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"Steam Controller ran out faster than we anticipated, and we hate that not everyone who wanted one was able to get it. We’re working on getting more in stock and will have an update on expected timeline soon."

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[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 72 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Don't feed the scalpers people

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

But do offer them a carrot they can never quite reach but seems worth going out of their way for.

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It wouldn’t have cost them anything to say “we’re opening up orders to users who have had a Steam account for at least 2 years, limit 2 per account. After 30 days we’ll open it up to everyone. “

That alone would have stopped so much scalping, and garnered goodwill with the players.

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

That's a really good idea

[–] DaedalousIlios@pawb.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

You can report scalpers and get their listings taken down on ebay.