Um, I hate to burst your bubble and all, but there is absolutely no way it's going to make the sept. 30th date. There hasn't even been an announcement of it going gold (finished). Read the latest Geiger Counter on PHL for the logic behind the arguement. Unless they're saving up and not talking just to surprise the hell out of people, it's not happening. Further proof: Steam isn't stable enough. If they want to pursue the online purchase thing, steam has to be 100% functional. It's no sweat for them to wait another quarter. People aren't going to not buy it because it ships later. And if they say they won't buy it, they're lying. Personally, it's a shame it won't make it because I wanna see what hardware performs at what level for HL2 before I buy anything.
-Karrde-