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Valve is fighting Steam Controller scalpers with a new reservations system

Valve's new Steam Controller sold out quickly when it went on sale on Monday, and the company is going to open a "reservations queue" on Friday at 1PM ET for anyone who missed that initial run. When the controller initially went on sale, many potential buyers experienced difficulties checking out be...

Valve is fighting Steam Controller scalpers with a new reservations system
Image: The Verge

Valve's new Steam Controller sold out quickly when it went on sale on Monday, and the company is going to open a "reservations queue" on Friday at 1PM ET for anyone who missed that initial run.

When the controller initially went on sale, many potential buyers experienced difficulties checking out before the controller went out of stock, and some sellers on eBay posted listings for the controllers that were considerably more expensive than Valve's $99 asking price. "While we were happy to see such a high level of interest, the experience for a lot of you trying to buy it was incredibly frustrating," Valve says. It's making changes to "improv …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Originally published at The Verge

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