And while that’s quite a long time into the future, many fans seem just fine with the idea of waiting. After all, we’ve already waited for so long, what are a couple of extra years when it comes to one of the most iconic games in the history of gaming?
Some are still skeptical about the whole thing, convinced that we are not actually going to see “Half-Life 3” at all. There are various reasons to believe this, but the main one is that Valve simply have no way of meeting their fans’ expectations about the game at this point.
After so much time has passed, people are expecting something truly special from “Half-Life 3”, and it’s hard to imagine what type of game Valve would have to develop in order to satisfy those demands. This is not an uncommon problem in the industry, and other developers have faced similar issues in the past.
It’s actually broader than the gaming industry, as it extends to the entertainment industry as a whole. The longer people are forced to wait for the sequel of something important, the more critical they are going to be towards it when it finally does come out.
Valve are most likely painfully aware of that fact, and this could be causing them a lot of anxiety in getting the game finished. Let’s hope that this is not what’s actually going on behind the scenes though, and that we’re going to see the title sooner or later.