I been playing Half-Life 2 on my XBOX 360 "The Orange Box" My OG XBOX copy works on 360 as well but I am playing to 100% complete the achievements, so using orange box. Same will be on my PS3 with trophies when I get to it.

The problems:

You can't play Half-Life 1 on PS4/PS5 or PS3 if you don't have the FAT BWD one. Luckly I still have my FAT BWD PS3. The other problem is the Orange Box on PS3 is stuck on PS3, So no PS4/PS5 support or rerelease. "Maybe an Orange Box 2 release??"
As for the XBOX side, you don't get Half-Life 1 at all. I do like the PS2 version of Half-Life which I think is the Half-Life source version as it has the updated face and NPC textures that you could update the PC version to if had counter strike 1. But the best thing that the PS2 version has is Half-Life Decay and you play at the same time with Gordon Freeman in the timeline as the 2 female scientist. Dr Cross and Dr Green.

I'd like to see Half-Life 1 and 2 with E1,E2 released on GOG, But Valve probably will not do it "If want to play Half-Life, buy it on Steam" But I fully moved to GOG now as I like to own my games and downloaded all my games backup installs exes.

I think Valve should release the Half-Life series on GOG. They can pick up a large sale for this series as anyone who wanted Half-Life already bought it on steam many many years ago. I bought mine day one boxed copy only to find out it required internet "Steam account" and I had dialup and was really bad, so I bought the OG XBOX version. Also, would like to have the Island mini map, Blue Shift and Opposing Force with the Half-Life pack if it ever came to GOG.

For console I'd like to see a Half-Life complete pack or a Orange Box 2. I'd love to even see a Switch release. But it seems Valve isn't interested in doing this.

I never played HL 1 on the PS2, and I only remember the terrible reputation that the orange box package has on the PS3, but I never tried it. I also think that HL 1 + HL 2 and its expansions would be a great re-release on GOG, especially being DRM-free. The anniversary version of HL 1 is excellent and very nostalgic in software mode, which Valve made a point of optimizing in the latest updates.

If memory serves... Cyberpunk 2077 is on Steam, as well as other CD Projekt RED titles, so why not HL on GOG? The Steam guys should think about this and distribute Valve games in all possible digital stores. =)

So you think the platform holder where they literally have checks notes two distinct platforms that they own is going to suddenly give a toss about a third party pariah platform?

Yeah, because Valve will get a boost in sales of their IPs that are old now. Half-Life Alyx is the newest Valve game I think to date. And I can't play it as it is VR only. I would love to play it for the story but want a standard FPS, I don't do VR.
I know this probably upset a lot of HL fans that been waiting years for HL3 or HL2 Ep3 only for it to be a VR only experience.

Unfortunately, Valve will never release their games in a competing platform.

Also, the PS2 version is the equivalent of the HD version (those are the packs you could install with the Blue Shift expansion), the Source version uses the HL2 engine and it wasn't even released when HL released for PS2.

Hey, I hope I'm wrong and we see those games released here (or even an Orange Box 2 which I thought could be a reality back in the "PS4 is new" days) but I really don't think Valve even cares at this point in time about making games.

Mate, they gave out HL1 last year. Id be surprised if any more sales can be squeezed out of it.

I was talking about GOG. I would buy the entire Half-Life collection if they sold it on here. $60 or $70.

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There is a reason Valve has only created four and two-thirds games in the last 20 years.

They are raking in hundreds of millions in pure profit every year in selling other peoples games via Steam!

Their only motivation for releasing games, on in this case re-releasing games, is whether its interesting or fun (for them).

Valve will make more money from Witcher 4, than they would selling Half life here.

This is very unlikely as they get a cut of every sale on Steam (game, trading card, other collectible...) so it is not as if they needed the money.

At least the first Half-Life games are DRM-free on Steam.

I think I paid about $2 for the entire Half-Life collection on Steam.
The first three games (which have been DRM-free for years) seem to have been worth 98 cents.

I really can't see what possible added value GOG release would give you to justify the price tag you are suggesting, other than supporting GOG as a store.

Wrong. Halfe Life 1 has never been DRM-free on Steam. Only the the retail version is DRM-free after patches.

For HL1 on steam you can use the steam emus, Revolution, SSE, Goldberg

If you don't want to use emus you can use the port Xash3D on Windows 2000 v4529 or Xash3D FWGS for XP+ (Compiled 10-13-2022)
IIRC Xash3D 1-30-2023 require Windows 10+ but that's likely due to whatever compiler was used.
Haven't tried Xash3D on 9x but version for 2000 or newer with KernelEx may work.

I can't test this right now, and I am seeing some conflicting information on the net about it.
In any case, some Half-Life games are DRM-free on Steam.

If the one that has DRM is actually the first one, most likely installing that retail patch (or selected parts of it) over Steam version will make it DRM-free without cracking anything.

No. Just look at PCGamingWiki, everything ist stated there (and I've tested all this myself). There is only the possibility to use some open source renderer (Xash3d or sth.) to circumvent the DRM.

Half Life 2 and Alyx are DRM-free though.