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minus-squareIlovethebomb@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·15 hours agoValve is a big enough company that they could conceivably start their own payment provider to bypass this.
minus-squareLandless2029@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·11 hours agoFor example they could sell adult games under credits only and take CC or PayPal for credits. This way you’re not buying adult titles with CC at all. Same way AAA deal with gambling with lootboxes.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoCan’t people do this already? Just load up your Steam Wallet, and then use those funds however you want?
minus-squareLandless2029@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoCant use the steam wallet when they delist the game.
minus-squareGsus4@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·14 hours agoCome on, Gabe. You know you wanna.
minus-squaresmeenz@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoYou do know what happens to Valve Time any time someone tells Gabe to hurry up, right?
minus-squareGsus4@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoHaha, it’s funny, because I tried to make this a joke about HLIII, but I didn’t want to jinx it…d’oh!
Valve is a big enough company that they could conceivably start their own payment provider to bypass this.
For example they could sell adult games under credits only and take CC or PayPal for credits.
This way you’re not buying adult titles with CC at all. Same way AAA deal with gambling with lootboxes.
Can’t people do this already? Just load up your Steam Wallet, and then use those funds however you want?
Cant use the steam wallet when they delist the game.
Come on, Gabe. You know you wanna.
You do know what happens to Valve Time any time someone tells Gabe to hurry up, right?
Haha, it’s funny, because I tried to make this a joke about HLIII, but I didn’t want to jinx it…d’oh!