https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/45479024/view/702141174212725149Opening in a few hours, get ready slowfagsReservation details:>Reservations will be limited to one Steam Controller per user.>Once you receive an order email, you have three days (72 hours) to make your purchase on Steam.>For now, customers who have already purchased a Steam Controller are not yet eligible to reserve another Steam Controller.Additionally:>Your account must be in good standing on Steam>You must have made a purchase on Steam prior to April 27, 2026>Replenishment of inventory will vary from region to region.>We will start fulfilling reservations next week in the US / Canada, and UK / EU / AU in the following weeks.Dunno why they didn't use this system 4 days ago but whatever
>>738448647I managed to snag one on monday and it still isnt on way. wtf gayben
>>738448647so in ~7 hours?
>>738448647>Dunno why they didn't use this system 4 days agoThey didn't do it on purpose to fuck with the scalpers.
dont people already own a gamepadwhy do they need a 2nd one?
>>738449791I don't get it eitherIt's like being excited for a new TV remote
>>738449791goycattle need shiny new toy
>>738449791If you're a well adjusted adult, you won't get the shiny new things because you're immune to FOMO.Then there are the manchildren.
>>738449791Trackpads make my penis the big penis
>>738449791Where else am I supposed to spend money?I have no wife no kids
>>738449594Same, but I live in LA, and apparently the controller was marked as a digital good rather than physical, which is probably why I didn't get charged sales tax. I think that mix up is what's holding mine up.
>>738449791some people have old, clapped-out gamepads and are using this as their excuse to buy a new one instead of waiting for their current one to fail from use
>>738449791You can have different game pads for different purposes. Everyone should have at least two, one in xbox layout for 3d games, and one in Playstation layout for 2d games. The Steam controller carves it's own niche with the trackpads that make it better suited for shooters, I think.
>>738450118>Everyone should have at least twoIf you're into retro games, your arsenal of controllers can easily hit the double digits.
What equates to a good standing within steam. I'm a average user who mostly uses steam just to launch games, last purchase over a year ago, and only 7 people in my friends list. No bans on record.Would i be able to Reserve one if i wanted to.
>>738450434it means no bans pretty much
>>738448647Thanks OP I had given up. Have a great day.
>1 PM Eastern TimeAHHHHHHH STOP YOU FUCKING FAGGOTS I WORK NIGHTS I NEED TO SLEEPI just realized working nights and Sony dropping the 30th Anniversary Dualsenses overnight is the only reason I got oneFuck valve and normies
>>738450835Working nights is so bad for you it is unreal. You are aging at like 4x. They cannot pay you enough for it to be worth it. Please stop.
>>738449791my xbox controller is like 15 years old, and you can tell the moment you touch it.it might survive another 2-3, but I have a job so it's not like I need to deny myself everything I might like to have until the last moment where it becomes necessary
>>738451000Not when you switch your entire life to nights, it only negatively affects normies that still attempt to have a "normal" day life when they aren't workingI literally do not wake up before 4 PM every day of my life now and I fucking love itI like creeping around in the dead of night I just take the ol' vitamin D and I'm good to go
I wanted to get it but reading about it makes me want to not get it. Like it just seems like this is Apple but for gamers. Owning one feels cringe.
>>738449791I like the trackpads on my Steamdeck and now I want a controller that has them. I've been using my Duelshock 3 for dacades.
>>738451000nta but when I was working at night, I was more productive than now when I have to do the normal routine. daytime is so loud, nights are calm and slow
>>738451134DOGMACHAD
>>738449791I have the original steam controller but it has some problems, most importantly the right trackpad no longer registers clicks reliably, but until now there hasn't been any controller on the market that has all the features I want from a replacement. But I'm still going to wait and see what people think about the new one before buying one.
>>738448647>reserving a deadzone trackpad controllerlol
>limit one.fuck
>>738449791>>738449842Current options for PC gaming controller:>3rd party gamble: 8bitdo seems to be good enough in most cases if you get 2.4GHz, unfortunately xbox layout, symmetrical layouts look stupid>Expensive subpar PS5 controller that only wirelessly connects with bluetooth, breaks>Expensive shitty layout XBOX controller, funding microshit (whom singlehandedly ruined minecraft)New Option of Steam Controller 2:>can buy with csgo cases>symmetrical design on sticks>trackpads to play steam deck "playable" games with ease (due to requiring m+kb input for launchers)>last steam controller was excellent>will literally play anything with minimal configuration>can buy with csgo cases>community made custom button configurations for button layouts made by custom config weaponized autism bros who's configs are better than the game devs>did I mention, can buy with csgo cases?It's a real mystery, anon.
>>738455926non-russians buy hardware with their cc's
>>738454192What's the lottery looking like on these things, every other site bans critique.
>>738456064If you played CSGO at all in the last 10 years, you get cases for free. Some of them sell for $20-30. Valve is literally paying me to get a steam controller. Not to be a console-war pleb, but Sony, Nintendo, and Microshart would never do this.RIP CSGO, CS2 Sucks.
>>738448647why didnt they do this earlier?
>>738459161maybe they underestimated the demand.more likely, because it creates a sense of scarcity and will make people more likely to put the money on the table right now instead of spending a bit longer thinking about if they really want/need it.same reason the used car salesman will tell you that he has another couple interested in it coming in an hour.
>>738448647Reservation for a fucking controller lmao
there is no conceivable reason to have this much hype over a controller other than being a FOMO manchild who always buys latest shiny current thing. you will hate me because I speak the truth.
>>738459797It sold out on day one. Why not do this to stop further scalping?
>>738459916>He doesn't realize the controller is free for anyone who isn't a steamletSucks to be you. Nintendo is never going to pay you to play its games or give you controllers just for playing nintendo games.
>>738460894you could have spent your steam wallet money on games, you spent it on a controller instead.
>>738449783actually seems possible
>>738460937I'm gonna be honest.. I have over 600 games in my library and several hundreds in my wallet. Unfortunately I haven't been able to get a controller yet. That's all about to change for me though.
>>738461083also incredibly disingenuous to claim "steam pays you to play" when the vast majority of cases outside of a few rare drops are worth only a few cents. if you aren't larping, you telling people to just get cs cases to make money is akin to saying "just buy a lottery ticket to make money"
>>738461393>more tendie seethingI simply played CSGO, had a great time, earned cases, and sold them many years later. It's not difficult. I never bought a single case. Anyways, picrel is fully representative of the tendies fans coping and seething in these threads; paypigs slopping up everything nintendo puts out and just taking it like a bitch.Meanwhile, I'll continue enjoying buying games at 75%-90% discount, and getting two premium $100 dollars just from playing a $15 dollar game many years ago, and having access to a 600+ game library that spans game generations. Simple as!
>>738461806>attaching random reaction images to every post for no reason with no filename randomizer>randomly calling people tendievery newfag and third world behavior
>>738449783would be based.>let scalpers buy up the stock>then announce restocks for the next week>which will also be inaccessible to scalpers>scalpers sit on thousands of bucks of plastic with no buyers
>>738461904seethe moarT - 2 hours 15 min until reservation time.
>>738462073>moaryou are a shitskin that has been on this website for less than year
>>738462307>all this cope over a controller threadI'm afraid you're the thirdie. They don't even sell the controller in thirdie locales. How's the favela this time of year? I hear the shit smell is especially fragrant when the Vento de Flatulência blows in from the sea.
>>738449791only gamepad i own is an xbox360 controller purchased in 2012
>>738462018>haven't even shipped the Scalpers stock yet>buyers on eBay start opening item not received claims as they place their orders on Steampeak Gaben
>>738449791the only one i have is actually the old steam controller
>>738463468Like pottery..!
>>738463612okay so these people surely dont need a gamepad, at allthey didnt find the need to buy one all this time, their entire adult life is gamepadlessonly one that makes sense is people with really old gamepad and they want a new one
>>738448647>>We will start fulfilling reservations next week in the US / Canada, and UK / EU / AU in the following weeks.what about the first batch that still wasn't even shipped, you fucking assholes?Ididn't spam the buy button for minutes on end to be cucked like this
I live in JP. Anyone know how this works for people who need to buy one through Komodo?
>>738449791I have like 4, but I bought one
>>738449791Because my thumb sticks look like the Invincible Conquest rematch and the PS4 controller is loaded with worthless gimmicks for a PC player and is fucking annoying on the console it’s intended for.>Level up audio plays through controller and shatters every window in my home at 4 in the morning>Cars are pushed back from the curb and alarms set off>Fucking glass everywhere>Completely deafened
>>738463468should just put all orders that came from naked accounts into a status that no longer lets them refund the order too, kek
>controller set to arrive while I'm out of townNO GABE WHY DID YOU PICK THE ONE DAY I WASN'T HOMEHAVE I NOT BEEN A GOOD ENOUGH CUSTOMER?
>>738464415havin' a blast?
>>738448647>still have to get it from a scalperFuck you Gaben you prick we let you vacation here during covid the least you could do is sell me your fucking garbage
>Beginning May 8th at 10 am Pacific, we're opening a reservation queue for Steam Controller.important to add since not everyone opens images
>>738449791What makes you think I only have one gamepad?
polite bump30 minutes
>>738467725You mean 1 hour 30 minutes. Fucking troll.
>>73846836010 pacific (current time) not 10 pacific PST
>>738461904>randomyou got a lot to learn about the internet
>>738468360>retarded /pol/fag reveals himself
>>738448647Is there really a reason to get one of these if I have like 3 Series X controllers?
>>738456285>If you played CSGO at all in the last 10 yearsI didn't, the game is absolute garbage. Can't even mod it like Source. Zero fun.
>>738469082It's mainly for the trackpads and playing shit that's best on mouse, it also has gyro that none of the xbox controllers have (you can get that anywhere else but still)If you don't care about either of those you're good.
bracing
>>738469082novelty
its up
open btw
YEAH I DID IT
yay, reservednow to wait fucking weeks until EU actually gets stock againwhile the us gets stock next week
It's up, I guess
>reservedWe are so back, bros
Man, reserving was painless. Literally one button click. Scalpers can get fucked.
we're in
>>738449791Why should I settle for for choosing between chinkshit and first party drift-o-matics?
Lol I kept refreshing and got my reservation before the time they said. Guaranteed, baby!!
Why the fuck didn’t they do this in the first place?
>reservations started 45 seconds earlyEarly refreshers stay winning
alright, now what do we do?
>>738469521same, we're basically royalty when you really think about it
>>738469559Hopefully they learn from this for the sale of the steam machine or you can guarantee that nobody who wants one is going to get one. Smart move to have the reservations locked to accounts that have actually purchased something on steam by a certain date. >>738469585Wait for weeks/ months I guess.
>>738469559No clue, they better do this system for when they launch the machine and frame. If they don't then they're practically catering to scalpers.
>>738469585Now the real torment begins. You thought it was over when you clicked reserve and you were safe. The real war begins when you return home and every night as you lay awake reliving this moment over and over, when you finally fall asleep, the nightmares will begin. Waking up with cold sweats, freaking out, thinking you're still back there, but you're here. The irony being that if you were still back there (clicking continue) you'd be able to sleep soundly at night and feel like you're where your belong. But now you're here, and there is over, except in your head. NEways, enjoy the controller!
>>738469585stare at your email til you get the confirmation letting you buy it
>>738469838You've got three days to pay when you get the email. If you can't look at your email in three days you deserve to lose your reservation.
>>738469838thanks aniki
>>738450208I'm playing only with a Switch Pro Controller lol, sounds like a skill issue on your part
>>738449791Modern 1st party controllers are complete ass that are designed to break super fast, even if you baby them. 3rd party are good but I like the features on steam controller, like mapping the extra buttons on a per game basis without running extra software (everyone on pc uses steam). I don't care how much gameSAAR, 8bitdo, snoy, or Xbox pays anti shills, I still want the steam controller
>OMG IS THAT NEW SLOP BUT BY VALVE? OH MY ONIONS, I LOVE GABE. I MUST CONSOOOOOOOOME!!!!
I just reserved it with no intent of buying
>>738469585Wait a couple days
This might sound like cope, but I think they're harvesting scalper and consumer data, it feels eerily similar to something I ran a while back in another company of mine. We had two products going live for launch, one of them in heavy demand and the other one not as much but still warranted attention. We never had this much publicity so we needed to understand the demand and how to squash illegitimate accounts/scalpers/bots/etc and prevent DDoS - as the first product was always going to be available while the second was a limited edition run. I don't know if the Steam Frame or w/e is limited edition but it'll definitely be in demand still, more than the controller likely.We ran three campaigns, the first two with the first product, the third with the product in higher demand on the limited run.1) Free-for-all with limited supply on first productTake that data to understand the metrics and bots/scalping methods.2) Membership (i.e. current system Steam is doing) with limited supply on first product3) Second product launch using the information we received from the first product launch (both free-for-all and membership) and create guardrails and an approach to tackle the limited queue. We pretty much were able to use this method for the next few years as bots and scalpers tried their best without knowing what they had provided us earlier.I don't know, maybe it's just cope. It just feels too similar.
>>738470001Yep, ive used nothing but DS4/ Dualsense since the fucking ps4 came out and im tired of the shit build quality, drifting sticks, big retarded light bars, and totally useless touchpad.
>>738470124There is no other controller with the aesthetics of a brick and a properly heavy weight. I really want this.
>>738469756doesnt that fuck over people who want to buy a steam machine but never did PC gaming? the actual market for the steam machine?
>>738449791I have 5 controllers, I want a 6th
>>738470124People just want a good controller, tendiegroid.
>>738470243Yes there is, china has it for less. Admit your sin now.
>>738470238>big retarded light barsAt least Steam Input allows you to turn that off.
>>738470243>a properly heavy weight.its literally the same weight as PS5 or Xbox controller
Finally got my tracking number. Doubt I'll get it tomorrow so probably <Monday. Super excited.
This controller seems like it'll be great for DS emulation.
>>738469980Switch Pro has a shite dpad and no analog triggers.
are scalper prices collapsing yet?
So... did anyone get the e-mail yet?
>>738470243>>738470590>AKTUALLY *PUSHES UP FAGGOT NERD GLASSES* I REALLY LIKE THIS GOY SLOP. MMMMMMM>'Why are you eating slop anon?'>SHUT UP, GABE SAMA SAVE ME!!!
>>738469754>Hopefully they learn from this for the saleHAHAHAHAHOH SWEET SUMMER CHILDyou wernt alive during the steam deck era?it went exactly like this, only the 2nd batch was with reservations, just like now
>>738470821there are actually barely any listed. I'm going through the few I see and dm'ing the sellers "lol" now
>>738448647reserved at 09:59
>>738471012that means they're all bought out...
>>738471019samewe were the first ones
>>738449594I got mine within minutes of the sales going live and it's stuck in packaged. My friends who ordered theirs in other other countries are getting them shipped already. I think Valve is retarded.
>>738471050no one actually "bought" any of those listings.
>>738470821>>738471012They got taken down due to one based autist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMEqJaZlx-o
>>738448647OMG I NEED ANOTHER CONTROLLER BECAUSE MY OTHER 3 CONTROLLERS AREN'T PERFECTLY FINE TO USEyou all deserve to be poor and stupid
The tendies are here, in this thread absolutely SEETHING RIGHT NOW!!! I'm getting the controller and getting it free since I sold useless cases. Ugghhh, I know, I know, there's no xinput, it's just that, I'M GETTING THE CONTROLLER, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
>>738471243>Literally nobody:>Anon: OMG TENDIES. IT'S BECAUSE OF NINTENDO. HAAHHAA SEETHE, THEY DON'T LIVE IN MY HEAD RENT FREE!!!!!
>>738471353I think I will order some Gamer Supps to enjoy when my controller gets here. Hmmm, what flavor should I get? Maybe Blo'Hole Blast to go for that peak 00's island vibe.
Why didnt these retards just do this plus a 5$ fee to combat indian scammers or whatever brown third worlder is scalping these in the US
>>738470853i got the reservation confirmation email if thats what youre talking about
>>738448647If they do this then who’s gonna buy all those controllers on ebay?
>>738471646>Deflecting due to being called outLmao, seething.
>>738471946The scalpers, did.
I reserved mine.I got a $500 bonus from my bank for investing.
>>738469585stop caring because I no longer have to check to make sure I don't miss a restock or the reservations or anything.I'll just see the mail eventually and then pay
>>738449783Makes sense. Still, will people wait for couple of weeks instead of giving in to scalpers, though?
lmao @ these slowcucks. buychads will have all the fun now.
>>738472048
>>738471974I am enjoying the amount of effort you are going through to shit on something that I will be enjoying. Knowing that it makes you seethe increases my enjoyment tenfold. Every seethendie post further increase my enjoyment. I might even get off at this rate. I'm winning.
>>738448647>Dunno why they didn't use this system 4 days ago but whateverbecause "controllers selling out in minutes" is pr you can't pay for. and it will likely happen AGAIN after the restock.
>>738472090>Still deflectingLmao, Steam shill melty.
>>738469431STRAIGHT BUSTA
Did valve consider how much this will hurt the resellers from the first drop?
>>738472229Eat shit reseller fuck.
>>738472257obviously lol
>>738472257I hope so.
>>738472257>Bait scalpers into buying>Plummet the market by having reservations for the second waveLmao, scalper cucks on suicide.
>>738472146>Lmao, Steam shill melty.
>>738472459>Don't mention Nintendo>Still lives in his head rent freeLmao.
>>738472257That was the point. Scalpers are not people.
>>738472229
But is it a good controller?
>>738472537Doesn't matter, you're spiritually a tendie now. I wonder what the controller smells like. Valve hardware always has a comfy smell. Every bump helps a bro who didn't know they can get a controller too!
>>738473309>Still goingLmao, melty.
>>738472257I believe that was their motivation for this new system.
> wife got her controller earlier than me despite me buying it 10 minutes earlier than herSo tilted right now.
>>738449791I fell for the 8bitdo meme and need a replacement
>>738472257I sure hope so, lolWould be ultra-based if they did it to cause scalpers financial losses
>>738463941I got through 2 minutes after launch and I'm still getting filtered by this part
>>738473864what's wrong with 8bitdo
>>738473601Yours went on the bottom of the pile, hers was last so it was on top.
>>738474215Personally my wired Pro 2 (non hall effect) has issues with both bumpers randomly giving unwanted inputs and the right trigger makes a creaky noise when pulled, feels like shit too. On top of that both sticks feel quite slippery to me, I lose grip often enough that it annoys me.Also the software is not all too impressive, my biggest issue with it is that the back buttons can only be bound to other controller buttons
>>738475759>back buttons can only be bound to other controller buttonsda fuq were you expecting out of them? what's your goal for the back buttons if not that?
>>738476121being able to bind them to any input control
>>738476121There are games where having the back buttons actually act as extra buttons rather than shortcuts would be really useful. It feels amateur-ish / cheap / not well thought out that 8bitdo is unable to offer this when Gamesaar etc do have the ability to bind to keyboard buttons
>>738473417Thx 4 the reply, thirdie tendie
>>738474215cheap garbage
>>738476408is that not what you can do already>>738476459you can't do this and then have your game able to be ported between different consoles, and the switch 2 console itself doesn't have back buttons.
>>738450009This is actually my reasoning for buying the Cube when it releases. I don't exactly need the new controller but I want one so I bought it.
>>738475487I asked her if I could use it until mine comes in. She told me to suck her dick.
>>738477361and you did right
>>738476606I am buying the box as a better steam deck for vacations and as a permanent couch system while the deck resides in my bedroom and as a 2P system for couch games like MCC that don't have splitscreen.
>>738477361I can help you to get a sidepiece in vrchat as a scheme to make her jealous and realize the error of her ways, giving you the controller, anon. It wouldn't actually be cheating because you're not actually trying to get with the sidepiece. Pretty flawless plan and you can pull out of it whenever you want
>>738449791It would be comfortable to play shooters on my couch. Does that blow your mind?
I support valve because they support BLM and makes my wife's and her boyfriend's jewish half african son feel accepted and supported. GABEBERG TAKE MY BUCKS
>>738478078That's cool, bro. To each their own.
>>738478546Thanks friend for being understanding and standing up against african suppression and white supremacy with meMINORITY REPRESENTATION
>>738478078oh i think I know what you're talking about now. Didn't they allow some employees to set up an activist sect within the company and then once they were all settled in just canned them?
>>738448647>>>CONSOOOOOOOM NEW PRODUCT<<<>>>CONSOOOOOOOM NEW PRODUCT<<<>>>CONSOOOOOOOM NEW PRODUCT<<<>>>CONSOOOOOOOM NEW PRODUCT<<<>>>CONSOOOOOOOM NEW PRODUCT<<<
>>738479402In this case, absolutely. Anons are going to be very happy with their steam controllers. I wouldn't be surprised if all coping and seething is legitimately snoy, microshit, or nintenbro grasping at straws, knowing that their product is inferior.
>>738449791i want a second "normal" controller so i can play with my friends when they come overdo i have your permission now anon?
