During the Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase, Valve announced that Portal: Companion Collection would release the very same day, giving Switch owners access to both Portal and Portal 2. Not even a full 24 hours after its release, however, it seems modders have discovered significant date related to Half-Life 2 within the game and have now managed to get it running on the Switch... To a certain extent.
As reported by VGC, Twitter user @OatmealDome has posted a video of Half-Life 2 running on Switch hardware. While it's stated that the game currently crashes along with multiple other reported errors, we have to say that the footage itself looks exceptionally clean.
It gives us hope that perhaps Valve may see fit to bring Half-Life 2 to the Switch officially one day. Originally released back in 2004, the FPS still stands as one of the most influential games of all time; so much so that fans have been begging for a sequel to the point where it's almost become a meme.
You can now grab Portal: Companion Collection on the Switch eShop for $19.99 / £13.49.
Have you played Portal on the Switch yet? Are you attempting to get Half-Life 2 running? Let us know with a comment!
[source twitter.com, via videogameschronicle.com]
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Seeing how easy it appearently is to kinda port HL2 to Switch I really hope Valve bothers to officially port them to Switch
Don't let them rest on their laurels. We're talking the Switch version here, and it's not a Switch mod if it doesn't put Thomas the Engine in the game.
Discussing current gen modification, I thought that was frowned upon in these parts.
Well, HL 2 was ported to the Nvidia Shield. So a port to the Switch should be quick and easy for Valve Corporation. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nvidia.valvesoftware.halflife2&hl=en_US&gl=US
Half life 2 working on switch can only mean one thing
… HALF LIFE 3 CONFIRMED!
Gyro control aiming would be real fun with the gravity gun I bet.
@Magician Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking. Although I would prefer if they don't rush it and make some nice improvements.
Give me a full Halflife Collection, even including Blue Shift. Now that would be amazing.
Also please give us a physical of the Portal Collection. PLEASE.
"After all, why not? Why shouldn't we get a switch port"
2004 was a great year for gaming, but I think the three most significant titles just happened to be PC exclusives: Half-Life 2, DOOM 3, and The Sims 2. Seeing as Valve don't seem to be doing anything with the franchise, it couldn't hurt to port the classics to Switch.
I'm a bit surprised Valve hasn't already ported Half Life to newer systems, including Switch.
Yes, I'm aware that Steam Deck exists but that isn't stopping Valve from PORTing Portal to Switch.
Imagine "devaluing your brand" by releasing two critically acclaimed and beloved games for £13.50.
Absolutely crazy.
I'm a little curious how much space this unplayable HL2 data takes up on the switch?
Would love to see Half Life 1 / 2 and the Episodes in one set, and Team Fortress 2 released aswell. Would be great!
@Bunkerneath I really hope a physical is released soon. But not something daft like LRG doing it though.
I've played countless hours of Half Life, Blue Shift, and Opposing Force, but I've never had the chance to play Half Life 2. I'd buy a Switch port in a heartbeat just to finally put my decade of curiosity to rest.
@IronMan30 the fact the Portal collection came to the Switch only should tell you something, Gabe doesn’t care for Xbox and PlayStation. Aside from Windows being the direct competitor to the Deck, he’s targeting those two platforms.
He’s singled out the Switch as a non-competitor numerous times since the Deck announcement too, but that hasn’t stopped Deck-heads from targeting it exclusively. The only time “PC gamers” love the word “console.” 😆
He pitched a fit about the 360 and PS3 dev tools back when the Orange Box was released.
Would be amazing to get Half Life 2 on switch. Didn’t expect portal to be £13. Shareholders must be going mad. You can’t sell old games for a reasonable price it’s the law. It cheapens the brand. Opens door to piracy or whatever else apologists usually spout when a sloppy port gets a 50 quid price tag!
@Magician exactly. NVIDIA handled most of the porting work for Valve on the Portal collection for Switch. It wouldn’t take much to do a Half-Life collection, which included the 1, 2, episodes and all the expansions.
I'll buy a Half-Life 1 & 2 collection if Valve remastered em for Switch just like the Portal games. Then they could have enough money to make Half-Life 3 for Switch and PC.
I never beat either of the HL games, I'd double dip on a switch port though
It's been done on the Nvidia S, as someone has already mentioned. It therefore follows that.....
Doesn’t this article directly violate your own terms of service about pirating on modern consoles?
@Screen @dew12333 [in an ace attorney assistant voice] perhaps rereading the community rules would be in order
I'm disappointed that they seem to be waiting till the end of console's life to bring half-life to the switch.
@Screen Staffers allow exceptions for special things, on occasion. If you become a staff writer, you too may be allowed the same discretion. NL is more protective of current gen consoles/games.
@somebread
Do the community rules only care about the software? Becuase it says current gen, which the switch is, but half life is not.
Great game back in 2004, remember the multiplayer coming shortly after which was my go to fix for online MP after the great SOF2. This IMO was better than Doom 3.
Now I’m just being taunted at this point. I WANT HALF-LIFE AND I WANT IT NOW
@Screen What does this have to do with pirating?
Half Life > Portal
@Atmosfear
The article?
@somebread is that your opening as the defence attorney? Please give me your opening statement for your defence.
I sense we may have a difference of opinion in that the article does does not make any references to any of the methods used in order to enable it, because as you may imagine I feel it a bit contrary to the rules that you would promote a need for it in anyway.
@Screen The article says nothing about pirating.
@Atmosfear
Read it again but slower
I want left for dead 2 on switch now that'd be tons of fun since its team focused but i mean NSO sucks for third party games unless there monster hunter Although would be pog to get Half life 1 and 2
@Screen I read it still has nothing to to with piracy. All it says that someone was able to import hl2 maps and play it.
@Atmosfear
They had to illegally mod their modern console to import a pirated game.
@Screen Console modding isn't illegal anywhere but japan even then they will only fine you or jail time if you distribute hacked saves or consoles services. Also guy did not pirate the game he is a well known modder. It is okay to say you don't understand what is happening here.
@Atmosfear
Psychologists call this projecting.
If Half- Life 2 can make to Switch why is it so hard for MKH to be put on Switch cart. That's makes you wonder now doesn't it. Here's another if LRG can put Crysis 1-3 on cart and MKH can't why? There lots of Cloud cash grabbers is what I call this and not real effort in Game Development.
@AG_Awesome THE NUMBER 3 IS BANNED! HOW DARE YOU SPEAK OF IT!!!!!! Just kidding it has become a bit of a running joke tho. lol😂
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