Steam Hardware
A place to discuss and support all Steam Hardware, including Steam Deck, Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and SteamOS in general.
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There is no good way to write any criminal law, as I said
As a condition of sale (civil) It would potentially completely fuck steams reputation. Gamers don't like companies who sue their customers. If I gift a steam controller to a partner who becomes an ex and they sell it, suddenly I get sued. Great
Every steam critic would use it to attack steam.
You cannot add a condition of sale in many countries to control the resale of a physical product. There are literal ownership laws . Which is the point I'm possibly not making as clear as I need to be
They could just limit 1 per customer and require a deposit to stay in the queue. And offer something beneficial like a free game which directly is added to the account that orders. But that screws people who are getting them as gifts. Or prioritize people based on library size for the initial orders / randomize the queue a bit
The reason I said write the example, is because what is the penalty going to be? Cancel their account? Disable the hardware?
Again, it's a bad idea. You're trying to solve a problem that normally doesn't exist, won't in 6 months and will cause a much bigger one.
As much as I hate scalpers, this is delusional that can not only legally not be enforced in many countries, but would be criminal in many countries and have a huge probability to backfire
You're right, laws are dumb and I will just hunt down the scalpers myself.
Good luck with that