inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agoAmazon thought it could compete with Steam because it was so much larger than Valve, but Prime Gaming's former VP admits that 'gamers already had the solution to their problems'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square248fedilinkarrow-up1853arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1848arrow-down1external-linkAmazon thought it could compete with Steam because it was so much larger than Valve, but Prime Gaming's former VP admits that 'gamers already had the solution to their problems'www.pcgamer.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square248fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarestarshipHighwayman69@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·2 days agoHopefully Amazon doesn’t buy steam now.
minus-squareKilgore Trout@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 days agoValve is a private company with no debts. No reason to sell to anyone.
minus-squarestarshipHighwayman69@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoMountains of cash is a reason to sell. Like basically that’s the reason of capitalism you know how companies operate.
minus-squareamorpheus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoValve is worth $10 billion and Gabe Newell owns >50% of it.
minus-squarestarshipHighwayman69@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day agoBezos is worth 250 billion homie. It would be like buying a cheap car for him.
minus-squareBadkid@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoUnfortunately, every man has a price.
minus-squarenul9o9@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 days agoI’m hoping Valve, a relatively small company that is sitting on what i imagine is gamings biggest revenue stream, will choose to keep the company private.
minus-squareScrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoThe reason Valve is so great is because it’s a private company. I hope they’ll never sell out.
Hopefully Amazon doesn’t buy steam now.
Valve is a private company with no debts. No reason to sell to anyone.
Mountains of cash is a reason to sell. Like basically that’s the reason of capitalism you know how companies operate.
Valve is worth $10 billion and Gabe Newell owns >50% of it.
Bezos is worth 250 billion homie. It would be like buying a cheap car for him.
Unfortunately, every man has a price.
I’m hoping Valve, a relatively small company that is sitting on what i imagine is gamings biggest revenue stream, will choose to keep the company private.
The reason Valve is so great is because it’s a private company. I hope they’ll never sell out.