Andy Cortez

But, like, it didn't really hit me the way.

And then once I was watching Digital Foundry's video, I was like, oh, fuck, I want this little damn thing so bad.

I don't know why.

Yeah, but I love sitting on my TV.

I hate the long HDMI cable with the wireless mouse and trying to click on the... I would love just having that experience right the hell there.

Yeah.

For many fans already hungry for a new Half-Life game and convinced by dubious Reddit posts and TikToks that it was totally being announced soon, this hardware announcement from Valve was a very big deal.

Valve often releases new games with new hardware, like Alyx with the Index and Desk Job with the Steam Deck.

What was desk job?

Oh, right.

Small little if that.

Yeah, it almost felt like a little demo or something.

A little tech demo, yeah.

So naturally, many people started to speculate that Valve's next game likely HLX, a.k.a.

Half-Life 3 would be announced soon and launched around the release of the new Steam Machine in 2026.

November 18th became a popular date for many.

It would mark the five-year anniversary of Half-Life Alyx's announcement, the last Half-Life game, and would give Valve plenty of time to market the sequel before an early 2026 launch.

Others believe November 19th is the magical date, as it's the 27-year anniversary of the original Half-Life.

Then fans noticed Jeff Keighley, the creator and host of the Game Awards and master of video game reveals, only had one game on his Steam wish list.

When asked about it, he offered up some eye emojis.