據推主@Grummz透露，有消息稱已有部分被貼上「進步人士」標籤的人進入了Steam體系，其中不乏一些管理層人員和遊戲開發者。他們正積極推動Valve（V社）和Steam平台朝著所謂「覺醒（woke）」的方向發展。
該推主表示：「當下，一些持進步觀點的管理人員和開發者正促使Valve和Steam變得更加『清醒』。我和Valve內部人士交流後得知，確實有這樣一群進步人士在背後推動各類事情。目前來看，各方還維持著一種平衡狀態。但要是Gabe（Valve創始人之一）退休了，我真的很為Steam的未來感到擔憂。」
Right now, progressive managers and devs are pushing on Valve and Steam to be more and more woke.
— Grummz (@Grummz) September 9, 2025
I talked to Valve insiders, and it is true that there are progressive people in there pushing on everything. So far, it's kept a balance.
Once Gabe retires, I really worry about… https://t.co/DM70fnkhXT pic.twitter.com/H6ZNc3J5MQ
部分業內人士和玩家也表達了類似的憂慮。他們擔心，一旦Gabe退休或者不再參與日常管理工作，Valve內部進步派的聲音可能會迅速占據上風。這可能會對Steam未來的內容審核標準、政策導向，甚至是遊戲發行自由度等方面產生潛在的負面影響。
if steam falls the indie scene will be in deep trouble, they won't have a platform to release their games if there isn't enough DEI elements. Time to see if elon would wanna acquire valve when gaben decides to retire for good.
— Sweet Babes Incoming(SBI) (@HS07641012) September 9, 2025
對此，有網友發表看法稱，倘若Steam被這些進步覺醒人士掌控話語權，那些缺乏DEI（多元、公平與包容）元素的遊戲很可能不被允許上架，最終導致這些遊戲沒有合適的平台進行發售。這位網友還半開玩笑地建議，等G胖（Gabe的暱稱）退休後，讓馬斯克收購V社。
Valve is Gabe.
— Wolf Bronsky (@WolfBronsky) September 9, 2025
When Gabe goes it'll just be another company, and we all know what that looks like.
不過，從現實情況來看，馬斯克收購V社的難度極大，幾乎不具備可操作性。原因在於V社是一家私人公司，它強烈抵制外部資本介入，股權高度集中，而且有著獨特的企業文化。除非Gabe本人點頭同意，否則任何人都難以完成收購。
以下是網友們的一些相關評論：
It's going to be Apple after Jobs all over again. They may be successful, but the soul of the company will be gone and it will become a corporate behemoth that has a choke hold on the PC platform
— Jared Shapiro (@GetFitWithJared) September 9, 2025
One of the first signs of woke at Steam was probably 2015 when they changed the name of the Holiday Sale to the Winter Sale.
— Half Of The Country Is Right - Take a Stand (@halfUSAisRight) September 9, 2025
If you hadn't noticed, that Winter moniker crap is everywhere replacing Christmas and Holiday sales, vacations, and breaks.
