Half-life 3 Is Rumored To Be A Steam Machine Launch Title And Could Arrive In Spring 2026

Half-Life fans are thing if not patient. For nan diehard fans retired there, nan latest trial of patience comes from Insider Gaming Weekly's podcast, which claimed that nan 3rd installment successful nan Half-Life franchise is group to merchandise pinch nan motorboat of nan Steam Machine sometime successful outpouring 2026.

"The model I was specifically told was outpouring 2026 for nan Steam Machine, for nan Frame, for nan Controller, for Half-Life 3," Mike Straw, 1 of nan hosts of nan Insider Gaming Weekly podcast and elder editor astatine Insider Gaming, said. "At nan extremity of nan day, nan crippled is real."

Straw added that each nan erstwhile dates for an announcement of nan adjacent Half-Life crippled person passed, but that his sources "are still adamant this is simply a crippled that will beryllium a motorboat title pinch nan Steam Machine." However, being tied to Valve's latest hardware merchandise could beryllium an rumor since Straw noted that nan explosive jump successful RAM pricing is causing sizeable interest for nan Steam Machine's pricing announcement.

"There is simply a concern, however, they haven't made a determination connected price, which is benignant of holding backmost nan announcement of thing else," Straw said. "There's nary uncertainty successful my mind Valve is still trying to make decisions because of what's going connected on nan constituent side."

While optimistic devotees were hoping for immoderate teasers during The Game Awards, Valve hasn't officially said anything. However, there's still a batch of hope, particularly considering Valve updated Half-Life 2 for its 20th anniversary, and previous rumors hinted astatine a crippled that's still successful improvement but is playable from opening to end.