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Half-Life Alyx To Release Exclusively On\nVR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It seems\nlike just yesterday that virtual reality was the latest and greatest thing.\nBut, after an initial strong showing, and flurry of games, the shiny new tech\nquickly began to lose its appeal. The flow of VR focused games began to slow,\nuntil gradually more or less coming to a complete halt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As many\nhad predicted, it seemed as if VR would go the same way as 3D TVs. Which is to\nsay; there is virtually no focus on 3D home technology anymore, with the\ninitial push to get 3D into every household<\/a>\ngrinding to an almost complete halt. VR seemed to be heading to the exact same\ndisappointing conclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or at\nleast it did until the announcement of Half-Life: Alyx<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Game That Took Over A Decade<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Half-Life\n2 released in 2004, and revolutionised first person shooters. It introduced\nplayers to a world where even a shooter had incredible focus on realistic\ncharacters, featured a fully functioning physics system, and even took players\non an epic cross country journey. Visited locations covered everything from\nfuturistic dystopian cities, to a series of abandoned beachfront properties. To\nput it bluntly; the game was head and shoulders above everything that had come\nbefore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But then,\nafter two more brief continuations of the first release, the series went\ninexplicably dead. As the years ticked by, Half-Life fans gradually began to\nlose hope of a new release, turning to real money pokies online<\/a> for entertainment instead. Eventually, even the optimistic decided that\nthe series had died completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Fusion Of Excellence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The VR\nindustry needed a shot in the arm if it wanted to survive, and it couldn\u2019t ask\nfor a more powerful shot than the return of one of the most iconic game\nfranchises in history. Half-Life: Alyx was announced, exclusively for VR\nsystems. The ground-breaking design of the Half-Life games is going to be\ninserted into the innovative space of virtual reality, and already eager gamers\ncan imagine the possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, on\nthe other hand, taking a franchise this beloved to an ailing technology market\nmay just spell disaster. The adoption of VR has not been as rapid as was hoped,\nmeaning that there is more than a reasonable chance that the game may simply\noutright fail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will The Gamble Pay Off?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many\nspeculated that in order for Valve, the company responsible for the franchise,\nto return to the Half-Life universe, it would have to be with something\nrevolutionary. Indeed, using VR technology does indeed have revolutionary\npotential. But not only is the game going to be VR exclusive, it is also only\ngoing to be released for PCs only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\ncurrent number of PC users<\/a> that have VR capability sits at 0.8%. That the game will even sell to\nthe point that it pays off its production costs is questionable, so much so\nthat many are extremely dubious that the game can be a success at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will the\ngame turn the floundering VR industry around, or will it land up being one of\nthe biggest failures in video game history?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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