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Re: Valve reveals it’s the architect behind a push to bring Windows games to Arm

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Post by ManlyBread » Thu, Dec 04, 2025, 10:57 AM UTC

adverbly wrote: post #98

Everything valve doing for linux is making such a huge impact. The HL3 memes don't even seem fair to use anymore. I don't even want to un-seriously make joke fun of them at this point. They are just genuinely doing so much for the community.

>The HL3 memes don't even seem fair to use anymore.

It's absolutely fair to mock them for not releasing these games and keeping radio silence all these years. They managed to dethrone Duke Nukem Forever.

There were multiple times in which the internet was hyped for Episode 3 and where it would make sense to release even a basic game like they've did with Episodes 1&2 just to wrap things up. I'm sure plenty of people that make up various explanations to why that happened but the end result is that Valve has chosen to disappoint the fans who have been waiting for the conclusion to the story. It's not like doing that would prevent them from releasing an another new entry in the series that uses revolutionary new technology or whatever.

Re: Valve reveals it’s the architect behind a push to bring Windows games to Arm

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Post by LtWorf » Thu, Dec 04, 2025, 10:57 AM UTC

johnnyanmac wrote: post #440

LtWorf wrote: post #367

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The difference is that you aren't forced to buy a game from steam.

You're not forced to buy an Iphone. You also weren't forced back in the day to use Internet explorer. We should remember our history so we aren't doomed to repeat it.

You are forced to have a phone and there's only 2 bad choices.

Re: Valve reveals it’s the architect behind a push to bring Windows games to Arm

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Post by ManlyBread » Thu, Dec 04, 2025, 10:59 AM UTC

jonny_eh wrote: post #111

adverbly wrote: post #98

Everything valve doing for linux is making such a huge impact. The HL3 memes don't even seem fair to use anymore. I don't even want to un-seriously make joke fun of them at this point. They are just genuinely doing so much for the community.

There's pretty strong rumours that they actually have been working on a new Half-Life. People are hoping it releases with their new hardware in 2026.

These rumors come from Tyler McVicker who regularly gets things wrong and makes stuff up in order to get clicks on youtube. I have no idea why anyone still takes him seriously in 2025.

Re: Valve reveals it’s the architect behind a push to bring Windows games to Arm

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Post by johnnyanmac » Thu, Dec 04, 2025, 11:05 AM UTC

LtWorf wrote: post #682

johnnyanmac wrote: post #440

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You're not forced to buy an Iphone. You also weren't forced back in the day to use Internet explorer. We should remember our history so we aren't doomed to repeat it.

You are forced to have a phone and there's only 2 bad choices.

Technically 3. Not much different from the Desktop situation. Just replace Microsoft with Google because Microsoft had the grace to bow out early.

Similar to desktop, I choose the middle ground between true freedom and walled garden. At least you Can de-googlefy 95% of Android. More than you can de-microsoft Windows.

Re: Valve reveals it’s the architect behind a push to bring Windows games to Arm

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Post by uniq7 » Thu, Dec 04, 2025, 11:05 AM UTC

ManlyBread wrote: post #681

adverbly wrote: post #98

Everything valve doing for linux is making such a huge impact. The HL3 memes don't even seem fair to use anymore. I don't even want to un-seriously make joke fun of them at this point. They are just genuinely doing so much for the community.

>The HL3 memes don't even seem fair to use anymore. It's absolutely fair to mock them for not releasing these games and keeping radio silence all these years. They managed to dethrone Duke Nukem Forever. There were multiple times in which the internet was hyped for Episode 3 and where it would make sense to release even a basic game like they've did with Episodes 1&2 just to wrap things up. I'm sure plenty of people…

I prefer not to have HL3 rather than a half-baked one, or a very short episode.

They have only one chance of publishing HL3, and I hope put in it the same love and care they put in 1 and 2.

I'd be very disappointed if they just released it just for the sake of releasing it.

Re: Valve reveals it’s the architect behind a push to bring Windows games to Arm

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Post by M95D » Thu, Dec 04, 2025, 11:05 AM UTC

LinXitoW wrote: post #673

M95D wrote: post #638

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^ The essence of why we're doomed.

Because Steam gives customers useful features that are good? GoG should also directly support Linux.

> GoG should also directly support Linux.

GOG is an online shop. It shouldn't support anything but browsers, bank cards and download managers.

Re: Valve reveals it’s the architect behind a push to bring Windows games to Arm

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Post by M95D » Thu, Dec 04, 2025, 11:08 AM UTC

LinXitoW wrote: post #673

M95D wrote: post #638

Earlier quoted context omitted.

^ The essence of why we're doomed.

Because Steam gives customers useful features that are good? GoG should also directly support Linux.

> Because Steam gives customers useful features that are good?

No, because users are lazy enough to not support the better option.

Re: Valve reveals it’s the architect behind a push to bring Windows games to Arm

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Post by nialv7 » Thu, Dec 04, 2025, 11:15 AM UTC

aperture147 wrote: post #630

I think Valve is not some kind of God who free the human from the hand of Microsoft, they are a private company, they are just protecting their business and protecting their business "accidentally" also protecting the customer's benefits. The movement towards Linux benefits Valve the most since they have invested on Linux Gaming for 10 years now and that movement "conveniently" benefits the gamers too. That's a win-w…

I always think Valve as the "ideal" capitalist company, because what they do fits the idea of "invisible hand" perfectly, that each individual acting in their own self-interest end up benefiting everyone.

And you'd be right, that Valve is nothing special, if that idea is correct, because in that case most companies will be like Valve. But just look around, do you see many companies like Valve? No, that's because capitalism is bullshit and that makes Valve stand out.

Re: Valve reveals it’s the architect behind a push to bring Windows games to Arm

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Post by ManlyBread » Thu, Dec 04, 2025, 11:19 AM UTC

uniq7 wrote: post #685

ManlyBread wrote: post #681

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>The HL3 memes don't even seem fair to use anymore. It's absolutely fair to mock them for not releasing these games and keeping radio silence all these years. They managed to dethrone Duke Nukem Forever. There were multiple times in which the internet was hyped for Episode 3 and where it would make sense to release even a basic game like they've did with Episodes 1&2 just to wrap things up. I'm sure plenty of people…

I prefer not to have HL3 rather than a half-baked one, or a very short episode. They have only one chance of publishing HL3, and I hope put in it the same love and care they put in 1 and 2. I'd be very disappointed if they just released it just for the sake of releasing it.

They could publish Episode 3 and then publish Half-Life 3 afterwards. I never understood why people keep insisting they can release only one game. It's not like they don't have average or mediocre titles in the series anyway (Blue Shift and Episode 1 are examples of this).

Re: Valve reveals it’s the architect behind a push to bring Windows games to Arm

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Post by sfn42 » Thu, Dec 04, 2025, 11:20 AM UTC

twoodfin wrote: post #542

faidit wrote: post #496

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The wealthiest 10% of Americans own like 90% of stocks, and the top 1% own 50%. While the poorest 50% of the population own about 1% of the stock market. So "publicly" traded (the term public ownership can be confusing because it can also mean state control) just means it's open for the elite to invest in.

“Just”? As if there aren’t pension funds and 401(k)s and IRAs serving >100 million Americans via investment in public companies? “Open for the elite” how?

Have you considered the possibility that 401ks and pension funds etc are included in those numbers?

Open for the elite in the way that everyone else don't have enough money to matter.

The richest people are so much richer than everyone else that there's no comparison. You could grab a million average people off the street and all of you combined probably wouldn't be richer than Jeff Bezos. Think about that. This one guy is wealthier than a million other people combined, literally wealthier than an entire small country or large city, and he's not alone. There's more of them.

Those guys rule the world, everyone else are passengers.