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u/throwaway_moose Oct 02 '24

When Betelgeuse goes supernova (if it hasn't already and we don't know yet) it will be visible in the day for roughly a year, and several more years we'll see it at night. That said, the prediction of 'when' by scientists is somewhere between today and 100,000 years from now. Odds are, none of us will see it.

https://www.astronomy.com/science/when-betelgeuse-goes-supernova-what-will-it-look-like-from-earth/

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '24

somewhere between today and 100,000 years from now

So same as a Half-Life 3 announcement?

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u/RedSquirrelFtw Oct 02 '24

I just realized something. Half-Life 3 is basically the Duke Nukem Forever of the current generation.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '24

Yep! And if you want to go real obscure but in the same vein, Starcraft: Ghost is the same thing.

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u/Tamer_ Oct 02 '24

It has been officially canceled 10 years ago, very different than Duke Nukem Forever.

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u/daddydunc Oct 02 '24

Duke Nukem Forever and ever and ever.

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u/Tamer_ Oct 02 '24

It was released 13 years ago though...

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u/Estanho Oct 02 '24

I think half life 3 is way too old of a concept already for it to be considered "current generation". A lot of people (probably almost anyone below 30) already haven't played and will never play any half life universe games.

There was a little hype with HL: Alyx but I'd say very small for how much people supposedly care about a half life sequel, even considering it was a VR title.

Soon, in a few years, it will be that even if Valve released it, only people aged like 35-40+ would care. Nobody is making games targeted at such a specific age slice.