Totally saw this coming with Valve.  I remember when I myself cried foul about the required internet connection (even for single player)... and how stupid that "Steam" thing was... neither of which I've ever been without since Half-life1 (so bitching about nothing in essence).  No one can make games with a completely new "level" of things with each release since Half-life (Wolfenstien, DOOM, Duke3D, Quake, Half-life), and Valve has a money printing machine.<br>Half-life 3 should not be released until VR is a "normal" option, or to try and make VR move into the realm of such (like they did for 3D graphics cards advancement).  I fondly remember my Geforce2  8-)