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Steam will stop selling physical gift cards later this year due to scammers
Citing scammers as the primary reason, Valve have now announced that they will no longer be selling physical gift cards at retailers. Steam will stop selling physical gift cards later this year due to scammers first appeared on KitGuru.
Steam Phasing Out Physical Gift Cards Over Scam Concerns
Steam announces that its physical gift cards will be going away soon, due to concerns of scams involving the gift cards found in stores.
Steam is discontinuing physical gift cards because 'scammers have adapted'
Existing physical gift cards will be sold at retail stores until they are gone, but Steam will continue to offer digital gift cards.
Can’t have anything in 2026—Steam is killing physical gift cards because, you’ve guessed it, scammers
All good things must come to an end, not necessarily due to the natural course of things, but due to total assholes roaming the world and ruining the fun for the rest of us. Now, due to scammers increasingly using physical Steam gift cards for their nefarious deeds, Valve is going to kill them off...
Can’t have anything in 2026—Steam is killing physical gift cards because, you’ve guessed it, scammers
Do not redeem. The post Can’t have anything in 2026—Steam is killing physical gift cards because, you’ve guessed it, scammers appeared first on Destructoid.
Steam Will No Longer Sell Physical Gift Cards Due to Scammers
Steam gift cards will no longer be available at retail stores.
Steam is scrapping physical gift cards due to scam concerns
Steam has announced that it’s starting to phase out physical gift cards, with retailers expected to run out by the end of the year.
Steam Will No Longer Sell Gift Cards
Valve will no longer issue new physical gift cards to retailers as measures to combat scammers prove futile.
Valve to no longer offer physical gift cards due to scammers
Valve updated a help article recently, noting that they will no longer be supplying physical Steam gift cards due to scammers. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/valve-to-no-longer-offer-physical-gift-cards-due-to-scammer/
Valve to no longer offer physical gift cards due to scammers
Valve updated a help article recently, noting that they will no longer be supplying physical Steam gift cards due to scammers. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
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