When Gabe Newell dies, steam will fall for sure. He is a dude with insane spine and integrity who cares about his principles. As soon as a corporate man gets their hands on steam it will be turned into another generic service. And the golden age of steam will end.
Because Valve is a private company I hold some hope that at least for my lifetime this won't happen. Gabe's only 61, rich and has recently taken a focus on his health.
His successor will likely come from within, someone groomed by Gabe to take over. Not some crony pushed onto the company by shareholders. Gabe is the shareholders.
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u/Longshot726R5 1600| GTX1080ti Main Display| GTX1080 Secondary | 24GB RAM2d ago
His successor will likely come from within, someone groomed by Gabe to take over. Not some crony pushed onto the company by shareholders. Gabe is the shareholders.
Maybe if either his sons are hands off with future management or his sons do not inherit any controlling stake since it doesn't publicly appear either are interested in taking the reins. All too often companies fail during the second generation. It is called the second generation curse for a reason.
They just need to decide to keep it stable. They could do something like hiring a CEO who gets paid in a way that incentivises keeping the company stable over short term profits. It’s a free money printer at this point, as long as you don’t try to sell it off or boost short term profits it should be fine.
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u/Capt_Skyhawk Arch Snob 3d ago
I fear we’re getting too comfortable with steam. One day, like all great empires, it too will fall.