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Would legit ruin gaming for me if it were true and it did happen.
This rumor was started by someone on Twitter and is not real.
https://metro.co.uk/2024/05/23/microsoft-not-buying-valve-counter-strike-12-000-000-000-20895608/
Gabe Newel, former Microsoft employee, would literally never sell to Microsoft.
Also, Microsoft paid $69b for ActiBlizz. Valve is not worth less than ActiBlizz, like just from a business standpoint. No way $16b would even be considered a real offer.
This is 100% a fake rumor.
Hasn't valve said multiple times that they are not interested in selling to anyone
Sure, but according to the article Gabe only owns about 25% of the company, so conceivably if MS throws enough money at them, surely enough people will vote in favour. I certainly hope this never happens, of course.
according to the article Gabe only owns about 25% of the company
The source for that number is the same Xitter that made up the rumor in the first place:
Insights from Dior, a prominent figure in the Counter-Strike community, reveal that Gabe Newell owns less than 25% of Valve.
Valve is not a public company. Unless Dior is on the board of Valve, or know someone who is, he doesn't know the makeup of the ownership structure. Wikipedia cites a Forbes article that says Gabe owns "more than half" of Valve, although that article was published in 2011 so it's possible that's changed.
Thanks for pointing this out. It looks, from other articles, that this rumour is completely unsubstantiated anyway so I guess it's a moot point. Now that I think about it, 16 billion seems pathetically low for the money-printing machine that is Steam.
It does pose the idea that if gabe isn't the sole owner could they be bought out. It's possible but unlikely.
Don't do it Gabe.
Smells like bs
It is, confirmed as a baseless rumor https://metro.co.uk/2024/05/23/microsoft-not-buying-valve-counter-strike-12-000-000-000-20895608/
Makes sense too, MS just barely squeaked by with ABK, ain't no way they'd try again this soon.
Yeah Microsoft sees this as a way to kill gaming in linux. They are starting to understand what could happen. I really hope they don't sell, but money talks alot unfortunately. We really can't have anything nice anymore.
I mean I think I've already been radicalized, so what would I call this?
I see game piracy getting increasingly popular if this rumour holds weight and comes to fruition.
So long Steam. We had a good run, but I guess it is finally time for Phil Spencer to take you out behind the woodshed.
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