Valve Teasing Half-Life 3 Will Not Be an Exclusive for Steam Machine

Valve has officially denied rumors that their future games will only be available on Steam Machine. This news is likely a relief for fans hoping for Half-Life 3, assuming the game is even real.

In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Valve engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais stated that the company has no plans for Steam Machine exclusives because they prioritize making their entire PC game library accessible. As Griffais explained, “Restricting where people can play a game is not, in my view, a great model, at least for us.” The more information on this case you can check out below:

Valve says it has no plans to make Steam Machine exclusive games because it believes its biggest advantage is the entire PC game library.

Valve engineers Yazan Aldehayyat and Pierre-Loup Griffais told PC Gamer the company has no interest in the traditional console strategy of locking games to one platform.

“We’re interested in having the whole PC catalog as our ‘launch exclusive,”

Valve also wants SteamOS to stay open so other companies can build devices for it rather than limiting it to Valve hardware.

This might be particularly good news for those following the Half-Life 3 rumors. According to one of recent reports, Valve was allegedly considering releasing the third instalment of the legendary franchise alongside the Steam Machine, and even making it an exclusive for the platform. However, as Griffais's statement indicates, that won't be happening.

As for Half-Life 3 specifically, Valve has still not officially confirmed that the game is in development, although rumors of its existence regularly surface across the internet. According to the studio’s insider, Tyler McVicker, the game is titled Half-Life X, is in the final stages of development, and Valve is currently working on the polishing of the well-anticipated title.

Speaking about the Steam Machine, Valve announced its prices last month, and many players thought they were too high. It was revealed that the standard version of the Steam Machine, equipped with a 512 GB SSD, will be priced at $1049 (€1039/£879). The same model bundled with a Steam Controller will cost $1128 (€1108/£938), while the version featuring a 2 TB storage drive is set at $1349 (€1359/£1149). The top-tier configuration, which includes a 2 TB SSD and a Steam Controller, will be available for $1428 (€1428/£1208). Lots of customers reckon that, for the same money, it makes more sense to build a gaming PC that will be more powerful than the components used in a Steam Machine, or to go for a console from Sony or Microsoft.