Chet Faliszek opens the above video by explaining, "This is not saying that something's happening, not trying to allude to anything. I'm going to talk about some stuff from like 10-plus years ago. I'm not trying to say anything. OK?" Because if you were a writer on Half-Life 2's episodes (as well as the Left 4 Dead games, the Portal games, other Valve projects, etc.) the internet will interpret anything you say as a confirmation that Half-Life 3 is in the works and will be announced at whatever unassuming videogame showcase is on the horizon, no matter how unlikely.
Faliszek is carefully and specifically replying to a comment claiming it would be "incredibly easy" for Valve to make Half-Life 3: "The plot could go anywhere."
