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[IbizaPocholo]

Gabe Newell's daily routine is 'get up, work, go scuba diving,' says he's been 'retired for a long time' but works 7 days a week: 'The things I get to do every day are super-awesome'

"I'm working from my bedroom as you can tell."

www.pcgamer.com

The ocean-loving billionaire is asked, "What is the daily routine for Mr Gabe?" I'd hesitate to call Newell "Gaben" to his face so Mr Gabe is quite the framing.

"My daily routine," begins Newell, "I get up, I work, I go scuba-diving, work some more, [then] either go on a second scuba dive or I go to the gym and work out. I live on a boat so I just hang out with everybody on the boat. Then I work.

"I work seven days a week: I'm working from my bedroom as you can tell. I like working, it's fun, to me it doesn't feel like work. The kinds of things that I get to do every day are super-awesome."
"I've said it before but, when you retire, you want to like stop doing your horrible job and go do what is sort of most fun and entertaining," says Newell. "In that sense I've been retired for a long time."

 

[Dacvak]

He's living the life and working hard to stay healthy. It makes me happy knowing he's enjoying his retirement. Gabe's a legend.

 

[kikkis]

Valves profit margin is around 60% and apples is 30%. Guess which is considered greedy bastards and which consumer loving saints.

 

[Instant_Classic]

Absolute legend

 

[March Climber]

Waiting for the day where Gaben randomly shows back up in public, looking buff like J.K. Simmons

 

[Crayon]

This old man kicks ass lol. Lives on a boat so he can scuba dive in his backyard.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Great for him. I mean that. Respect to a person that worked hard and profited heavily from it.

 

[Topher]

Valves profit margin is around 60% and apples is 30%. Guess which is considered greedy bastards and which consumer loving saints.

Valve's profit margin is 40% per December 2024 article but no one knows for sure. Virtue of not being publicly owned, which Gabe could easily do if greed was really driving him. Either way, I don't get how you determine greed by profit margin alone especially when you are comparing one of the richest corporations in the world to one a fraction its size.

 

[DaciaJC]

Valves profit margin is around 60% and apples is 30%. Guess which is considered greedy bastards

I would assume the one that forced its users to buy its proprietary charging cables out of pure greed, but maybe that's just me.

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

Doesn't need to meddle in politics or seek power, just cruises around and plays Endless Ocean IRL … other billionaires should take note

 

[Thanati]

I would assume the one that forced its users to buy its proprietary charging cables out of pure greed, but maybe that's just me.

No. You're correct.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Very cool, guy has finished his race and enjoying diving. He does have a resemblance to auld Dave.

 

[SamuraiEdge]

Gabe is a legend and earned doing whatever. He is one of the core pillars why PC gaming is amazing thanks to having an excellent platform.

Enjoy your scuba diving, king.

 

[Roni]

Give us an underwater FPS; c'mon, you can do it!

 

[Mr Hyde]

Gabe is living the dream. Good for him. He's earned it. Easily one of the most important figure in video game history. Not many people in this industry have his pro consumer mindset and for that we're eternally grateful

 

[Gameplay Gods Bless]

Doesn't need to meddle in politics or seek power, just cruises around and plays Endless Ocean IRL … other billionaires should take note

He's made several donations to Democrats but I like his mostly libertarian way of thinking.

 

[Myths]

W Scuba Diving

 

[Denton]

The headline is inaccurate, Gabe does not say he has been retired for a long time. He compares his job to being retired because he works on what he enjoys, which is what retired people supposedly do when they retire (do what they enjoy).

And it is very cool that he is working now on other things besides gaming (marine exploration, brain computer interfaces).

Regarding Valve, I wonder who will get the controlling share after Gabe. His son Gray, or someone high up at Valve whom Gabe trusts? I am sure Gabe knows that selling it or going public would not be good.

 

[Solrac]

 

[CuteFaceJay]

nice

 

[Hudo]

Half-Life 3 to have an underwater section confirmed.

 

[Fabieter]

Valves profit margin is around 60% and apples is 30%. Guess which is considered greedy bastards and which consumer loving saints.

Dont make video games and just run a strorefront isnt greed its Principle of minimization. That means not alot of reinvestment and just let the dollar roll.

 

[Edgelord79]

Valves profit margin is around 60% and apples is 30%. Guess which is considered greedy bastards and which consumer loving saints.

 

[cormack12]

Seems cool, but I think its time he disclosed his pronouns