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Microsoft is NOT buying Valve. Yes, Gabe actually responded.
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I never bought into this particular aspect of the rumor, seems more like a WANT from MS rather than a legit possibility. Also was this a response to you?? Or was this someone else.
If they were publicly trading, they could easily try to perform a hostile takeover - beyond that, as a privately rub company, there is no way Valve is getting sold and there is no way Gabe is giving up his billions for Microsoft of all corporations.
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Given that Valve is privately owned and they are not beholden to any shareholders, I expect Gaben to say the truth.
Valve isn't for sale.
He is the owner of valve and valve is a privately held company which makes him the sole owner. If there had been any offers or moves made by MS he would know.
I am baffled by how many people bought into these rumors of Balve and/or EA being acquired. Y'all are letting your own biases cloud your judgement if you think these things are at all likely to occur.
I always get a kick out of Newell's curt email responses to dumb questions.
This is the way Newell always responds to these sort of things.
"Not that I know of"
Confirmed Gabe being forced out of Valve. Print it.
I'm not claiming to be an expert or anything, but private companies still have shareholders... They are just harder to define. I would be hesitant to call Gabe the sole owner, but he is certainly the individual with the most power.
Sounds like he is interested, please call. How many billions, a few more......okay.
Steam doesn't suit Microsoft, they would rename it SteamXbox, upgrade the client with new features, hurrah, make Half Life 3, hurrah.
Seriously, how would Microsoft even meld Steam into Windows etc. Doesn't work.
Steam doesn't suit Microsoft, they would rename it SteamXbox, upgrade the client with new features, hurrah, make Half Life 3, hurrah.
Seriously, how would Microsoft even meld Steam into Windows etc. Doesn't work.
So if Valve were in negotiations with MS, you think Gabe would tell some random guy that emailed him?
This is a message board about gaming. Why wouldn't we discuss a rumor like this, and given the possibilities and potential fallout, why wouldn't that discussion be considerable?
Does anyone know how rich is Valve really? i don't know if MS could offer an amount of money large enough that Valve may be tempted to accept.
Anyone with an ounce of sense and knowledge about Valve as a company knew the part about MS buying Valve was complete BS and not worth discussing. It was never anything more than pure fanboy fantasy. We know no one can buy Valve unless Gabe chooses to sell, and he hates MS. It was a very easy thing to shoot down.
He actually responds to at least some emails sent to him apparently
https://www.vg247.com/2015/02/06/gabe-newell-good-guy-steam-support/
I rather HL crash and burn with Valve or see a return with them than farmed out for perpetual sequels till its wasted away and they either reboot / make some other franchise. There are plenty of franchises and companies you can get that from.
Not that I'm aware of... that's 3 A's in there...
Episode 3 co... oh wait we're not doing that anymore? What? Oh...
Episode 3 co... oh wait we're not doing that anymore? What? Oh...
The truth lol
If I was Microsoft I'd buy valve just for the steam integration factor alone, I mean there's a lot of other things I would also do but then again I have no real business experience and would probably end up hurting profits more than help.
That's silly.
We have seen what one generation of developers did with Half Life.
Let's see what a new generation can do. The IP to me is like SW, or Batman. Let different guys have a go.
I suspect Gabe will hold on to his majority stake in Valve ("more than half", which is assumed to mean 51%) well into retirement, but when he inevitably does cash out, it's more likely he'll do so internally, similar to Mike Harrington all those years ago. Selling to a third party would rob Valve of the autonomy upon which it was built and adversely impact company culture.
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RIP email account
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