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Nexures Jul 29, 2014 @ 1:11pm

Is valve really "as big" as microsoft or sony?

Like obviously pc gaming is better and when it comes to being a better company and over-all in games valve leads the way.. but how much do you think valve is making from steam, sales, "F2p" games like tf2 and dota 2?
do you think they earn more than xbox and ps?
Everyone talks about how steam and valve are awesome etc. (i agree) but does steam have as many users as xbox or ps and do they make as much profit from users as ps and xbox? i honestly dont think so

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HLCinSC Jul 29, 2014 @ 1:40pm

They're a private company so there is no way to directly know. Valve's Steam store/service is ridiculously profitable for what it costs to operate (much like Apple's iTunes or app store)Sony's most profitable division is its Playstation division but Microsoft's Xbox division has been operating at a loss for years.

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Forcen Jul 29, 2014 @ 1:44pm

http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/15/valve-makes-more-money-per-employee-than-google-or-apple/

Valve makes piles of money, just look at how much that pricepool for the international 4 increased because of compendium sales. Take that number and multiply that by three, that is how much they earned on that tournament only.

Nexures Jul 29, 2014 @ 1:55pm

well, i mean valve only has 300 employees so thats a + for them as well :)

Nexures Jul 29, 2014 @ 1:55pm

but im wondering how much is valve making off steam + sales compared to MS and sony

Dog Jul 29, 2014 @ 3:07pm

They are nothing compared to Microsoft or Sony, but those companies do far more than just games/PCs whereas VALVe pretty much is just Steam.

Nexures Jul 29, 2014 @ 3:11pm

haha i thought so ^_^ but its hilarious how everyone loves valve/steam a lot more than ms and sony

i wonder how many users there really are on steam/ps/xbox

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Xedhadeaus Jul 29, 2014 @ 5:37pm

Who cares? honestly...
Steam is the go to place to grab games for almost nothing for devices that will always use or emulate the software they run on. With a better device comes better gameplay and an evolving experience. There is absolutely nothing I am okay with saying about it. Because if they changed their policies even a little they could sway their entire library out of reach for everyone. Ultimately that's my only worry with steam.

I really hope they never change.

=Snappy= Jul 29, 2014 @ 6:29pm

Originally posted by Xedhadeaus:
I really hope they never change.

change more, you mean?

Xedhadeaus Jul 29, 2014 @ 6:40pm

Originally posted by =Snappy=:
Originally posted by Xedhadeaus:
I really hope they never change.
change more, you mean?

Probably.
Lol.

Black Blade Jul 29, 2014 @ 7:04pm

I think we also need to put in account that Valve maybe makes less but there less employs, way less then what Microsoft and Sony have

Also need to take into account the next things that come into the market that may even change the profit.
1. SteamBox + SteamOS
2. Oraculous Rift as much as i know is not supported by console yet..
3. Half Life 3 - That alone may profit Valve with more then what sony did from selling the PS3 and the PS4 togerder

(ya i am kidding..)

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MOM Jul 29, 2014 @ 7:16pm

Theyre not as big, VALVe is biggest

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c5 Jul 29, 2014 @ 7:22pm

Moneywise, it sounds like they're getting close. In terms of employees, they're actually very small. In terms of influence on the gaming industry, I'd say they've become every bit as influential, perhaps even moreso in some respects.

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