Steam starts showing EU citizens a game's lowest price from the last 30 days to comply with new law

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Steam starts showing EU citizens a game’s lowest price from the last 30 days to comply with new lawValve did already have it covered, tbf

Valve did already have it covered, tbf

Steam already enforces limits on manipulating prices around sales, but it’s nice that some people get to have a little extra peace of mind.

The new law came into place on May 28th, and should apply to all EU countries - though Steam’s changes seem not to have rolled out everywhere just yet. Here’s how it’s displayed.

Steam now shows 30-day low price in some European Union countries to comply with the Omnibus Directive.pic.twitter.com/BbTsNn2Zsp— SteamDB (@SteamDB)June 3, 2023

Steam now shows 30-day low price in some European Union countries to comply with the Omnibus Directive.pic.twitter.com/BbTsNn2Zsp

Valve partially tackled the issue of pre-sale price hikes themselves in March last year, as part of a set of changes that also introduceda maximum discount limit of 90%. That means sellers were already banned from running a salewithin 30 days of a price increase, so the new EU regs don’t actually make a difference in Steam’s case - though it is possible they were introduced precisely because this legislation was coming. In any case, not every store has that rule, so folks in the EU still stand to benefit once those storefronts have updated to comply with the law.

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