Yea that's true but they would make so much money on Portal 3 and Half Life 3 even if they were poorly made... I feel like poorly made third games would easily generate more profit than the steam machines and steam os and such.
That's the problem. Why try and make a game that they know will hurt their rep and not live up to the hype?
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Not sure if its already been said, but maybe we'll see these games once Source 2 comes out. Its speculated that Black Mesa (the mod) is also getting a remake in Source 2 (but no hard "source").
It's not an inability on Valve's front in not being able to get out the third installment of their titles out, but more to do with their structure.
As opposed to other companies where a dedicated team works on a project until its completion, Valve operates on a more liberal framework where employees are free to drift between projects and commit to them as much as they feel necessary or until they believe they've committed all they could. There rarely seems to be any set dates and the team on that project can change, evolve, and shift if not out-right disappear. In all likelihood they have Half Life 3 somewhere or Half Life 2 episode 3, but it's been put on ice while the rest of the company works on something else.
Valve employees act as their own managers, and Gaben more than likely has very little say in what happens. He can probably use his influence as one of the bigger names (pun unintended) to direct employees but it's not obliging them to commit to something until the bitter end.
If they are working on it, then we can speculate that they don't think it's up to par or they're trying to implement something where the technology isn't worked out. It's hard to say because it's all speculation.
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Retired StaffThat's the problem. Why try and make a game that they know will hurt their rep and not live up to the hype?
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Retired StaffNot true, take the Skyrim Paid for mods thing. We rebelled and they changed their minds because they knew they have screwed up.
Not sure if its already been said, but maybe we'll see these games once Source 2 comes out. Its speculated that Black Mesa (the mod) is also getting a remake in Source 2 (but no hard "source").
Cus they are making big bucks off of Steam. They are too busy swimming in that money to make video games.
Because Gaban (aka the founder of valve) thinks the number 3 is the devil number! (As it is)
It's not an inability on Valve's front in not being able to get out the third installment of their titles out, but more to do with their structure.
As opposed to other companies where a dedicated team works on a project until its completion, Valve operates on a more liberal framework where employees are free to drift between projects and commit to them as much as they feel necessary or until they believe they've committed all they could. There rarely seems to be any set dates and the team on that project can change, evolve, and shift if not out-right disappear. In all likelihood they have Half Life 3 somewhere or Half Life 2 episode 3, but it's been put on ice while the rest of the company works on something else.
Valve employees act as their own managers, and Gaben more than likely has very little say in what happens. He can probably use his influence as one of the bigger names (pun unintended) to direct employees but it's not obliging them to commit to something until the bitter end.
If they are working on it, then we can speculate that they don't think it's up to par or they're trying to implement something where the technology isn't worked out. It's hard to say because it's all speculation.
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My DeviantArt, so sexy
Bcuz Valve is Cirno in disguise
Only,they are more stupid than her,
I mean she can atleast count to 9...