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Steam User Accuses Valve of Breaking an EU Consumer Law

Gaming Irresponsibly reports on a european Steam user who is accusing the gaming giant of legal wrong-doing.

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Kran4647d ago

Honestly though.... this happens everywhere.

Seriously. PS Vita, console games (UK pays £5 more than US), the 3DS at first. In fact, almost everything.

gamingdroid4647d ago

Pricing is regional, and there are different taxes in different countries in the EU so I'm not entirely sure how this would even work.

RedDragan4647d ago (Edited 4647d ago )

Hi guys, his inclusion of US prices is a non-argument as American pricing is not in the jurisdiction of EU law, the only place where has a case is that Steam prevent people from European Mainland from buying games off Steam UK, that is against the law.

It is legally prohibited that a retailer or supplier can prevent any EU citizen from accessing and buying from an EU store, be it online or brick and motar.

He needs to forget about the US dollar pricing, nothing can be done about that. He needs to concentrate on the fact that Valve will not let EU citizens access sites intended by them for people in other regions of the EU which is against the law.

While Valve is allowed to charge more or less on the UK Steam platform than on the EU Steam platform, it cannot stop people from the UK buying from the EU Steam if it is cheaper and vice versa.

gamingdroid4647d ago

You bring up a valid point, but is the laws of EU the same for all countries? Meaning, let say for the sake of it a game is illegal in one country, but not in another.

Is it then legal for the person residing in the country barred from the game to buy it? ... and would it be legal for Valve to sell it in such a manner when they have a presence in that country?

RedDragan4646d ago

Good question, for that I do not have the answer I am afraid to say. I know games have been banned in some EU nations but not others so it would be really difficult for those bans to be enforced.

In short, no idea sorry. :(

narked4647d ago (Edited 4647d ago )

also, ps3 in us $250, while in eu it's Eur250. those are the official prices. In malta it sells for 350euro :/

-edit and we're in the EU

hiredhelp4647d ago

Yeh true. Its like on consoles with content they charge same price as the US dollor to the pound.

Pikajew4647d ago

Person hears a guy is suing MS, so they try to sue Valve

NuclearDuke4647d ago

Will you sue Sony, Microsoft and Blizzard also? :)
- Please do it properly if you even consider this.

Alos884647d ago

I'm from the UK, I'm used to paying too much for my products.

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Helldivers 2: How to Link Steam and PlayStation Network Accounts

This article explains how to link your Steam and PlayStation Networks accounts, which is becoming a must for Helldivers 2.

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Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Ups 4 Review -- Gamerhub UK

Save the quarters and blast everything to oblivion at home!

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Steam’s Refund Policy Change Won’t Affect You Unless You’re A Lowlife

Steam is changing its refund policy, but you probably won’t be affected

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thorstein14d ago

Should have happened a long time ago. People wanting refunds after 50 hours in game.

fsfsxii14d ago

Pc gamers will take this as an excuse to pirate things

KyRo14d ago

I'm not sure why you're getting disgrees. Whilst not all PC gamers are petty, an awful lot of them are lol

Crows9014d ago

Entirely untrue. Not any more petty than console gamers. The only large difference is console gamers don't have much of a choice.

Michiel198913d ago

Not sure why you're getting agrees. an awful lot of console gamers are overemotional twinks ready to go to war over a plastic box, I'll take being a pc gamer then.

Speaking about overgeneralizing much.

Nooderus13d ago

"X" type of gamer conversations are cringe

qalpha14d ago

Daily reminder that 'TheGamer' is a corporate-generated, anti-gamer, anti-consumer, clickbait web site. They are mostly A.I. generated articles that villainize gamers. They provide nothing positive and actively try to provoke and divide the community through extreme view points and politics. Do not give them any clicks.

Inverno14d ago

Only scumbags? As if people don't play their games on console put in the most amount of hours and return it to GameStop and trade it in for another game. But also how many people are actually do this? And what games have been allowed to be refunded?

DustMan14d ago

You can refund any game you've purchased as long as it hasn't been longer than two weeks, and you've played less than 2 hours. I wish they would change it to 3 hours because some RPG's have so much exposition that you may only get an hour total of complete gameplay. That's my only knock on it. I've refunded plenty of stuff I was just curious to try. I typically stay away from Early Access titles which are the only ones affected by this policy change.

Inverno14d ago

Apparently early access doesn't count, only complete games with a play early preorder bonus.

Gaming4Life198114d ago

I definitely know if I want a refund in 2 hours.

SegaSaturn66913d ago

I never liked refunding anything. Even if a film is bad, i dont want my money back. Sometimes things just aren't for me, and it's not the creator's fault necessarily.

Gaming4Life198113d ago

I feel you and i have never walked out on a bad movie cause I payed my money. I also don't refund games cause I'm a gamer and I know what to buy lol. I think having a digital refund is great.

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