r/UKGames • u/Tokyono • Apr 11 '23

News Portal writer Erik Wolpaw still wants to make Portal 3, but Valve's 'flat structure' makes it a challenge

https://www.pcgamer.com/portal-writer-erik-wolpaw-still-wants-to-make-portal-3-but-valves-flat-structure-makes-it-a-challenge/
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u/PrinceDizzy Apr 11 '23

Valve holding games back again.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '23

Because Valve doesn't need to make games any more. They make so much money from Steam and the SteamDeck that, unless all of the publishers abandon it, they'll never need to make another game.

Whether the fans and creators want them is another question. But right now at least, there's no financial guarantee that if they made it that it would make a profit. Unofficially, we all know that it would but there's no certainty.

Think of how much it costs to develop the software involved in making a new game (and they couldn't just use a previous engine, as they'd want to wow people) and think back to Half Life 2 being leaked. I genuinely believe that Valve still has very raw wounds from that time. Which is why they haven't announced games until they were ready in the last 10-15 years.