Valve celebrates 25 years in new documentary half life In the series, company co-founder Gabe Newell shared his thoughts on the difference between delayed and rushed games.
He touched on the challenges Valve faced in the lead-up to the release of Half-Life, which ultimately led to the game’s release being pushed back a year, saying, “It’s slow for just a little while, and at worst it’s forever.” ” he summarized. .
“We could try to force this out, but that’s not the company we want to be or the people we want to be. That’s not the relationship we want to have with our customers.”
This quote has already been likened to “Miyamoto’s most famous quote” (admittedly without much evidence), in which he said, “A game delayed is ultimately good, but a game hurried is forever bad.” It is said that
Interestingly, Gabe Newell has previously revealed that he is a huge fan of the Mario creator, and how Miyamoto’s games have made him a “better” developer. Valve released Portal: Companion Collection on Switch last year, and recently mentioned how his OLED model paved the way for Steam Deck OLED.