Imagine if Valve announced Half-Life 3...

Can you picture the hype? The sheer tidal wave of gamers' collectively salivating at the thought of all they'll expect the game to be? The game that'd be billed as THE GAME not just to beat all other games, but to REDEFINE the very CONCEPT of what a GAME is?! (Detroit: Become Human doesn't count - bite me!*)

And then...

Imagine the fall. Imagine the day of release, when a hype train to dwarf that of Cyberpunk 2077 at its peak and which materialized instantly compared to CBP's 8 years of buildup, suddenly collapses under the sheer weight of its own exaggerated grandeur (especially if it releases buggy too). I mean, the game already has its own Honest Game Trailer, that's itself over 5 years old! -

https://youtu.be/fXgZGZMaUks

Just thinking about it should make your head spin. It sounds...GLORIOUS!! :D

*: Detroit: Become Human is not a game.