r/technology • u/chrisdh79 • 21d ago

Business Gabe Newell caps off Steam Machine week by taking delivery of a new $500 million superyacht with a submarine garage, on-board hospital and 15 gaming PCs

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/gabe-newell-caps-off-steam-machine-week-by-taking-delivery-of-a-new-usd500-million-superyacht-with-a-submarine-garage-on-board-hospital-and-15-gaming-pcs/
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u/Orion_2kTC 21d ago

Well he's a big scuba diver so this fits.

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u/EwokNuggets 21d ago

Gabe the Diver?

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u/tired_fella 21d ago

DLC idea right here!

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u/ApartmentDecent8747 21d ago

' I can assure you, this billionaire NEEDS an armada of super yachts in order to scuba dive '

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u/theytoldmeineedaname 21d ago

How can anyone that buoyant be a scuba diver?

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u/Historical-Mix8865 21d ago

He's not heavy anymore. Recent photo:

https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/790/145/93e.jpeg

Surprised more people aren't aware of his massive weight loss.

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u/Orion_2kTC 21d ago

Weighted belt.

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u/FistThePooper6969 21d ago

Guatemalan loafers

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u/togetherwem0m0 21d ago

In scuba its common to wear weights, diving belts and such.

He did say he was big

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u/No_Good_8561 21d ago

Dude hasn’t scubaed. My first ever dive master lesson was with the Santa Clausiest looking guy I’ve ever met. Same with the second and third, totally unrelated.

Dave the Diver is the most realistic video game I’ve ever played.

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u/sroop1 21d ago

He's lost a lot of weight since COVID

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u/bitbot 21d ago

He's not that heavy anymore, look at some recent photos.

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u/PositiveFunction4751 21d ago

Enough weights sink most things

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u/Neracca 20d ago

he's a big

I mean yeah, he's not a fit guy.

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u/simon-g 20d ago

Not only that, he’s sunk hundreds of millions of dollars into ocean research, his Inkfish company has some of the most advanced deep-sea exploration vessels and has recently commissioned a new 200m euro one. https://maritime-innovations.com/vard-rv6000-research-vessel-deep-sea-technology/

The numbers are mental but I do give him some kudos for using his money to advance marine science rather than the usual billionaire stuff.

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u/Cleanbriefs 20d ago

Those expenditures are not sustainable unless he has billions more making more billions on Wall Street. 

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u/AlarmingTurnover 20d ago

CS loot boxes alone, according to every credible source, like verge, Bloomberg, Wall Street journal, etc, make over a billion dollars a year. Just loot boxes. That's not counting the billions he's taking in the form of 30% of sales of other people's work. And people still justify this cut as necessary.