Opinion: Just as Half-Life 2 helped launch Steam, a sequel could help establish non-Windows PC gaming.

This is an interesting take, especially coming from a non-gaming focused tech website like Ars Technica. I feel like it’s been too long since people were truly hyped about half life 3 though, and this wouldn’t be enough, even if Valve did go through with it.

People are increasingly unhappy with windows though, and the EoL of windows 10 may push people to Linux anyways.

  • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    you wouldn’t say a new horror movie sucks just because it’s about a serial killer holding a family captive in their house and there’s like 50 movies with that premise already, y’know?

    Lol perfect classic example of something I would say sucks for the exact reason you named