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    Valve Updates Steam to Block Regional Pricing VPN Exploit

    By Christian PepitoJuly 31, 20201 Min Read
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    Game company Valve has recently updated Steam in order to block the exploit that allows VPN users to take advantage of regional pricing.

    The new account settings update is Valve’s attempt to stop the exploit. This will now require users to buy games using the payment methods from the country they are living in. Marketplace will also monitor which country is specified in the user’s account settings. It will also show prices and Steam Wallet funds in that currency only.

    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

    — SteamDB (@SteamDB) July 29, 2020

    What if the user will move to another country or wants to visit one for a long period of time? They must complete a purchase using a payment method from that new location and then change their country setting. If they cannot do that, the online store will reset back to the original region they set it on before.

    Valve hopes that this could prevent further exploits in the future.

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