Skifi28
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I didn't make the original argument. Just pointing out it's flawed.he doesn't have to like a console to sell a PC storefront lol
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I didn't make the original argument. Just pointing out it's flawed.he doesn't have to like a console to sell a PC storefront lol
Have you seen the current Windows store?
(Edit. came out too rude. sorry.)
"Private Company" means the company's stocks is not available for purchase in a stock market.
i can, right now, buy a piece of Apple, Microsoft, Sony, or Samsung. If i have infinite funds and available stock, I could potential buy 51% of any of these companies and thus make myself the controlling owner of one of these companies. (Technically not possible for most of them because of stock availability. Not to mention South Korean government would block any attempt of a Samsung foreign takeover, as Samsung supply local military hardware.)
On the other hand, private companies have stocks that are not on the market. That doesn't mean you can't buy them, but you can only do so by directly talking to the owners and personally make a deal with them. But what kind of deal can Microsoft even make with Gabe? Gabe has fuck-you-money already. Gabe is running Valve because he wants to run Valve, and he is researching VR because he wants to reserach into VR. Also collect knives of all kinds. Regardless you can't buy Valve off Gabe because he has more money than he knows what to do with it.
Look, Xbox customers are just getting delusional about their warchest. Some things are not for sell, and i find it even sadder for them to think Gabe is somehow MS's friend just because he doesn't favor Sony.It also means he can do whatever he wants, and sell at a whim. Lots of rich guys were thought to never sell their company went ahead and sold (lucas comes to mind). He didn't need the money either, and he was richer than gabe.
They could also promise gabe a role as head of he VR department even if he sells and throw tons of money at it.
Also they wouldn't merge the windows store with steam, they would just move everything over to steam and the rename it to the Xbox store.
No more free online games via Steam.How would that go over with PC community? Curious to see how this plays out if true.
Look, Xbox customers are just getting delusional about their warchest. Some things are not for sell, and i find it even sadder for them to think Gabe is somehow MS's friend just because he doesn't favor Sony.
How would any gamer benefit from this? I would rather have more choice than less personally.
Valve is making BILLIONS every year, why on earth would they sell unless its for TRILLIONS which it isn't. I mean STEAM is such a cash-cow and a reason we barely even get games from Valve anymore.
The leadership would change, which is the worst possible change for Steam. Steam is only as good as it is because it's got good people in charge of it.Nothing would change, except maybe the name and some new things would be added. Don't be so dramatic, it's not like the windows game store would be a lost competitor......nobody uses it.
He might very well do what Ingvar Kamprad (IKEA founder) did and take steps to make sure the company cannot be sold and stays privately held.Is it still Gabe as the all mightier emperor of Valve?
Is the decision to sell his solely?
Given his age i can think this rumour may have some truth.
This makes me think of George Lucas selling Star Wars
Competition is good for everyone. Encourages innovation and competitive pricing. It can only be a bad thing.Nothing would change, except maybe the name and some new things would be added. Don't be so dramatic, it's not like the windows game store would be a lost competitor......nobody uses it.
The leadership would change, which is the worst possible change for Steam. Steam is only as good as it is because it's got good people in charge of it.
Competition is good for everyone. Encourages innovation and competitive pricing. It can only be a bad thing.
Maybe MS should invest in their own store and make that more functional & competitive. It's in a sorry state at the moment.
Nah, it was all about being only way to play CS 1.6Steam success was never really about pricing, it was about having all your pc games in one easy place.
Competition is good for everyone. Encourages innovation and competitive pricing. It can only be a bad thing.
Maybe MS should invest in their own store and make that more functional & competitive. It's in a sorry state at the moment.
The 'team' is the workers, they make things happen. They don't decide what happens. Especially not if a true corporation like MS gets their mitts on Valve and overrides their flat structure.No reason to think they would can the entire steam store team. More likely to can the windows store team......
The 'team' is the workers, they make things happen. They don't decide what happens. Especially not if a true corporation like MS gets their mitts on Valve and overrides their flat structure.
This.Valve/Steam are private companies, so no they won't.
You can't game on linux and call yourself a gamer lol.as a linux gamer it would be the worst thing that can happen to us.
why tho? my favorite games are working on linux thanks to steam's proton and i've been enjoying them exactly like i was on windows.You can't game on linux and call yourself a gamer lol.
I have a hunch along the lines of - man, are Steam Deck and SteamOS 3.0 going to wallop your worldviews, young man.You can't game on linux and call yourself a gamer lol.
There are very few companies structured like Valve. Basically the whole reason they're so free to do what they do, work for the benefit of the PC platform rather than just invent exciting new ways to screw over gamers to earn more money, is that they don't have a cabal of investors to answer to.Lots of times a company takes over a profitable one and does very little as to avoid losing money. I seriously doubt they would change much, really, just xbox store instead of steam.
Not really sure how Valve would fit in there. Sire they could dominate the PC space with Valve and we'd probably get a HL3....but not sure Valve, for the money, is what MS is after.
Where does it say that? That entire article is him talking about the things he's got planned... for Valve.Meanwhile Gabe Newell seems to have resigned himself to New Zealand for starting something new.
We will lose access to our libraries when they move. Everybody and everything to the windows store. Not because MS is evil, but because their store is broken.I would rather Valve remains independent.
I hope not, Microsoft's UWP is just GFWL again, they want too much control and don't support PC gaming properly, but then again Valve hasn't done much for PC Gaming either in the last few years, they hardly make new games nowadays and too many basic games on there platform and why just Half Life Alex VR!, a non VR Alex would have sold by the bucket load, i still hope this doesn't happen though.
Everything is for sale at the right price.Valve/Steam are private companies, so no they won't.
It doesn’t work that way though. If you offer gabe what he expects himself to earn from Steam or Valve in general in the next 10 years or so he will most likely sell it, as he does not seem to be as interested in Valve as he did in the 2000s.Valve is making BILLIONS every year, why on earth would they sell unless its for TRILLIONS which it isn't. I mean STEAM is such a cash-cow and a reason we barely even get games from Valve anymore.
Valve/Steam are private companies, so no they won't.
Everything is for sale at the right price.
But Gabe doesn't need the money so I don't believe this, and Valve is mostly a service now that competes with other downloading services and really isn't worth buying by Microsoft.