Hey everyone.

Steam Deck is officially unavailable in my region and rather than paying extra to my local importer retailers or changing the region to US on my main account, I was thinking what if I create a new account using VPN and then fill the wallet balance with gift cards. Can I purchase Steam Deck like that? Or will I not be able to purchase it because of the new account? I’m planning this ahead of the time, I think there will be some sales during christmas and I really want to buy one by then.

  • Ave19899@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I mean… its possible that it will work but there is always the chance that you will get steambanned and lose all the money due to purchasing with a vpn.

    • THEVAN3D@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      What is a solution then for people outside of US or other supported regions?? I dont want to risk my main account. I have hundreds of games. Spent thousands of dollars and don’t wanna lose it at all. But I want Steam Deck too. What do you suggest I do then?

      • -Saisaki-@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Some retail stores do resell to unsupported countries, check places like best buy or other similar stores. Otherwise i want to sell my old LCD 256 GB Model when the OLED Arrives, if you are interested i can sell it to you.