Half-Life: Alyx Is Officially the Best-Rated VR Game Ever, Crypto Coins News

Half-Life: Alyx’s User Score is similarly high at 9.1 based on 1, 728 ratings. These scores have secured the game a coveted “Universal Acclaim” rating on the review aggregating web site.

The title’s critical success comes as no surprise after the gaming press showered it with gushing reviews . Several sites even stamped the game with a perfect score, an unusual occurrence only reserved for the very best titles.

Many are lauding Alyx as VR’s “killer app” – a window into the potential of the technology. An example of what happens when a AAA studio throws its financial might and army of talented developers behind a game designed specifically for virtual reality.

Half-Life: Alyx Will Sell VR Headsets Despite this success, Half-Life: Alyx remains stunted by the restrictive VR technology required to play the game. While Steam recorded an all-time player peak of nearly , players on launch day , over six times as many watched these lucky few play on streaming platform Twitch. The message is clear. There’s no shortage of players wanting to play Half-Life: Alyx, but few have access to VR.

As we reported last week , if any title can nudge people to adopt VR, and by extension, significantly reduce the cost of entry , it’s Half-Life: Alyx.

It’s already spurring VR headset sales. The demand is so high that Valve currently estimates an 8 – 43 week shipping delay for new orders. The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on supply chains undoubtedly has a part to play in this. But demand has surged thanks to Alyx.

There’s finally a VR game with the pedigree and gameplay to tempt even the most vocal VR pessimists, and its near-perfect rating attests to that.

This article was edited by Josiah Wilmoth .

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