Gabe Newell is playing 'a ton' of Final Fantasy 14 on the Steam Deck
Nobody is safe from the clutches of the critically-acclaimed MMORPGFinal Fantasy 14, not even Gabe Newell himself. He's been playing a ton of it on his Steam Deck because one of his sons wanted a «minion» healer.
In a video interview with IGN, Newell said he's spent «quite a bit» of time with the upcoming handheld, with the majority of his time being spent with Square Enix's fantastic MMO. Turns out he's one of the many WoW refugees who found their way over to the game last year, skyrocketing it to its highest-ever concurrent player count. «Right now I'm playing Final Fantasy,» he said. «One of my sons has gotten into Final Fantasy. I sort of got burned out on World of Warcraft—I got to the point where they'd introduce a new level cap and I'd be like 'ah!' and then I'd start playing for about 10 minutes and my brain would melt down. So I've been playing an MMO for a while.»
Turns out his son is a tank main and wanted to rope Newell into healing him during raids. «One of my sons was into Final Fantasy and he was mad at the people he'd go raiding with. So he was like 'okay, I need a minion. Dad, come be my minion. Be my healer who doesn't let me die when I'm tanking.' So I started playing with him and then I've been playing a ton of it on the Deck.»
Gabe Newell, billionaire founder and owner of Valve and Steam (and the Steam Deck), says he's playing alot of #FFXIV on the Deck because his son, a Tank, wants a healing «minion» to raid with.
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