Game Informer: downgrading MW2 is a good thing, and dissenters are nerds

[Kasz216]

shio said:

Kasz216 said:

noname2200 said:
Yeah, I still don't get why there's so much secrecy over the sales data of the gaming sector. We don't get that level of secrecy in any other entertainment media that I can think of.

My theory?

Valve has been making a KILLING on steam.  By not releasing full numbers for everything, they can "hide" from competition for a little bit longer and try to be known as the main service before some big guys try and show up and muscle them out.  (Well competantly, not like Microsoft has tried.)

Steam probably has given Valve enough money to buy a spaceship made out of money, fueled by diamonds with missles made out of platinium.

Valve must be OBLITERATING on Steam. Chart Track is estimating Steam will be making $1.07 billion in North America this year alone:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10291692-1.html

"Consider further down in Mr. Gillen's article, where he points to Chart Track's projections for North American sales for Valve Software's Steam online distribution service. By the end of 2009, Chart Track has Steam sales up from $600 million to $1.07 billion, an increase of 78 percent."

And a Private Company at that.  I wonder what those guys do with all their money.