What do you mean? Could you share your insight?

it's running joke that Valve will announce something as "coming soon" only to release months or years later

https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Valve_Time

This kind of thing is what makes me trust Valve.

>"Coming Soon" (January 10, 2017) | December 20, 2024 | 7th Issue of Team Fortress Comics: The Days Have Worn Away

Out of all the IPs Valve owns, somehow it's TF2 that got a story conclusion and it couldn't have been more perfect.

Did someone say half life 3?

Every time someone says "Half-Life 3" it's delayed another day from announcement. That's why everyone right now is talking about this "HLX" thing...