Half-Life 2 Released

Tuesday, Nov. 16 2004 | Author: derek

The day has finally come, and Half-Life 2 is available for download on Steam, and should be in most stores. Even if you buy the boxed version, you have to activate it on Steam, so make sure you have an internet connection on the computer you plan to play on.

This is the only day in the past year that makes me sad that I only have Macs. :( And though the speed improvements to Virtual PC 7 may be good, I don’t think it’s good enough to run Half-Life 2 yet. So, enjoy Half-Life 2, you Windows-using bastards. :)

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10 Responses for "Half-Life 2 Released"

Derek

November 16th, 2004 at 10:01 am
1

OMG I have a 3ghz Dell with 2 gigs of RAM just sitting next to me at work… But I’m at work! Damn! Maybe I can “borrow” it for a few days. Or for the weekend. :)
Norgus

November 16th, 2004 at 11:01 am
2

Does your work computer actually have a half worthwhile GFX card? I would be surprised if it did….

I’ll play HL2 once I get it for christmas. *waits*
Derek

November 16th, 2004 at 11:14 am
3

It’s a 128mb GeForce FX 5200, so I should be good to go, according to this.
Scrivs

November 16th, 2004 at 11:25 am
4

Yes, yes, the benefits of PCs. If you are a gamer that is what holds you back from the Mac. Yeah I rhymed on purpose.

Stay back from the Mac.
Si

November 16th, 2004 at 12:10 pm
5

And it’s sooo good too :)

Ouch. RSI.
MacGeek

November 16th, 2004 at 12:47 pm
6

Mac’s are great and I love my 1.8DP G5, but PC’s will always have the upper-hand when it comes to great games. Fortunately, DOOM 3 is coming next year, so I’ll be able to play it, but when or even if HL2 will be ported is anyone’s guess. I’ve been waiting for it for a long time and now that it’s finally here, I can’t play it.

I can’t ever see going back to a PC solely, but fortunately, I can build a HL2-friendly PC for a few bucks (at least, compared to the cost of my G5).
Scrivs

November 16th, 2004 at 2:55 pm
7

The month of November is making me cry.

x – y = -z

x = Money coming in.
y = Money going out
z = Bank account

Time to go buy HL2 and a 6800…
Nicole

November 16th, 2004 at 3:30 pm
8

Must…resist…fixing…equation.

Nevermind, your version actually helps yourself out. Very optimistic! :)

On to the topic at hand, is there a difference between Halo 2 and HL2? *runs*
Norgus

November 16th, 2004 at 4:21 pm
9

Well, theres always that ‘L’
H2
HL2

wonder what the other differences might be?
Josh

November 16th, 2004 at 10:19 pm
10

I just purchased my copy of Half Life 2 today. Its Great, I Love It!! However I was disapointed to see that it doesn’t have a traditional multiplayer choice like HL 1 did. But what I do see is that on steam there is the Counter-Strike: Source and the Half-Life source. Well I already have the counter strike one because it was part of my retail package. However I do not have the Half Life 1- Source. When I check on steam about downloading it, or even purchasing it…it wants you to purchase a whole package…with everything. But I don’t need everything! I already have Half Life 2 and CS source. Does anybody know if they will allow you to download JUST the Half Life 1: Source ??? I wish I would’ve checked out steam first and ordered it that way… because the retail version I got was $54.99… and for $59 on steam you get the one with the Half Life 1 source. Anyway, just wondering if anyone knew about this. Thanks for any replies…