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If HL2 has not gone gold yet, how is it going to make it by 30th. Answer:
(Valve info thread)
This adds some meat to my hypothesis that I've held for weeks now.
Looks like its possible HL2 comes out on steam the 30th, retail to follow
Since this is the 104,543 asswipe thread on the subject, I now dawn my flame suit
(Valve info thread)
Originally posted by Templar Wizard
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 3:18 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Hi Gabe
Hey Gabe,
i find your answering of emails from the public absolutely unbelievable! it truely is amazing.
may i throw in my 2 cents?
im very curious as to why you intend to release HL2 on Steam and at retail at the same time?
you know you have the biggest hit of the decade on your hands (a100% lock-in on that)
surely the Steam release would enable you to take all the money from the inital release and get you some of that sweet sweet money you poured into the development.
From Gabe:
Because some of our customers would prefer to buy it at retail.
In countries like Korea where the retail availability may lag, where the retail infrastructure is weak, and where a high percentage of homes have broadband, Steam will be a high percentage of sales. In countries like England, where the retail product will be available either simultaneously or close to the US release (we don't control those dates, only the Steam dates), the retail infrastructure is very well established, and where somewhere in the neighborhood of 2% of households have broadband, I'd expect the vast majority of sales will be at retail.
Hopefully Steam will mean that more customers around the world will have access to localized versions of the game much sooner than otherwise.
This adds some meat to my hypothesis that I've held for weeks now.
Looks like its possible HL2 comes out on steam the 30th, retail to follow
Since this is the 104,543 asswipe thread on the subject, I now dawn my flame suit