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Half-Life 25 Anniversary Update

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  • The one just named "Half Life" is the definitive version now, the one that got the big update yesterday.

    Source is the same messy version as it was before and they haven't touched it. Though it will still be in our libraries for legacy versions.

    Valve themselves recommend you ignore Source exists now.

    • Can't type in GZDoom

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  • Thanks, that's a workaround for cheats at least. I'll try tinkering a bit more with the console when I get the chance, so we can mess around with the rest of the console features too.

    • Can't type in GZDoom

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  • I've been able to trigger the on screen keyboard when naming a save game, but I've had no luck with the console. How did you manage to trigger the on screen keyboard in that case?

    • What games have y'all been playing a lot on your deck recently?

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  • Thanks for the heads up!

    • What games have y'all been playing a lot on your deck recently?

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  • How does Legend play on the Deck? I've played the whole of the new trilogy and up to 3 of the old ones (all of them before I got the Deck). And I wanna get into that "middle trilogy" too, the Deck sounds like a nice fit for those games.

    • Do you think people will try to assemble a complete collection of the PS4/Xbox/Switch library, like is common with retro consoles?

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  • "Always on" and similar extreme DRM measurements I believe are more of an issue compared to physical vs digital media. DRM free digital copies for example can have way longer lifespans than a physical copy (potentially "infinite"). But as soon as you add the requirement for some company server to be up, the game has a hard expiration date. But that's an altogether different discussion.

    I hadn't though much about your first point, it is true that specially the input devices can change the feel of the game drasticly. I suppose people with special interest will seek out some of the classic gamepad clones that are available nowadays, but most people will just play with the console default.

    • Do you think people will try to assemble a complete collection of the PS4/Xbox/Switch library, like is common with retro consoles?

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  • The biggest issue imho is digital-only games that have been delisted. I'm not to worried about people not being able to play them to relieve memories since pirating them will probably be easy enough. But pirating does defeat the whole point of collecting I assume. I guess people can still assemble a full collection of physical releases only. IDK how collectors of the 3DS are doing it right now after the closure of the digital store, for example.