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A new rumor is emerging in force on the Internet, the bomb exploded today, and it seems that we could be faced with a serious case like that of the takeover of Activision Blizzard King by Microsoft. It seems that those in Redmond are considering buying Valve, the owners of Steam and franchises like Half Life, Portal or Left 4 Dead among others.
We’re not talking about a minor purchase, this is the largest PC gaming store, accounting for over 80% of the market. Basically, if you’re not on Steam, you don’t exist. Perhaps this is why suspicions of monopoly set off all the alarms.
$16 billion in cash
The source behind all this claims that the company led by Satya Nadella has already sent an offer to Gabe Newell and his team valued at $16 billion. This seems to be a much lower offer than the one launched at Activision Blizzard King, especially if we take into account that Steam is a much sweeter candy than Activision due to its dominant position in the PC market.
However, if we analyze the source’s words with a little more equanimity, it is about $16 billion in cash, without any action. That means it’s hard money straight into the coffers of Steam owners.in the case of ABK, the purchase, even if it was a larger amount, was essentially made in shares.
A great idea for the new Xbox according to rumor
Microsoft currently has $80 billion in cash that it can invest in whatever it wants. They’re focused on artificial intelligence, but let’s not forget that they want to rule everything PC-related, so Steam seems like the perfect buy. Even more so when we look at rumors that Redmond was planning a console that would essentially be a PC in a box.
To be like that, if the new Xbox is more of a PC than a console, but with an operating system optimized for the console experience, it makes sense to own the largest video game store to ensure games are compatible with your console and offer a catalog that truly changes the industry. Not to mention the possibility of bringing Game Pass to Steam users or games from that store to the cloud.
At the moment none of this is confirmed, so we have to wait and see if it finally becomes a reality, but of course when the river sounds, and it has been ringing for a long time, there are those in Redmond who want this happens. come to fruition.
