I don’t think you understand what I am saying here. One person in the household signed up and didn’t get picked. They do not specify or clarify what happens if the other person in the household signs up. Does it risk one or both of the accounts?
Roommates can’t have two systems and should share?! Did you read what I actually said or are you just ignoring half of it because you don’t like the idea that this is not a cut and dry thing.
I didn’t even say I don’t understand the limit. Scalpers suck. I just said I wasn’t going to gamble with my steak account over it. I have bought steak hardware before. I’ve owned both the steak link and the original controller. I had one of their Alienware steam machines back in the day.
This is a system that hurts prospective buyers who want the product because scalpers are doing the wrong thing and it sucks to be essentially treated as a person trying to take advantage of the system when you haven’t done anything wrong.
steelplatedmech@piefed.ca 3 days ago
Who said anything about roommates not being allowed to have two systems?
Just making the point that when it is hard to even get one system for them to share it makes sense why until shortages are resolved why they’d limit it to one per household.
atrielienz@lemmy.world 2 days ago
You made the suppositions about units per household. I framed it as roommates because you didn’t think through what you were saying.
It doesn’t matter if it’s roommates, spouses or any other permutation of people living in the same house. They shouldn’t necessarily be expected to share a PC just because someone else is doing something wrong.
I get why Valve did it. I fully remember during the pandemic trying to buy a console and not being able to because of scalpers. But that doesn’t negate any of what I said.
steelplatedmech@piefed.ca 2 days ago
Roomates or family are members of a household. One unit per address. I don’t see why relations would matter.
atrielienz@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I’ve had many a roommate in my life. I’ve never shared a computer with a roommate. Family computer with my family? Yeah. Roommate. No. Roommates are essentially two completely autonomous people who happen to live together. That’s the distinction.