News business Steam: Valve would limit the possibility of changing regions
With Steam available in a wide variety of countries, Valve has to deal with players who switch regions to get cheaper prices. To combat abuse, Gabe Newell’s company is said to have tightened the rules.
According to Steam databasewho regularly searches the platform code, Steam would no longer be so flexible with “tourism” Player. Behind this expression we find players who Change the location of your account to buy your games cheaper. A few months ago, Valve introduced a limit that forces players to Use a payment method associated with the country shown in the location. The main purpose of this was to limit the use of VPNs. Today Steam DB reports that Steam now limits the change of region to one every three monthswhich further complicates the task of buyers with these methods.
To further crack down on people who buy games in cheaper regions, Valve added a limit on how often you can change the country of your Steam account.
The country must not be updated more often than every 3 months. Purchases can be made using a payment method in your current region.
– Steam database (@SteamDB) June 23, 2021
To take action against people who buy games in cheaper regions, Valve added a limit on how often you can change the country of your Steam account. The country cannot be updated more than every 3 months. Purchases can be made using a payment method associated with your current region.
However, things are far from frozen as the European Union in particular has not yet addressed the issue. If the EU so decides, it could be inconvenient for Valve, which was recently fined $ 7.8 million for signing zoning agreements for keys sold on the European market. When the commission takes the view that this location restriction hinders the functioning of the common marketValve faces further penalties.
By MalloDelic, Journalist igamesnews.com
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