Valve closes loophole that made some Steam prices cheaper

It's now a lot harder to change your Steam store country and take advantage of cheaper game prices in different regions.

A recent change by Valve, clocked by SteamDB, now requires you to first make a purchase using a payment method from the country whose store you're using.

This closes the loophole where you could use a VPN to fool Steam into thinking you lived somewhere else - somewhere, say, a particular game might be priced a little cheaper.

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