Since I don’t have PayPal anymore for many years, the only way to purchase games on Steam was local Steam Gift Cards for me. In fact, that is one of the major reasons why I don’t even by on any other shop at all and focus on Steam.
Comment on Steam is ending the physical Steam Gift Cards at retailers!
Midnitte@beehaw.org 4 weeks ago
Kind of sad - my fiancé really preferred purchasing them to avoid using her card (and sort of give herself an allowance).
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
Germany here. Direct bank transfer is not a replacement for Steam Gift Cards I could buy in local stores. I would want to avoid bank transfer, credit cards or a third party service such as PayPal. My preferred way to buy games on Steam is going into a local shop, buy physical Steam Gift Card with cash from my hand and then rub the number, enter it in Steam to get money on my account. And there is nothing that can replace this workflow. Paysafe Cards were a thing in the past I used too, but I think they are no longer available as physical cards in Germany.
pillowtags@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
She can still buy the digital ones!
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
And how do you buy digital ones?
pillowtags@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
store.steampowered.com/digitalgiftcards/
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
I didn’t ask where to buy. My question was implying that you need to use a card or bank account to buy digital gift cards. It’s not a replacement for local physical Gift Cards.
Midnitte@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
Ah… shes a bit narcotic with using her card online. 🤷🏻♂️