well, i bought a 9800 sapphire xt a long time ago, and it came with the voucher which i used and was accepted by steam for registering hl2. So im hoping as soon as it comes out i will be able to play the same as anyone else who makes a purchase via steam. If they dont allow this i will be certainly a little out of sorts to say the least, especially after all this time... I thought hl2 was going to be delayed though, because of some disagreement with the publishers, who are taking valve to court, is that still the case????

wtf? I could have sworn it was almost finished.. Because they say, "A locked copy of Half Life 2 is now on your PC" Guess I was wrong.