Well I really like Gabe but him saying he prefers PS5 is like shooting himself on the foot after the Sony/Epic collaboration.
Fun times ahead.
Gabe just shot himself in the foot.
I don't know how much the rest of you know about gaming culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in reality where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in gaming, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.
What this means is gamers, after hearing about this, are not going to want to purchase anything on Steam, nor will they purchase any of Valve's games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Gabe has alienated an entire market with this move.
Gabe, publicly apologize and say the PS5 is better or you can kiss your business goodbye.