Should Valve Software get into the bribing business?

While Valve Software is happily delaying Half-Life 2: Episode 3/Half-Life 3, developers such as From Software, Rockstar North, Platinum Games, Kojima Productions, etc. are working against PC gaming.

If you ask me, I wouldn't mind if Gabe Newell continues these delays, so long as they're for the right reasons, and that I think Valve is the only PC-related company who has the resources to bribe at least one of these developers.

While Valve Software is happily delaying Half-Life 2: Episode 3/Half-Life 3, developers such as From Software, Rockstar North, Platinum Games, Kojima Productions, etc. are working against PC gaming.

If you ask me, I wouldn't mind if Gabe Newell continues these delays, so long as they're for the right reasons, and that I think Valve is the only PC-related company who has the resources to bribe at least one of these developers.

flashn00b

I agree with this whole heartily. It would be nice to see Valve start throwing their weight around like Microsoft and Sony do. Perhaps grab a couple of big developers to start making PC only games for steam. Could you imagine the look on cows faces if Valve reaches an exclusive deal with Naughty Dog, Or the look on lemmings faces if Valve snags up Epic or Bethesda.

Valve doesn´t own PC gaming,they don´t have to "bribe" anyone.

Valve doesn´t own PC gaming,they don´t have to "bribe" anyone.

Arach666

Yes, but they do have alot of weight into PC gaming. Valve is very much in direct competition with Sony and Microsoft and trust Sony and Microsoft lose sleep over Valve.

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Valve doesn´t own PC gaming,they don´t have to "bribe" anyone.

vtoshkatur

Yes, but they do have alot of weight into PC gaming. Valve is very much in direct competition with Sony and Microsoft and trust Sony and Microsoft lose sleep over Valve.

No, because it's actually a terrific company that makes great games and the scores it gets from it's games are scores that they EARNED without bribing anyone. If they started bribing I'd quit and uninstall Steam in an instant.

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Valve doesn´t own PC gaming,they don´t have to "bribe" anyone.

Ravensmash

Yes, but they do have alot of weight into PC gaming. Valve is very much in direct competition with Sony and Microsoft and trust Sony and Microsoft lose sleep over Valve.

Valve is a multi billion dollar company. You have no idea what your talking about peasant. Go back to playing with your "toy"

I agree with this whole heartily. It would be nice to see Valve start throwing their weight around like Microsoft and Sony do. Perhaps grab a couple of big developers to start making PC only games for steam. Could you imagine the look on cows faces if Valve reaches an exclusive deal with Naughty Dog, Or the look on lemmings faces if Valve snags up Epic or Bethesda.

vtoshkatur

Naughty Dog is a first-party studio owned by Sony, so that could literally never happen.

As for Epic and Bethesda, they're third-party, so it wouldn't really be a big deal to lems. Especially Bethesda, because to my knowledge, they've never made an exclusive for the 360.

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Yes, but they do have alot of weight into PC gaming. Valve is very much in direct competition with Sony and Microsoft and trust Sony and Microsoft lose sleep over Valve.

vtoshkatur

Valve is a multi billion dollar company. You have no idea what your talking about peasant. Go back to playing with your "toy"

Especially Bethesda, because to my knowledge, they've never made an exclusive for the 360.

Tikeio

I think the only "exclsuve" thing they've done was early releases for DLC on the Xbox 360 since Fallout 3 (PC also got early DLC releases since the devs used to be a Games for Windows - LIVE partner)

Also, to my knowledge, Skyrim would get special treatment on the PC due to an upcoming Steam Workshop update that would coincide with the Creation Kit.

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[QUOTE="Ravensmash"] But they're not a first party ;) Want money and influence like that? Switch to consoles.Ravensmash

Valve is a multi billion dollar company. You have no idea what your talking about peasant. Go back to playing with your "toy"

:lol:

The dude that plays with toys is telling me to grow up!!

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Valve is a multi billion dollar company. You have no idea what your talking about peasant. Go back to playing with your "toy"

vtoshkatur

:lol:

The dude that plays with toys is telling me to grow up!!

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[QUOTE="Ravensmash"] Do grow up mate - I may have been hyperbolic but what I said was factual. Valve aren't going to buy anything for you.Ravensmash

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The dude that plays with toys is telling me to grow up!!

LOL, seriously if you think the PC is a toy you are very naive.

You are mistaken Valve doesn't control PC gaming nor are they the face of PC gaming.lawlessx

But you can't deny how much weight in PC gaming Valve does hold.

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:lol:

The dude that plays with toys is telling me to grow up!!

vtoshkatur

LOL, seriously if you think the PC is a toy you are very naive.

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[QUOTE="Ravensmash"] The dude who plays with more expensive toys is being moronic. Seriously? Why the f*ck would Valve buy developers at the present moment?Ravensmash

LOL, seriously if you think the PC is a toy you are very naive.

Because gaming is a hobby for me. On a computer I can get my work done and it's a great tool for handling ones small business. I can also do research on, it run a website and many many other things that cannot be done on a console. A console is more of a toy and a PC is more of a tool.

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LOL, seriously if you think the PC is a toy you are very naive.

vtoshkatur

Because gaming is a hobby for me. On a computer I can get my work done and it's a great tool for handling ones small business. I can also do research on, it run a website and many many other things that cannot be done on a console. A console is more of a toy and a PC is more of a tool.

That would cost a lot of money, and they would have to think it would migrate enough people to start using steam to make up for all that money they paid the developer, so I don't think it would happen.

Bribe them to do what? Lose millions of dollars in profit by going PC exclusive instead of multiplat? That would be one hell of a bribe.meetroid8

Actually, I was thinking that they could pay money to bring a multiplat that has no PC version onto the PC.

[QUOTE="meetroid8"]Bribe them to do what? Lose millions of dollars in profit by going PC exclusive instead of multiplat? That would be one hell of a bribe.flashn00b

Actually, I was thinking that they could pay money to bring a multiplat that has no PC version onto the PC.

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[QUOTE="meetroid8"]Bribe them to do what? Lose millions of dollars in profit by going PC exclusive instead of multiplat? That would be one hell of a bribe.meetroid8

Actually, I was thinking that they could pay money to bring a multiplat that has no PC version onto the PC.

I think that Valve would get the satisfaction of being able to put off Episode 3 for a few more years.

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Actually, I was thinking that they could pay money to bring a multiplat that has no PC version onto the PC.

flashn00b

I think that Valve would get the satisfaction of being able to put off Episode 3 for a few more years.

How are the companies you listed working against PC gaming? Cause they don't release their games on the PC?

While Valve Software is happily delaying Half-Life 2: Episode 3/Half-Life 3, developers such as From Software, Rockstar North, Platinum Games, Kojima Productions, etc. are working against PC gaming.

If you ask me, I wouldn't mind if Gabe Newell continues these delays, so long as they're for the right reasons, and that I think Valve is the only PC-related company who has the resources to bribe at least one of these developers.

flashn00b

Valve doesn't own the PC platform. What's with all the people thinking that Steam for PC is like PSN for PS3 or XBL for X360? o.Ostarjet905

I dunno, but I personally think that they could at least give PC gaming a hand while they're delaying their game.

If Valve wanted to get some exclusive games for it's service, they could very easily do it. Hell, they don't even have to buy a game from another company: they could easily make Half-Life 3 a PC and Steam exclusive and force the tens of millions that have already bought a Half-Life game onto the platform.

But that's not the Valve ethos. Gabe Newell has said many times that he wants everyone to be able to enjoy games and that he doesn't like closed platforms. He really is that much of a nice guy and that's why people love Valve.