It’s definitely a bit dystopian to prioritize those that have the most time and money rather than just those that want to and have the means to purchase even if it’s a reasonable way to handle a limited resource.
I still don’t know what to do much about the mass scalper parasite that is its own dystopian touch.
And steam just checked that you had made a purchase for the first 48 hours of preorders.
Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
steam deck afaik only checked if you have ever purchased a steam game to prioritize. as those with new accounts or never purchased a game would be a red flag on whether they actually want the device for themselves
ekZepp@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Wow, i didn’t know that. Considering I had just brought one game before the Deck that was a close call, lol.
Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
the deck was released during covid, so it was in the best interest to valve to actually sell the device to people looking to actually buy and play games