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Gabe Newell Buys Obscene Yacht
['Victor Tangermann', 'Senior Editor', 'Frank Landymore', 'Joe Wilkins']
Futurism
Video game titan and Valve cofounder Gabe Newell is indulging himself with some light retail therapy — in the form of a $500 million superyacht.
The vessel also features a 5.5-megawatt-hour battery system, allowing it to sail through the night without making any noise.
Fortunately, market uncertainty and rising inflation aren’t too much of a concern for Newell himself.
“Yachts have great potential to serve as platforms for scientific research,” Newell said in a statement.
But when it comes to the ongoing superyacht-measuring contest among the one percent, Newell isn’t anywhere near the top.