This is obviously to stop fraud, but it’s not remotely clear and, ultimately, means that we couldn’t test the feature properly. It turns out that digital gift cards can’t even be sent to friends unless they’ve been your friend for three days. Steam didn’t offer an immediate explanation of why I wasn’t eligible, and we had to find it elsewhere by searching through Steam’s support page. It turns out that all this effort was worthless because I wasn’t eligible for the gift in the first place. Eventually, after jumping through too many hoops, we were pals, but we weren’t done. Apparently you can’t have privacy and new friendships. Unfortunately, we weren’t already friends, which meant we had to go through the whole rigmarole of finding each other, which didn’t work because both of our profiles were private. I asked John to send me a fiver (you can send between £5 and £100) because freelancers need to make their money whatever way they can. Restrictions that John and I unfortunately had to wrestle with when we tried to test the system. Accepting the gift will add the funds to their Steam wallet. You can purchase a digital gift card through Steam, select an amount and the friend you want to send it to, and Steam will deliver it with a personalised message. Instead of just giving them some cash that they’ll probably spend on a game anyway, why not show that you care - but not too much - by picking up a digital gift card from Steam? They’re available now, if you're willing to jump through some hoops.Įssentially, this is just a way to top up a pal’s Steam wallet. If you've received a physical gift card, then you can activate it online by inputting the code.Can’t think of a decent birthday present for that sort-of-but-not-really friend or distant family member? Don’t worry: Steam has your back. If you send a digital Steam card, the receiver will have the money added to their wallet by accepting the gift. The Wallet balance can can then be used to buy games, downloadable content, and in-game items. Physical cards are sold in amounts of $20, $30, $50, and $100, while digital cards can be worth $5, $10, $25, $50, and $100.Ī Steam card comes with an activation code, which can be used by the recipient to put the Steam card's value into their account's digital Steam Wallet. The only real difference between a physical and digital gift card is the amount of money they come in. Steam also offers digital gift cards, so the process can be done entirely online. A physical gift card is a lovely addition to a traditional birthday or Christmas card - nicer than handwriting an activation code at the bottom. While Steam is an online-only service, it still offers gift cards which can be bought in many stores.
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