In countries that celebrate Christmas, it is necessary for people to give gifts to their friends simply because it is the season for gift giving, but for gamers, specifically Steam store users, there is something holding them back.
One of the most prominent and important features of the Steam store is buying games for friends as gifts, and there is no doubt that it is one of the beautiful ways to show the extent of love that exists between friends. Now it seems that most gamers are unhappy with the downtime of the feature, as criticism has exploded on social media. Users of the feature have discussed the feature crashing and are urging Valve to fix it as soon as possible, as an error message appears saying “Due to regional pricing differences, the gift you are trying to send cannot be shipped to the recipient’s region.”
So let me get this straight.. because steam wants to charge different prices for the same content in different places, I am not allowed to give Christmas gifts to my friends? from steam
Many players have pointed out that this is happening as a result of Steam's efforts to prevent scams, such as moving between territories in the store to buy games at a cheaper price. But of course, the issue was so strict that it crept into the game gifting feature. Unfortunately, gifts cannot be given between different countries or regions, because if the percentage of the game exceeds the other country by more than 10%, it will be considered a scam.
It seems that the economic problems and crises that the world was going through led Valve to make this decision. However, with signs of some economic problems disappearing in the future, the company should open its doors, even if only during the festive season. We hope that Valve resolves the issue as soon as possible for all gamers around the world.
