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Valve's reaction to Steam Controller scalpers

This meme uses the popular angry Omni-Man screenshot from the animated series *Invincible*. The character is labeled with a red 'VALVE' banner across his forehead. The top text reads 'YOU DON\'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND.', and the bottom text reads 'THE NEW STEAM CONTROLLER ISN\'T YOURS TO SCALP.'. It humorously depicts Valve taking an aggressive, confrontational stance against scalpers who purchased all available Steam Controller stock immediately upon the product's release, preventing regular consumers from buying the hardware at retail price.
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YOU DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND.
THE NEW STEAM CONTROLLER ISN'T YOURS TO SCALP.

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VALVE label placed on the character's forehead

Overview

This meme uses the popular angry Omni-Man screenshot from the animated series Invincible. The character is labeled with a red 'VALVE' banner across his forehead. The top text reads 'YOU DON\'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND.', and the bottom text reads 'THE NEW STEAM CONTROLLER ISN\'T YOURS TO SCALP.'. It humorously depicts Valve taking an aggressive, confrontational stance against scalpers who purchased all available Steam Controller stock immediately upon the product's release, preventing regular consumers from buying the hardware at retail price.

Origin notes

This meme originates as a user-created edit shared on 9Gag, sourced via RSS. It is a remix of the widely used Omni-Man 'you don't understand' reaction meme template, edited on Imgflip as evidenced by the imgflip.com watermark, to reference the common issue of hardware scalping affecting newly released Valve/Steam gaming products, specifically the Steam Controller launch.

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