforementioned game. There is no bridging this gap aside from the eventual quality of Half-Life: Alyx – you either think it\u2019s worth it, or it isn\u2019t. That didn’t stop Valve Index headsets selling out around the world shortly after the announcement of Half-Life Alyx though.<\/p>\n
If Half-Life Alyx comes along and it\u2019s scoring 9\u2019s and 10\u2019s like it\u2019s going out of fashion, it all becomes a tempting proposition. If it\u2019s just a teleporting VR shooter experience with some high-end polish though? That thing could single-handedly kill off the hope of another Half-Life.<\/p>\n
<\/ins><\/p>\nBy now you\u2019ve probably all seen the trailer. If you haven\u2019t, here it is. It certainly looks the part, although there are definitely a few lingering questions about how it plays and whether it is indeed advancing VR as a platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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With all that you know and all that you\u2019ve seen, do you think you\u2019re going to take the plunge and pick up a VR headset for Half-Life: Alyx? Or is it simply too much to ask without other quality VR software to back it up? Get voting and let us know why below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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