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PotentHerbs on 24 March 2023
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gtotheunit91 said:

Definitely not gonna happen for several major reasons. Gabe is already a billionaire, so Sony doesn’t have anything to offer that would give him reason to sell. 


Steam is a monopoly on PC gaming. The closest contender is Epic Games Store and it pales in comparison by a substantial margin. GOG is DRM free games only and EA has abandoned their Origin store in favor of Steam. So Sony would contend with regulators on being a monopoly in PC gaming all of a sudden.

Valve’s work culture is do whatever you want, flat organization, and would not work within Sony’s business in the traditional way. 

And idk if this matters since the PS3 era, but Gabe does not care for PlayStation. Publicly so. But that could be very outdated info lol. 

Yeah, I can't imagine Sony acquiring Valve without major regulatory scrutiny, if its not outright blocked, but that anti trust lawyer from Uber specializing in M&A, that's working for Sony now, is earning the big bucks to figure it out lol. 

On a more serious note, I think this is an unlikely deal to ever happen, but what happened during the PlayStation 3 era would not matter right now. Completely different leadership within PlayStation and Sony as a whole.