R-rated games have just officially become unplayable for millions of gamers on Steam thanks to a new policy affecting the gaming platform that is, in its own right, pretty reasonable. There’s a wide variety of different titles available on the platform, across all sorts of genres and styles. You can, for example, play a new turn-based RPG for free on Steam, or perhaps venture into survival horror titles that keep you on the edge of your seat. Turns out, however, that mature-rated games will now be restricted for millions of players, including some of these fan-favorite games with heavy themes.
As seen in a report by Tweak Town, Steam will now require an additional step in its age verification process. Specifically in Australia, Steam will require players to add a valid credit card to their account as part of the process of verifying their age. According to the report, payment methods like PayPal or debit cards won’t be accepted, so users aged 18 and above will be required to register a valid Australian credit card to continue using Steam as mature players.
So, what does this mean? If players do not register a valid credit card...
