Half-Life Alyx is here and it's great, but many people want to play it but can't. This is because the game is VR-only, and most PC gamers do not have access to a VR setup. [But if modders start tinkering with Half-Life: But if modders start tinkering with Half-Life: Alyx, someday there may be a mod version that eliminates the need for VR and can be played on a desktop PC.

In an interview with VGC, Valve's Robin Walker, lead designer of Team Fortress 2 and programmer of Half-Life: Alyx, said that a mod version that eliminates the need for VR and allows for play on a desktop PC He says it may appear someday: Alyx says a mod that removes VR from HL:A is not a bad idea at all.

"I'm looking forward to it," Walker told VGC." I'm trolling half the team members who are worried about this!"

Walker said he understands that many Half-Life fans are wondering why Valve decided to make a new Half-Life game in VR in the first place, but that once they get a chance to play it or see it being played, they will begin to understand. He believes the same would be true if a mod was released that removed VR from the game.

"As a result, I'm confident that when people get that boondoggled version and lose everything we've gained by moving to VR, they will clearly understand why we made that choice," Walker said.

"There's a part of me that's eager for people to have that experience and realize, oh, now I understand. I'm starting to see all the things I've lost in the transition to non-VR.

In the same interview, Walker also discussed his team's anxiety when he announced that the next Half-Life game would be in VR.

"We joked that we were more worried about announcing it than about finishing the game," Walker said, adding, "It was a very novel experience. I told myself that if the game was really good, people would forgive us, and if the game wasn't good, who would care. We just focused on making the game as good as we could."

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