Same, I'll be first in line for the Steam Controller 2. And the VR kit, and a Steam Machine 😆

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Well, who knows. Perhaps that console leak will turn into something real and we'll see 5% :P

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There seems to be a user or two confused in the comments here. Paypal was not acquired, they're talking about the acquiring bank [External Link] - those who actually do the payment processing (Paypal don't do this themselves).

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Update #2 - Valve press replied to GamingOnLinux to confirm allowing Debit Cards for verification was a bug, which has now been solved.

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I've emailed Valve for clarification, since there's growing reports on Debit Cards working for it.

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If it's true that a debit card also works, Valve will have to fix that, even preteens can have a debit card in the UK.

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Who could blame them :P

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I’m going to assume you’ve never played at, as graphically it looks great.

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I have nothing against protecting children, speaking as a parent myself. I agree with the thought behind it, but nothing about the implementation of it.

The Online Safety Act is a serious overreach on what it does. We even now have some in the UK [External Link] suggesting age checks should be required on VPNs because people are using it as a workaround.

The problem is as usual: parenting. People need to actually check what their kids are doing. Basically all devices have parental controls, use them. A lot of parents really do just give their kids unrestricted internet access and that's the biggest part of the problem.

The other side is - if the UK gov really wanted to protect people, they would have rolled out a proper country-wide privacy-focused way to do the checks, not just hand it off to whoever. We have no real idea what these private companies are doing with our ID, our faces or whatever you choose to hand over.

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Small update: the developers added Linux system requirements after this was published, and it's now Steam Deck Verified with the Native version.

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