This is an interesting take, especially coming from a non-gaming focused tech website like Ars Technica. I feel like it’s been too long since people were truly hyped about half life 3 though, and this wouldn’t be enough, even if Valve did go through with it.
People are increasingly unhappy with windows though, and the EoL of windows 10 may push people to Linux anyways.
Ars Technica is a pretty well respected tech news site, which is basically the only reason I considered sharing this to begin with. They cite that we know a new Half Life game is in development, and the critical role that half life played in the foundation of steam as a game platform in general.
Overall it’s a much better article than the title would otherwise suggest.