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I really hope they sell the GabeCube in retail outlets. It'll be a Linux machine you can just plug in and use. A lot of people will buy it as a console and then realise it works fine as a PC. That's the kind of promotion Linux needs right now.
I fear for this too but because I live where steam hardware is never sold, I have to rely on scalpers or stores who sell it for triple it's value. I want the controller (tbh I want the vr controllers, but not the steam frame) but I don't want to pay around $2,000 MXN for it.
The 8bitdo Ultimate 2 series of controllers are fine pieces of hardware. Yes, they don't have the trackpads but they have TMR sticks (probably the very same model as Steam Controller 2) and they are even compatible game consoles.
The biggest problem is that there are four very similarly named controllers ("Bluetooth" is the highest end and compatible with all BT devices even phones) but that's it. No need to throw money at scalpers if good alternatives exist.
PS: If it behaves like Steam Deck's controller, it'll be useless without Steam running and merely acting as mouse.
Why not use a reshipping service?