HL2 in November?

Mr. Killjoy · September 6th, 2004

From 'a site':

"News that Valve plans to ship release candidates to Vivendi Universal on September 15 has further fueled speculation that Half-Life 2 may not be released until November 2004.
The expected delay will come as a shock to fans of the game, already disappointed by the many delays to the original September 30, 2003 release date.

Some speculation on a possible September 30, 2004 release now seems very optimistic and unlikely considering Valve will not give a straight answer on the release, choosing to place the ball in Vivendi's court by stating We're currently planning to send release candidates to Vivendi by September 15th, however, VUG hasn't given us a ship date yet. Might be best for you to ask them directly.

It would seem, however, unlikely that a publisher could provide a release date before trying out the release candidates. So we are left slightly confused as to who is actually responsible for deciding that elusive date.

Vivendi has, of course, refused to comment on H-L 2, so we have a strange situation where a game, we are told, is about to release but no one wants to risk giving a precise date. Meanwhile, Steam PCs have already received 2 GBs of Half-Life 2 even though Valve is not sure of when the finished product may be ready.

While all the insiders claim ignorance regarding H-L 2s release, a recent report by Wedbush Morgan claims that November's Vivendi-Universal release Half-Life 2... will sell over 1 million units worldwide. This isn't the first time we've said this about Half - Life 2 but go figure."

I hope this is just speculation...
Would Valve distribute most of the content on Steam if the game wasn't near to be released?

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**Prafull** · September 7th, 2004

:cough:

That link :cough: :cough: isnt allowed.

Interesting news though, I am waiting for HL2 release myself.

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Mr. Killjoy · September 7th, 2004

Damn it thought only linking to their PPF wasn't allowed

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>> Interesting news though, I am waiting for HL2 release myself.
It seems we're only 2 then

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l3illyl3ob · September 8th, 2004

Who ever said that we have most of the game data? It's only 2 gb, it might end up to be something in the realm of 5-6GB

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ready2rumbelX · September 8th, 2004

This game is being prostponed so much now, I have no idea how I am ever going to contain myself....anyway, I will be VERY busy till then, as I am going hardcore into Maya modelling/designing, as well as 3D Studio Max 6 very soon. I guess when H-L2 comes out, I can finally assist those who are creating mods for HL2...hint, hint

r2rX

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Mr. Killjoy · September 8th, 2004

>> Who ever said that we have most of the game data? It's only 2 gb, it might end up to be something in the realm of 5-6GB .

The illegal version is 3gb big once extracted, I don't think the game itself (I mean without HL1, CSS and TFCS) will be bigger than 4gb

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l3illyl3ob · September 8th, 2004

the illegal version barely has any content and is a 1 year old beta. ready2rumble, HL2 has streamlined XSI support in its editor, in fact you get a free version with the editor.

Mr. Killjoy · September 8th, 2004

bwahahaha
XSI-EXP for HL2 sucks big time, you can't export more than 2000/4000 polys, which
is half of the average polycount used to create human models (Alyx is about 9200 polys)

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September 6th, 2004	#1 (permalink)
Mr. Killjoy Translator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Somewhere I don't belong (La Rochelle, France) Posts: 7,805	HL2 in November? From 'a site': "News that Valve plans to ship release candidates to Vivendi Universal on September 15 has further fueled speculation that Half-Life 2 may not be released until November 2004. The expected delay will come as a shock to fans of the game, already disappointed by the many delays to the original September 30, 2003 release date. Some speculation on a possible September 30, 2004 release now seems very optimistic and unlikely considering Valve will not give a straight answer on the release, choosing to place the ball in Vivendi's court by stating We're currently planning to send release candidates to Vivendi by September 15th, however, VUG hasn't given us a ship date yet. Might be best for you to ask them directly. It would seem, however, unlikely that a publisher could provide a release date before trying out the release candidates. So we are left slightly confused as to who is actually responsible for deciding that elusive date. Vivendi has, of course, refused to comment on H-L 2, so we have a strange situation where a game, we are told, is about to release but no one wants to risk giving a precise date. Meanwhile, Steam PCs have already received 2 GBs of Half-Life 2 even though Valve is not sure of when the finished product may be ready. While all the insiders claim ignorance regarding H-L 2s release, a recent report by Wedbush Morgan claims that November's Vivendi-Universal release Half-Life 2... will sell over 1 million units worldwide. This isn't the first time we've said this about Half - Life 2 but go figure." I hope this is just speculation... Would Valve distribute most of the content on Steam if the game wasn't near to be released? __________________ Leader of "The Pessimists' Club" CPU: Core 2 Q6600@3GHz - RAM: 4GB DDR2 (Corsair PC6400) VGA: (Frying) GF8800GTS 512MB - Monitor: H233H 23" 1920x1080 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35C-DS3R - PSU: Antec NeoPower Blue 650w 24Mb/1Mb ADSL - Windows 7 Ultimate --------------------------------------------- All ePSXe plugins up-to-date http://mrkilljoy.deviantart.com/ Last edited by Mr. Killjoy; September 7th, 2004 at 11:41..

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September 7th, 2004	#2 (permalink)
Prafull Administrator, PCSX2 tester Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: India Posts: 5,046	:cough: That link :cough: :cough: isnt allowed. Interesting news though, I am waiting for HL2 release myself. __________________ E6750, Abit ip35E, MSI GTX260, Transcend 2GB DDR2 800 RAM, BENQ E2200HD.

September 7th, 2004	#3 (permalink)
Mr. Killjoy Translator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Somewhere I don't belong (La Rochelle, France) Posts: 7,805	Damn it thought only linking to their PPF wasn't allowed ( >> Interesting news though, I am waiting for HL2 release myself. It seems we're only 2 then __________________ Leader of "The Pessimists' Club" CPU: Core 2 Q6600@3GHz - RAM: 4GB DDR2 (Corsair PC6400) VGA: (Frying) GF8800GTS 512MB - Monitor: H233H 23" 1920x1080 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35C-DS3R - PSU: Antec NeoPower Blue 650w 24Mb/1Mb ADSL - Windows 7 Ultimate --------------------------------------------- All ePSXe plugins up-to-date http://mrkilljoy.deviantart.com/

September 8th, 2004	#4 (permalink)
l3illyl3ob Link to the Underworld Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Detroit Posts: 1,148	Who ever said that we have most of the game data? It's only 2 gb, it might end up to be something in the realm of 5-6GB .

September 8th, 2004	#5 (permalink)
ready2rumbelX InnarX Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Borderline InSAnE Posts: 2,700	This game is being prostponed so much now, I have no idea how I am ever going to contain myself....anyway, I will be VERY busy till then, as I am going hardcore into Maya modelling/designing, as well as 3D Studio Max 6 very soon. I guess when H-L2 comes out, I can finally assist those who are creating mods for HL2...hint, hint r2rX __________________ ready2rumbelX -Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (@3200Mhz) -Gigabyte 965P-S3 motherboard -2x2GB G.Skill PC-6400 (DDR2 800Mhz) RAM (4-4-4-12) -Seagate 320GB (IDE) and Western Digital 500GB (SATA II) H.D -Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR 5 (790/4400) -Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7057 (x64) -Realtek HD w/ Creative PC Works 5.1 -2 x L.G DVD/CD-RW Combo - GSA-H62N

September 8th, 2004	#6 (permalink)
Mr. Killjoy Translator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Somewhere I don't belong (La Rochelle, France) Posts: 7,805	>> Who ever said that we have most of the game data? It's only 2 gb, it might end up to be something in the realm of 5-6GB . The illegal version is 3gb big once extracted, I don't think the game itself (I mean without HL1, CSS and TFCS) will be bigger than 4gb __________________ Leader of "The Pessimists' Club" CPU: Core 2 Q6600@3GHz - RAM: 4GB DDR2 (Corsair PC6400) VGA: (Frying) GF8800GTS 512MB - Monitor: H233H 23" 1920x1080 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35C-DS3R - PSU: Antec NeoPower Blue 650w 24Mb/1Mb ADSL - Windows 7 Ultimate --------------------------------------------- All ePSXe plugins up-to-date http://mrkilljoy.deviantart.com/

September 8th, 2004	#7 (permalink)
l3illyl3ob Link to the Underworld Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Detroit Posts: 1,148	the illegal version barely has any content and is a 1 year old beta. ready2rumble, HL2 has streamlined XSI support in its editor, in fact you get a free version with the editor.

September 8th, 2004	#8 (permalink)
Mr. Killjoy Translator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Somewhere I don't belong (La Rochelle, France) Posts: 7,805	bwahahaha XSI-EXP for HL2 sucks big time, you can't export more than 2000/4000 polys, which is half of the average polycount used to create human models (Alyx is about 9200 polys) __________________ Leader of "The Pessimists' Club" CPU: Core 2 Q6600@3GHz - RAM: 4GB DDR2 (Corsair PC6400) VGA: (Frying) GF8800GTS 512MB - Monitor: H233H 23" 1920x1080 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35C-DS3R - PSU: Antec NeoPower Blue 650w 24Mb/1Mb ADSL - Windows 7 Ultimate --------------------------------------------- All ePSXe plugins up-to-date http://mrkilljoy.deviantart.com/