Steam Makes It Much Harder to Get Cheaper Games Using a VPN

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As you’re probably aware, Steam prices can be dramatically cheaper depending on the region that the browser is in, which has prompted unscrupulous bargain hunters to score deals by faking their locations with a VPN. With this being such an obvious terms-of-service violation (and a generally lame thing to do), Valve is cracking down on the loophole with newly implemented payment restriction: going forward, users won’t be able to change their account’s country setting unless they make a purchase using a payment method belonging to that region.



Valve has recently made changing your store country more strict, which requires completing a purchase using a payment method from that country.This should hinder the ability of using VPNs to buy games cheaper. pic.twitter.com/IozwoO6gsi— Steam Database (@SteamDB)...

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[Armenius]

Horizon needs to stop being brought up with this subject because there was nothing but rumor being spread.

 

[Burticus]

Wow it had never occurred to me to try this UNTIL NOW.

I wonder what online payment methods are available from other counties like Central / South America.

 

[Grimlakin]

Privacy.com perhaps would let you pick a region?