Steam’s Geoblocking of Activation Codes Found to be in Breach of EU Antitrust Laws

Steam’s Geoblocking of Activation Codes Found to be in Breach of EU Antitrust Laws

5 years ago
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https://wccftech.com/steam-geoblocking-eu-antitrust/

European Steam users’ game-buying experience may be about to change, as the European Commission has taken aim at Valve’s regional European pricing schemes and practice of geoblocking activation codes obtained from other countries. They’ve also singled out a number of major publishers, including Bandai Namco, Focus Home Interactive, Koch Media, and ZeniMax Media (parent company of Bethesda) for making geoblocking arrangements with Steam and other game distributors.

Here’s what EU commissioner Margrethe Vestager had to say about the decision…