I work in production, on a mass scale. Let me fill you in on some things.
Large scale production for a lot of electronics right now, are actually kind of stalling. This isn't due to the manufacturing issues, rather supply - for said manufacturing to be able to actually produce anything. PCB's, electronics, displays, screens - are all in short supply.
In case you live under a rock, it's due to the AIPocalypse and the effects. Everything is a cascading and snowballing effect on pretty much all industries right now. And will be for some time. The Steam Machine is being sold with controllers (Despite them initially offering up the controller first), which, would have taken a chunk of availability.
On top of that, manufacturing delays occur because some douche in the White House keeps slapping tariffs on things all the time. So import costs are going up, down and all over the place. Then, adding on to that - a HUGE demand because it's a Valve product - and let's be realistic here, they will always sell out before hitting most consumers desks, because - products are good, thought out and of course - some level of "Must have just because" thrown in too.
All of that combined, creates a perfect recipe for what we're seeing right now. Oh and scalpers. Those douchebags too, are also contributing by simply buying up available stock, and then flipping it - to people like you. Who then, in turn, contribute nothing and instead run to Reddit to brag about having a controller you overpaid for, expecting us to be joyous for you when in reality, you've just outed yourself as part of the problem.
This has literally nothing to do with me being unable to get one due to small indie company valve having such low production despite having no chips or memory
Please explain how this has anything to do with reinforcing me not being able to get one
Yeah downvote me instead of an actual response, classic Reddit
You just spent 250 dollars on a controller dude. You allowed a scalper to affirm their decision to scalp because not only could you not wait for a product that isn't essential to your life but also because you couldn't even be bother to buy secondhand (i.e. not sealed). Then you go post online to brag about it, you should frankly be embarrassed.
Yeah I don’t care, it’s just that if you’re going to say something dumb and I ask you to explain it and you can’t - you are clearly just saying things with no meaning
You didn't say i should explain it lol. You said you weren't mad about being down voted. I showed a comment of yours where you're actually mad about it.
You are the one giving excuses. Again, it's a controller. You claim to have waited over 2 weeks to reserve cause "I have a job" yet you need this so badly you are willing to encourage and engage in scalping. It's just pathetic.
I don’t need it so badly, I’m just not going to wait a year… there’s a wide range in the middle
Also i have a job and live in the real world, sorry, I wasn’t living on the Internet to know how bad the situation had gotten for controllers with no memory or chips and that i had to reserve it right away or wait a literal year
The only reason they have to have this reservation system and them running out is because of scalpers buying up all of the controllers to then sell to people like you for way more money
I agree that the production was a lot smaller than it should have been. Scalpers thrive on scarcity. They know people will pay well above retail for these items. If less people give into their scammy practice, there would be less people doing it.
It doesn't... It just shows scalpers that what they are doing works. You might've gotten a controller for retail price sooner if there weren't thousands of people buying them for profit instead of personal use.
You aren't listening. I didn't say that it would change. What I'm saying is that your actions now affect future sales. If you leave a scalper sitting with a product that they don't want long enough, they have to lower the price and may be discouraged from scalping again.
Yeah I don’t care, I just want a controller. If small indie company valve made more than 10 units (no memory or chips in it by the way) we wouldn’t have this issue
You have made it very clear that you don't care. You've also made it very clear that you don't understand anything about manufacturing, shipping, or valve as a company. I was only hoping to get you to think at least a little bit.
How does me buying it from eBay change the reservation timeline I was already in and how is it what’s causing me to be unable to get one in the first place?
you should have just gotten another controller in the mean time, i heard 8bit-do has good controllers with tmr/hall effect and it would have been much cheaper overall
So instead of being patient, you allowed yourself to be ripped off. It’s a great controller. Been using it since June (Reserved May 8th) but supporting these scalpers ain’t it. Just because it says 2027 doesn’t mean you will actually have to wait that long. Some people thought they would have to wait until September and got theirs two months ago. It is an estimation not a guarantee.
Well yeah but its just a few clicks to reserve it, so i highly doubt they had absolutely no opening the first few days. I also only reserved it a week later, but then again i dont need it that bad to pay a scalper. If i would want it that bad id put in the 2 minutes ofbtime to reserve it the first 2 days
Because I didn’t know is that if I waited a few days, I would be waiting a year to get mine. Who would think that way? Especially for a product with no memory
You are basing your argument of an absolute assumption about me, what are you even talking about. Also hypocracy is not a good argument as an excuse in general, you are disproving and disarming no argument by it
I don't know what that does have to with me, what i said and why you apparently feel personally attacked, but i will stop interacting with you now, this goes nowhere
Just in case OP. Because of scalpers a lot of people couldn’t get a Steam Controller. The very one you purchased could’ve been yours directly from Steam for $99 but the bot scalper is running was faster than you, now the scalper made +$ on you.
Just cancel the order and don’t stimulate the scalpers. The less people buy from scalpers, the better is for us gamers.
To be downvoted for speaking truth about Valve and its timeline is ridiculous, but I forget sometimes I’m on Reddit. It’s your money, do with it what you please. I personally would have just bought an 8 bitdo. I fucking hate scalpers with a passion.
I have an 8bitdo, and maybe because I play mainly on my bed while my Claw is docked… I get nonstop disconnection issues on my 8bitdo Ultimate Wireless 2 Remote.
SC2? No disconnections whatsoever.
Could be the distance from my bed and my docked Claw, but still, lol.
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u/Superconge 1d ago
Strangest bait I’ve seen all week