Half-Life: Alyx is an ‘Ambitious’ Full-Length VR Game Coming March 2020

All PC-based SteamVR headsets will support the videogame.

[THC CELL]

Very nice won't shock me if comes to ps vr too

[TGGJustin]

Maybe next gen PSVR. I doubt the current one will be able to run this.

[rob-GP]

Why? Reduce the resolution to the 960x1080 and it’ll run with no issues. It’s only running on the source engine, it’s nothing that intensive once you strip a few things back. Chance are, it won’t even look anything like these images and videos in vr on PC either, this is recorded in flat mode for the trailer

[Clover904]

I have to agree with TGGJustin. This would have to be a next gen PSVR title, or it would have to take a MAJOR hit graphically to run on a base PS4.

Whether or not this game will come to other platforms, I hope VR as a whole continues to get big games that push adoption rates up.

[DigitalRaptor]

It would, but it would just be output at a lower resolution.

[Babadook7]

“ Maybe next gen PSVR. I doubt the current one will be able to run this.”

This gen Ps4 won’t run this, yes. But if you mean this gen PSVR, then no, this gen PSVR will work with ps5 which means it could be running half life vr as early as 2020 if valve green lights it.

[DerfDerf]

Pave games are already hideous. Last thing they need to do is lower the resolution more to make a game work.

[FlyingFoxy]

@rob-GP It's actually running on Source 2, you didn't get to see much of the characters faces up close in the video, only short sections and that one at the end with the Gman.. it's obviously much more advanced than Source 1 judging by the detail that can be seen.

[Unspoken]

They probably don't want the game to look like total dog crap and put their triple A title on an inferior console. They will likely keep it on PC to drive sales to the Index and the Steam platform itself.

[DiRtY]

"Why? Reduce the resolution to the 960x1080 and it’ll run with no issues."

960x1080 is horrible for VR though...

[Marcello]

PS5 VR most likely

[THC CELL]

Very true any ps vr will do

[LordoftheCritics]

Headcrabs in VR.

[Atticus_finch]

I would hope so too.

[Obscure_Observer]

There´s no way to PS4 run this game. Othewise it would be announced as supported platform.

[nowitzki2004]

prove it

[Obscure_Observer]

@nowitki2004

No need to. Is simply logic, really. PSVR is individually, the most successful VR platform. If it was about money, VALVE would certainlly release this game on PSVR!

I´m guessing that almost 100% of the PSVR userbase would buy this game day one!

[MasterCornholio]

" If it was about money, VALVE would certainlly release this game on PSVR!"

Well yeah money isn't the only thing that they consider when making a decision like this. It's not always about money and this proves that.

But I don't believe the PS4 can't run this. I've seen huge games like Ten Witcher 3 run on the Switch so if this game was downgraded enough it could run on the PS4.

But it's pretty obvious that Valve wants to keep it as an exclusive because they want people to buy this using steam. Also the same reason why this game isn't coming to the other stores on PC like the Windows store for example.

@Obscure

"I´m guessing that almost 100% of the PSVR userbase would buy this game day one!"

It's probably nowhere near that if the game did get released for PSVR.

" If it was about money, VALVE would certainlly release this game on PSVR!"

And it's a Steam exclusive. Valve wants you to download steam so you can have access to this game.

[Skuletor]

People were saying the same kind of things about the Switch being able to play games like Doom and The Witcher III, with enough downgrades they could make it work

[rob-GP]

Psvr has a number or graphically advanced games. Look at skyrim - yeah, it’s old, but that runs fine on the headset. This game is supposedly on the source engine, that’s not exactly pushing the requirements.

They’re releasing it on PC first because they get the lions share as it’s their store, so no additional fees. They’ve opened it to all headsets so again, more people can grab it and they’ll get a large chunk of the revenue, if not all of it. If they do decide to bring it to psvr, it’ll be after they’ve had it on their platform for a while first.

[nowitzki2004]

@Obscure_Observer

You didnt say anything about money in your op tho, you said "theres no way PS4 could run this game"

[FlyingFoxy]

@rob-GP There's no way in hell that this is Source 1. You can see by the detail of the models and characters faces that it's not Source 1. It's similar visually to the robot repair demo, only this looks more polished and cinematic. Hell they've barely showed off some parts of the game and it already looks great, I bet the physics are really impressive.

[jonesmiller04101]

If you believe it will come to PSVR then maybe it will #trolllaughter 😂 😂 😂

[spambot0815]

ps5-psvr2 bundle pretty much confirmed with this.

[Neonridr]

oh man this is going to be big. I know it isn't quite Half Life VR. But this will do just nicely.

[prankster101]

Looking forward to the Switch version...

[Atticus_finch]

I'll get it when it hits the Epic store.

[Phils_Libra]

Hope this is a sign there is more Half-Life incoming... Half-Life 3 teaser next E3 please!

[Veneno]

If they make HL3 it will have to be something truly out of this world. Like huge environments full of interactivity and dynamic events. Or maybe ultra immersion which can be ushered in with VR. Looks like the VR boom sparked ideas into Valve to get off their ass and do something with HL again.

[Phils_Libra]

Agree. I also suspect Valve has realized they need more exclusive content as the PC gaming services space has gotten a lot of new competition lately with Epic and other publishers getting proprietary store fronts. Valve has some great IP’s to distinguish themselves here with Half-Life, Portal, and Left 4 Dead, just to name a few.

[Stanjara]

Could not agree more with you on the exclusive content.

[senorfartcushion]

It wouldn't be the same, though.

[-Foxtrot]

No standard version without VR...no buy

I have no waited 12 f****** years for a new Half Life game only to be told that

1) It's not Half Life 3

and

2) You can only play it with an expensive VR headset and beefy PC

[spicelicka]

Yeaa for some reason it feels even more bitter this way lol

[-Foxtrot]

Like if there was no game at all fair enough, they've moved on from games, they are supporting their money maker Steam and so on. That's how we all saw it for years, we didn't like it but we "got it" eventually.

Maybe a game comes out which is non Half Life related or anything else sequel wise...again, it hurts as they would be clearly making games again. If that was the case we'd have been mad still since the game should have been a sequel to one of the games we actually have wanted during this long time frame.

HOWEVER making a new game which is Half Life related but it ISN'T Half Life 3 along with no standard release being a VR exclusive...it's like being spat in the face.

Even if it was just a prequel which had a VR option then fair enough, I could swallow it since at least the idea of Half Life 3 would be more likely.

Just seeing people praise them after all that to me is hilarious, they could have had an option to give people a non VR option or if they wanted to push VR then do a new IP.

[Unspoken]

Actually feels pretty good to experience the next gen in gaming and a series you been waiting for tailored to it. First day buy for me.

[steven_seagull]

Here we go with the same ol' "Im a dedicated fan, I want Half Life 3, Valve doesnt care about their real fans, Where is Half Life 3, I dont have an expensive VR headset, why is no one thinking about me, I just want to play, but I cant, because I cant afford it, what about me"

Considering youve waited for 12 years, you must be close to your 30's, so start acting like it, instead of a spoiled gamerbrat. Jesus fucking CHRIST what is up with all the fucking crybabies, when we are ACTUALLY witnessing a historical moment in gaming.

[-Foxtrot]

And here we go with another "It doesn't affect me, I'm fine, I might have VR and can play it, f*** the other fans, I don't care about any one else as long as I'm good, I'll defend you Valve" bullshit

Historical Moment....oh my God....LOL

I'm...I'm done here haha *wipes tear from eye*. Ahhh.

[RememberThe357]

Wow you're gonna tell someone else how they need to form their opinions. How mature of you...

Fox isn't out here sending them hate filled messages or picketing their offices, he's says he's disappointed they're not carrying on one of the most impactful series ever made.

How many people are actually going to be able to play this game? I might get into VR in a few years but I doubt it. HL2 was by far the best game I had ever played when it came out, and the way they've handled the game and the series has been massively disappointing. And as Fox said, we got used to it and moved on, played other great games. Now, Value announces a new HL, but the game is entirely VR.

If this was coming to PC/console I'd be way more excited, but VR just sort of makes me shrug. I'll follow it I'm sure, but I doubt I'll ever actually play it.

Although to everyone with VR, enjoy!

[steven_seagull]

RememberThe357

And just as Fox, you're playing the same "im so dissapointed that Valve didnt go the way that I wanted im a victim" -card. Just stop it. Valve pushed new tech with Half Life 2, which they are doing now with VR, that is how Valve wants to do it and that is how they are allowed to do it. They dont OWE us ANYTHING, so just stop with the Fanboy dictatorship. It is what it is, enjoy it for what it is. You want to play The Last of Us 2, but you dont have a Playstation 4 ? Then go buy one. You want to play something groundbreaking in VR ? Then go buy VR. End of discussion.

[RememberThe357]

So I should stop sharing my opinion because you don't like it. Are you being serious right now?

"Damn this game I'm really interested in isn't on the platforms I use, that's a shame."

You're trying to tell me that this isn't a perspective I should have or share?

It's one thing to criticize or critique the thought, it's a whole other thing to tell people not to have said thought. So you can fk all the way off this all that.

[AshleeEmerson]

Lots of us have waited for this game for a very long time. The push for VR is a great thing. I'm happy they are doing this, I'm sure this won't be the only half life game but if they announced another Half Life game that is not VR, that would really hurt that push.

This is great news and I can't wait to games like Call of Duty, Apex Legends, Fortnite, Battlefield etc. are in VR.

Not exclusively to VR but at least have a very strong VR component. We need this to remove the momentum of gaming forward.

[prankster101]

You can play the latest Zelda on rubbish Nintendo hardware that costs a mint...

Same difference. Except for the fact that I actually want to play Half Life VR.

I will buy the PS VR version eventually.

[-Foxtrot]

What's Zelda and Nintendo got to do with this?

I don't understand

[TK-66]

"No standard version without VR...no buy"

No. The problem with VR so far is that the most popular games that make use of it all do so in a supplemental way, and when games do make exclusive use of it they tend to not do so well, or are very limited in scope. Having a proper fully-fledged game with level design from the ground up made to fit the control scheme of VR is exactly what the platform needs.

If we're 100% honest there is no major system selling game for VR yet. There isn't a single game that has millions of people saying, "I need to play that" in the way that we do for traditional platforms. Look through the list on Steam of best selling VR games, and every one you see is either low budget, or used it as an afterthought. VR is still waiting for the game that does what we saw in the early days of 3D game design. It needs something to set the rules, and show what the platform is capable of. Valve is definitely the sort of studio that could accomplish that.

"I have no waited 12 f****** years for a new Half Life game only to be told that"

Then you can wait a few more years. Take a chill pill.

"You can only play it with an expensive VR headset and beefy PC"

You waited 12 years and didn't prepare? Sucks.

[prankster101]

"The problem with VR so far is that the most popular games that make use of it all do so in a supplemental way, and when games do make exclusive use of it they tend to not do so well, or are very limited in scope."

Can say pretty much the same thing about Nintendo games running on Nintendo hardware.

[TK-66]

"Can say pretty much the same thing about Nintendo games running on Nintendo hardware."

Dunno what Nintendo has to do with it, but I don't think you know what I mean by supplemental. The Switch cannot be described as supplemental when it's mandatory to run Nintendo games that are exclusive to it.

[Neonridr]

so because you can't personally partake then nobody should be allowed?

[generic-user-name]

Almost as if they have hardware they want to push by using software. Wonder where they got that idea?

[BioShockGX]

Can modders make the game playable without vr?
Coz if no then I'll never be able to play this.

[Ace_Pheonix]

I mean, the mechanics are entirely foreign to a traditional gamepad. VR games are a whole different thing. You'd essentially be asking modders to port Red Dead to the NES.

[Orionsangel]

The first Half Life game since 2007. This is just me speculating but seeing the amazing work done here. I suspect this is the build up to Half Life 3. It’s like an appetizer to the main course.

[RememberThe357]

Interesting take. Not a bad one either. This got me think about HL again after years of not giving a sh!t. After Orange Box I checked out. But if they announce HL3 for PC I might buy a new rig. If they announce it for next gen consoles I'll pass out.

[mezati99]

i will never touch this with VR lol fuck off valve

[Axonometri]

Oh thanks Valve, I forgot to make a deposit to my VR bank account.

[AshleeEmerson]

Today is just as good as any day to start.

[1nsomniac]

I'd be interested to know how long the game is, considering its ambitious full length.

[carreirabr]

So they still have 4 entire months to cancel it with no aparent reason as many Valve decisions on the last decade.

[Max_Eckhardt]

I need to have this. I will play this. I just need VR....

[warriorcase]

Hype. This looks amazing. Day 1

[GamingInFrames]

Looks amazing! But I assume that this VR game won't have too long of a story, due to Gabe probably having budget concerns, thus the reason as to why we still don't have a Half-Life 3.

[xenz]

The lengt is supposedly around 13-16 hours. About the same length as HL2

[aaronaton]

Hmmm, k get the impression you're playing as a black woman? Are they trying to suggest that most people would prefer this?

[Gaming4Life1981]

Looks great it may give asgards wrath some go which is the best vr game to date imo. I might replay half life 1 & 2 off this trailer, cant wait for this game.

[ORyanDeee]

Oh sweet, it's free if you own a valve index

[FlyingFoxy]

We haven't even seen the physics, or little of it in the trailer anyway. I bet that's going to be really impressive in Source 2. Overall graphics looked great, the facial animation seems to be at another level compared to Source 1, even though it's hard to focus much on it because there's only short clips of characters faces up close.

[Soulrakk]

Disappointed this is strictly a VR title, not gonna lie. Fans have waited a long time for a further installment. To be fair people have complained there isn't enough quality games being made for VR, so maybe this is what the space needs. To leave out the majority of gamers tho is a rough & bold move.

[Kubark]

This will sell many a VR headset.

[mixelon]

I’m pretty sure this won’t work with my crappy DK2 set up but.. great anyway! VR needs it’s killer apps and it’s nice they’re designing it around vr, not just having it as a feature.

I find the never VR people pretty funny, spend ages going on about how it’s a dorky fad and will never take off and has no big titles.. When titles get announced noooope don’t want to hear it. It can’t win.

[aaronaton]

I needs to come to PSVR if they really want their game to be see by a mass audience.

[jonesmiller04101]

There is no way Valve will ruin their hard work making the product incredibly inferior by downgrading it to such low standards that it can run in a shell of its former self on PSVR. There is no way Valve is that stupid no matter how much PS crybabies needing blankies try and cry 😢

[LordJamar]

I sure won’t be playing it not anytime soon not buying a overpriced gimmick to try your game good thing YouTube and twitch exist I will watch it there if you ever make a proper half life game I’ll support you not over priced gimmicks

[DFresh]

Valve stays disappointing their loyal fans.
Gabe Newell: You guys want Half Life 3?
Audience: OMG! Yesssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!
Gabe Newell: Well here’s this Half Life VR game you never asked for.
Audience: Pikachu face
Gabe Newell: Troll face

[ibrake4naps]

Hope this works on a 1080ti