News Half-Life: Alyx - Releasing March 23, 2020 on SteamVR

[fantomena]

Half-Life: Alyx · AppID: 546560

Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival. Half-Life: Alyx Steam...

steamdb.info

Oculus and SteamVR support confirmed (obviously).

VR only.

 

[Swenhir]

So what's the F5 location?

 

[Arulan]

We're almost there!

 

[ISee]

So what's the F5 location?

Valve twitter and here

 

[fantomena]

So what's the F5 location?

No matter where content will be published, it will be linked to here in matter of seconds.

 

[Swenhir]

No matter where content will be published, it will be linked to here in matter of seconds.

Point taken .

I'm kind of happy that even after all this time, we're still being excited about half-life.

 

[sprinkles]

Merle Dandridge is currently doing a live interview with Tyler McVicker.

His enthusiasm is great. 8 more minutes!

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

The unveil for the new Half-Life, 3 minutes away

 

[Le Pertti]

I have strawberry tarte and red wine just for this occasion!

 

[Arulan]

 

[fantomena]

 

[Swenhir]

Well, that was awesome.

 

[sauce]

holy fuck it looks so good!!!!!!!

 

[Durante]

1) That looks amazing.
2) A lot of info here: Half-Life: Alyx
3) Existing Index owners get it for free
4) Mod tools

 

[lashman]

volvo leading by example:

 

[ISee]

Trailer on YT

 

[Eferis]

Game included with the Index

Valve Index

Upgrade your experience.

store.steampowered.com

 

[Swenhir]

Are they mod tools or are they "just" map editor tools? Either way, the impact could be immense, especially for VR.

 

[Arulan]

This looks incredible.

 

[Durante]

One more tidbit a bit hidden away that is relevant to some people I know:
"Owners of Valve Index controllers also get Half-Life: Alyx for free."

 

[fantomena]

NOW SELL THE DAMN INDEX TO ME VALVE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD

 

[Kandrick]

Index page has been updated with Alyx info but still "not available in your country" Oh well.

 

[Le Pertti]

Now this is next-gen gaming godamn! Doing something with one hand while shooting enemies with the other.

Also, was that guy Murray from Flight of the Conchords?

 

[Ge0force]

That looks awesome! And not Index exclusive. Well done Valve!

 

[fantomena]

That looks awesome! And not Index exclusive. Well done Valve!

It was never gonna be Index exclusive. SteamVR is platform agnostic.

 

[Swenhir]

Can I say that this :

If you have VR hardware that works with a computer, then it works with SteamVR.

If you don’t yet own any VR hardware, now's the time. Headsets support different sets of features, so the experience will vary between them. Half-Life: Alyx was built hand in hand with Valve Index, which is the highest fidelity option on the market, but the game works great with Vive, Rift and Windows Mixed Reality too. Check out the different options to choose which one is right for you.

Is how things should work and what the PC is about? Looking at you, Oculus.

Edit : well we're all having the same thoughts

 

[Arulan]

I love the design of the gloves and HUD, assuming that's what the information displayed is.

 

[ISee]

Three days ago, cyberpunk was my most anticipated game next year. Please don't get me wrong, I'm still hyped for it, but this just stole the show for me.

 

[Ge0force]

It was never gonna be Index exclusive. SteamVR is platform agnostic.

True. But I wasn't sure the game would work without the more advanced Index controllers.

 

[Arulan]

 

[TheTrain]

I'm amazed

 

[RionaaM]

This looks amazing. I can see how this will be a killer VR game.

 

[5taquitos]

Time to sell my soul for some PC upgrades and a headset.

 

[ISee]

VR was built for the kind of gameplay that sits at the heart of Half-Life, and Half-Life: Alyx was built from the ground up for VR. You'll be able to play it on any SteamVR compatible system.

 

[Swenhir]

There's still that little space on the right of the website's menu bar along with all the half-life games that kind of really badly makes me ache deep down .

 

[Milena]

That looked awesome!!

 

[ISee]

There's still that little space on the right of the website's menu bar along with all the half-life games that kind of really badly makes me ache deep down .

I was more like: Why is there so much space there. That could fit another two games.
Then it hit me: they'll make HLA - Episode 1, Episode 2 and then let us hanging again till they invent the holographic room. Half-Life: Barney

 

[Kuroyume]

Fuck... That looked so freaking great. Also now have a strong urge to reinstall the old games and play through them.

 

[Swenhir]

I was more like: Why is there so much space there. That could fit another two games.
Then it hit me: they'll make HLA - Episode 1, Episode 2 and then let us hanging again till they invent the holographic room. Half-Life: Barney

I hate you.

 

[ISee]

I hate you.

Oh, no you don't and we both know it. Here have a cookie

 

[fantomena]

Im incredible impressed how good the game looks. Don't think Ive played a VR game that has looked this good. VR must render a game 2 times (2 lenses, 1 for each eye) comapred to a normal flatscreen/desktop game which renders a game 1 time.

 

[Joe Spangle]

That bit where she is looking around on the shelf for ammo, pushing bits and bobs out the way was cool.
Do the gloves have a slight glow around the wrists, one blue one orange like the portal colours?

 

[Durante]

Im incredible impressed how good the game looks. Don't think Ive played a VR game that has looked this good. VR must render a game 2 times (2 lenses, 1 for each eye) comapred to a normal flatscreen/desktop game which renders a game 1 time.

The nerd in me (which, to be fair, is most of me) is incredibly excited that this is built on Source 2.

2-3 years ago Valve gave a lot of deep technical talks about very VR-specific rendering techniques that neither of the engines most VR games are built in ever fully implemented. I'm 100% convinced that this will be an absolute showcase in VR game complexity and rendering quality at any given performance level it supports.

 

[Le Pertti]

It seems it is actually Rhys Darby voicing that guy in HLA, Murray from Flight of the Conchords. He retweeted Valve's announcement tweet.

 

[Gevin]

I won't play it but it does look amazing and it's really exciting for the future of the saga

 

[ISee]

They are recommending a gtx1060/rx580 for the game. But they are at least targeting 90hz on the index with that. Looking at the visuals: yes that's very impressive.

That bit where she is looking around on the shelf for ammo, pushing bits and bobs out the way was cool.
Do the gloves have a slight glow around the wrists, one blue one orange like the portal colours?

Maybe one for throwing and one for pulling things.

 

[Bonfires Down]

wtf I love VR now

Actually there are some really cool looking VR games out there but this looks a generation ahead.

 

[Kylac]

look at these goofy losers. i love them

 

[Firewithin]

seeing how well this looks as a VR game has me gutted we will not get a proper half life sequel still

i dont have the monies for VR investment !

 

[RionaaM]

They are recommending a gtx1060/rx580 for the game. But they are at least targeting 90hz on the index with that. Looking at the visuals: yes that's very impressive.


Maybe one for throwing and one for pulling things.

Wonder if it will work on a GTX 980...