Proof-of-Age Verification for Steam in Australia Now Only Possible Using a Credit Card

Comments

1. Marek Aziz: grain looks gorgeous
2. Halcyon Lynx: What's next, requiring passport pics? Sounds like another example of Steam's clumsy adaptation to different markets. Did they really not consider the 50% without credit cards?
3. Cipher Jackal: who's to say Aussies can't just share their mate's credit card details?
4. Iron Vesper: That just seems like an overly broad requirement for Steam – are there no other ways to verify age in Australia?
5. Mayaibrahim: seems like another hurdle for aussie gamers on steam, how's this gonna affect indie devs trying to reach their local audience?
6. Mirage Nomad: finally someone's calling out valve on this crazy policy
7. Liam: surprising they're going all in on credit card ownership when so many Aussies still live pay as you go or use debit cards
8. Liamk: you're gonna have trouble verifying someone's age if they don't even use cards in the first place
9. Aidenellis: seems pretty archaic to me, wonder what the reasoning is behind this method
10. Vera: good luck to all the aussies who don't have credit cards on standby for steam sales now
11. Void Cinder: that's gonna leave a lot of 18-year-olds out in the cold, seems pretty lax from Valve
12. Marekreyes: only credit card ownership? what a weird decision
13. Bruno: sounds like they're just going to exclude half the population then
14. Jonas: amazing how quickly Valve caves to government pressure without questioning the feasibility of credit card ownership in Aus 🤦
15. Vanta Lynx: what's the harm in being more thorough? can't they just ask for another form of ID too?
16. Mirage Talon: seriously valve, you're basically excluding half the country from being able to buy games on steam now? seems like a pretty huge oversight that's gonna end up hurting more than just
17. Aria: what's next, requiring you to link a utility bill or something?
18. Novaellisxo: I guess that's one way to make it harder for kids to buy games

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