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Valve Has a Plan to Stop Scalpers From Botting the Steam Machine - Gizmodo
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Valve has announced plans to block bots and scalpers so more genuine buyers can purchase upcoming hardware, responding to shortages and secondary-market markups. For the Steam Machine launching June 29 at $1,049 Valve will use a randomized purchase queue as part of that effort. The move addresses earlier controller launch problems where scalping left many customers empty-handed, though initial availability may still be limited.
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