Gabe Newell Emailed Elon Musk To Try To Get Hideo Kojima An Invite To SpaceX
A recently revealed email from October 2018 has exposed an intriguing connection between gaming and tech billionaires. In the message, Gabe Newell, founder of Valve, reached out to Elon Musk to request a SpaceX facility tour for legendary video game designer Hideo Kojima.
According to Newell’s correspondence, Kojima had expressed strong interest in visiting space and experiencing what SpaceX had to offer. Newell, seemingly well-connected across multiple industries, apparently thought Musk would be the appropriate contact to facilitate such an arrangement for the renowned game creator.
The email surfaced as evidence in the ongoing legal dispute between Musk and OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman. The correspondence adds an unexpected human interest angle to the high-profile litigation. The message offers a revealing glimpse into how influential figures across different sectors—gaming, aerospace, and technology—interact and network at the upper echelons of their respective industries, demonstrating the interconnected nature of the world’s most powerful business leaders.