can't buy bundles as gifts?

[Aperture Science]

is this meant to be like this, looking to buy the half life complete bundle as a gift but i already own all of it so i can't add it to cart.

[MadBone12]

Yes, some bundles cannot be gifted.

[Aperture Science]

Originally posted by MadBone12:

Yes, some bundles cannot be gifted.

only some? do you know why that is or the reason

[MadBone12]

Some bundles are sold as "complete the set" so you can buy them for yourself, to add any content you didn't already own. Some bundles require that you purchase all content together. If you already own some of the content, you can't purchase it - you can only buy the individual pieces. You probably own some of the content, so Steam won't let you purchase it, even as a gift.

[rawWwRrr]

bundles are for completing a collection for yourself.

packs are buying a whole set of games whether they are for yourself or to gift. you can still buy a pack when you own some of the games already. the checkout process will tell you that you won't get duplicate copies.

unfortunately some bundles have "pack" in the title so it causes confusion.

example of a bundle:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/755/Rainbow_Six_Bundle/

example of a pack:
https://store.steampowered.com/sub/964/

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by darryl:

Originally posted by MadBone12:

Yes, some bundles cannot be gifted.

only some? do you know why that is or the reason

Not really no. It's just down to the rights owners (devs, publishers, etc).

It's just how it is. It may be to stop illicit external trading or something. Basically harming their market.

[Aperture Science]

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:

Originally posted by darryl:

only some? do you know why that is or the reason

Not really no. It's just down to the rights owners (devs, publishers, etc).

It's just how it is. It may be to stop illicit external trading or something. Basically harming their market.

yeah fair mate