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Steam Controller: Reservations open May 8th (store.steampowered.com)

submitted 3 months ago by nocturne@slrpnk.net to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

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[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Sure, rich people get them first!

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[–] julianwgs@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 months ago

Now the scalpers sell the controllers to the rich.

I actually like the approach, because it makes it insanely expensive to be a scalper. This leads to fewer scalpers, less inflated demand and probably more people getting their controller sooner.

I really really dislike the business model of scalpers and putting them out of business is good.

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[–] Lemmchen@feddit.org -5 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

I mean, those are the most valuable customers to Valve, so ... yes? Idk. You could go by account age instead if that makes it fairer somehow.

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[–] ericwdhs@discuss.online 6 points 3 months ago

I've spent thousands of dollars on Steam over 13 years now, and I still think that'd be unfair. It just needs to be a hard threshold that answers this question for Valve, "Do you have genuine skin in the game or not?" I think Valve's new rules for the reservations answers that well enough. I just wish they had done this from the start.

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