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[–] [email protected] 87 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Also Gabe hates Microsoft, and Valve is a private company so he doesn't have to sell.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I fear the day that man dies. I hope I have lost interest in gaming at that point.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I'm assuming there will be a willy wonka style competition to determine his heir any day now

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

A reality show I would watch.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

That's exactly what Half Life 3 will be.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago (2 children)

He and Linus both will leave behind interesting vacuums.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Not Linus. He has a lot of people he trusts

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

I'm guessing Gabe Newell does too. I highly doubt he hasn't considered succession at this point, and I'm guessing people he trusts are already largely running everything anyway.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

"Interesting."

Yes. Likely and unfortunately correct.