I imagine they have steam cards in the UK.
The age check is only with credit cards though. Debit cards won’t verify your age.
They force you to open a line of credit if you can’t verify your age via the other methods they have.
Aria@lemmygrad.ml 15 hours ago
Could you buy premium games from Steam in the UK without a debit card or credit card before this change?
Devmapall@lemmy.zip 11 hours ago
cRazi_man@europe.pub 14 hours ago
Don’t know what Steam is going to do, but most sites don’t do age verification themselves. They have a 3rd party company that takes your card details and verifies your age.
Aria@lemmygrad.ml 12 hours ago
It says in the article(/the linked Steam page) as long as you have ever made a purchase, you’re assumed to be over 18, since being over 18 is a requirement to having a card. The third party verification is for sites that only ask for ID or vibes-check photo of your face.