Why didn't Valve implement this for the release? All of their hardware releases have been popular, and with the pent-up demand after the gabecube and steam frame delay, the sheer amount of people trying to buy the controller shouldn't have been surprising.

Whooo!!! That’s really good news for me, I was bummed to miss out on the first drop

We got the steam social credit score before GTA VI.

It's crazy that they ran out so fast! I managed to get two controllers in my basket 30 seconds after release but I wasn't able to pay until more than an hour later because Steam was getting hammered. It seems like I kept my place in line tho because my controllers have left the distribution center.

I hope everyone that wants a controller can get one! I am so excited to finally get my hands on it. I have been waiting for dual sticks with touch pads since 2015 when they released the first one.

Mine has been dispatched today from wave 1.

Finally some requirements before scalpers do their work.

April 27th 2026 seems like a wrong choice. I'd go for something like 2023 and work up to 2026. A minimum account value should also be a factor.

Bah, finally. Still mad they didn't do this from the start, but relieved to be in the queue. Damn scalpers ruining everything these days.

Could they not just lock the controller to the purchased account for the first 1 or 2 months? If you want to buy it for someone else you can use the gift option. Of course people could still resell it, but the people who buy the scalped controllers wouldn't be able to use it for two months, and the original account gets flagged as a scalper, and maybe banned if it's against ToS? And if you don't like your controller you can either just return it or wait out the lock-out period. But there are probably issues I'm missing.

Cool, they've done effectively the same thing they did with the Steam Deck. I think they truly didn't anticipate the volume of people interested in the controller.

Weird they didn't do this from the start.

Oh thank god, this actually is awesome. I was so frustrated for missing the original launch but this should help!

we are happy

you are sad

19:00 CET they sai

Before release, the only thing people seemed to want to do was complain about the price, and now they're way sold out. Never trust pre-release opinions I guess.

Cool I’d like mine to ship already. This launch has been rough

I didn't really want one but I didn't get a Steam Deck and now they're gone and I'm feeling big FOMO.

I hope they’ll do this for the Steam Deck as well while supplies are tight

I really don’t need one but damn it’s giving me FOMO.

Don’t worry, I would wait until those who want it more get it first.

Good, I'm glad they're trying to make this easier on people. Shame there's no mention of when a restock might actually happen though.

I'm hoping the amount of users crashes the reservation system. Sorry, I'm salty about not getting one.