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Steam Controller delivery vent
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this post was submitted on 24 May 2026
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Valve simply underestimated the demand for the controller, and that scalpers would buy it for that price. I don't think they did that with the purpose to scarcity. Why would Valve do that, what is the reason in your opinion? And why would even Valve give free games by choice (even expensive games) for anyone who did not get the controller?
To be fair, it was really stupid of Valve not to anticipate a massive interest from both customers and scalpers. The internet collectively went crazy like a hamster on coke when the hardware announcement dropped. They should've had the reservation system and per-account ordering limit in place from the first moment. Not that it would've prevented the unmitigated clusterfuck of logistics companies.
I agree with you and do not dispute this claim. It was wrong from Valve to not do the pre-order dance and special ordering process they already did before. All I am saying is, that Valve did not create this with the intention of scarcity. Instead getting mad at Valve, one should be mad at scalpers and UPS.
¿Por qué no los dos?
Your comment admits that Valve fucked up the first wave, then circle back and say people shouldn't be mad at Valve. You can be mad at more than one thing.
You seem to not realize that Valve didn't "fuck up" (or created scarcity). It is the scalpers and only scalpers to blame.
Edit: As an analogy (don't take it literal, its just an analogy) would you blame a shop owner for getting robbed, because he did not stop the robbery and now you can't buy your milk? It is not the shop owners fault that you can't get your milk now.
This you?
Make up your mind. You said you agreed with the commenter above, said Valve was in the wrong, and then when I suggest it's okay to be mad at multiple parties, you switched your tune about Valve being in the wrong.
To counter your analogy, it would be a like a shop owner had been robbed before and knows the method by which they have been robbed. They also have, in the past, successfully combated the robbers. Then, the shop owner announced a highly sought after new product and... took no precautions against the robbers. In fact, this is less of an analogy and just... what Valve did.
You can be mad at the robbers and also be pretty annoyed with the shopkeeper for not doing the thing they had done in the past to successfully counteract robbers.
Edited to add, I also kinda hate that analogy because in your analogy you're painting Valve as a victim (having been robbed). Valve isn't a victim here; they made bank.
Wrong, Valve is a victim here. That's the point. One should not be mad at a victim.
Channel your hate towards who are the actual problem and causing this.