What if Sony purchases Valve?

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and turns Steam into PlayStation PC, they would get hundreds of milllions of players, 30% cut from all third parties on PC, 100% cut on each of their first party games, could integrate Steam to PSN, update Steam Achievements to Trophies, they would basically cheat to the top and have dominance on Console and PC, and then eventually, they would need a big Mobile publisher to complete the triple threat
 
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MS doesn't have a chance of buying Valve, they already got Bethesda that used to have their own launcher and Activision (Battle net) it would be basically a monopoly on PC storefronts
 
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most importantly: PlayStation would become a force in the industry that NO THIRD PARTY publisher would EVER even consider not shipping games on their storefronts
 

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and turns Steam into PlayStation PC, they would get hundreds of milllions of players, 30% cut from all third parties on PC, 100% cut on each of their first party games, could integrate Steam to PSN, update Steam Achievements to Trophies, they would basically cheat to the top and have dominance on Console and PC, and then eventually, they would need a big Mobile publisher to complete the triple threat
Problem was th that is regulator scrutiny would be insane. Ps would have the biggest digital market place for games on console and pc. Two essential wall gardens regulators are becoming less comfortable with. Also Gabe has an anti ps bias. At the start of the gen he said Xbox series x was better than ps5 and he’s downplayed ps at other times. As long as he is alive and healthy doubt he would sell unless it’s for an huge ass premium. Sony locking down console and pc gaming could be argue as monopolizing the premium games market.
 

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MS would outbid them. If not MS, Amazon or Google would do it instead.

MS doesn't have a chance of buying Valve, they already got Bethesda that used to have their own launcher and Activision (Battle net) it would be basically a monopoly on PC storefronts
Seems like you learned nothing from the whole ABK deal, these big companies get to do whatever they want, they even trended to destroy the UK to get their way.
 
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It would benefit everyone and be good for business. Just like the ABK deal

Let Sony compete!
imagine sony buys Steam and starts charging PS Plus to play online for premium games that are not free to play, i would laugh so hard
 
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MS would outbid them. If not MS, Amazon or Google would do it instead.


Seems like you learned nothing from the whole ABK deal, these big companies get to do whatever they want, they even trended to destroy the UK to get their way.
MS can't have everything, they got lucky with the ABK deal but it won't repeat twice, regulators are on their necks
 
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Problem was th that is regulator scrutiny would be insane. Ps would have the biggest digital market place for games on console and pc. Two essential wall gardens regulators are becoming less comfortable with. Also Gabe has an anti ps bias. At the start of the gen he said Xbox series x was better than ps5 and he’s downplayed ps at other times. As long as he is alive and healthy doubt he would sell unless it’s for an huge ass premium. Sony locking down console and pc gaming could be argue as monopolizing the premium games market.
it would be even more insane if MS tries to buy Steam, cause Sony has little to no presence on PC
 

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I agree with OP, Sony needs to stop losing 30% and get ownership. Valve should also team up with Sony to make their hardware (portable and VR) in exchange of 50% of the company.

The deck and their VR headset look ugly and Sony will give them that premium feel. Everybody will be a winner in that partnership.

why make this thread?
To see you rise. Flaccid no more 😁
 

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A waste imo.

They don’t make a game in I don’t know.
Sony has the resources already online to make it own store without need Steam.
Steam Deck doesn’t fit a portable dome by Sony.
 
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I agree with OP, Sony needs to stop losing 30% and get ownership. Valve should also team up with Sony to make their hardware (portable and VR) in exchange of 50% of the company.

The deck and their VR headset look ugly and Sony will give them that premium feel. Everybody will be a winner in that partnership.


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i want them to buy 100%, i want Steam to cease to exist and become PlayStation, everything molded, all these Steam users becoming PSN users, with trophies, with the PlayStation logo each time they open the launcher
 
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A waste imo.

They don’t make a game in I don’t know.
Sony has the resources already online to make it own store without need Steam.
Steam Deck doesn’t fit a portable dome by Sony.
their launcher will never be as big as steam, people already built their digital libraries on Steam they resist going to any other launcher, that's why it's the perfect opportunity