Huge props to Valve for (IMO) bringing PC gaming to the masses...no one can doubt Steam's leading force and influence. Props to Valve for supporting the growing Linux gaming community...Props to Valve for their investment and focus on quality VR.
But let's be honest, they stopped caring about their franchise fans a long time ago. Valve is more committed to their ecosystem (and it's revenue) than they ever were to developing games. That really depresses me, because HL2 is 1 of 3 titles (WarCraft2, StarCraft) that put the "PC Gaming" bug in my brain. The delay on HL3/HL2 ep 3 is literally a slap in the face to the community that made Valve what they are today.
Appreciate what they've done for PC gaming, but I have to be honest in saying that they care more about Steam/SteamOS/SteamMachine/SteamController/Link/Vive revenue than game development. Makes me sad.