Sending gifts/funds to other countries

[CarolusMagnus]

I have two friends in the Philippines, and I was planning on sending them God Eater 2 on Christmas. One of them has had a Steam account for some time already, and has purchased some games himself, so there's no problem directly gifting him the game. But one of them is very new to Steam, so he still can't be added as a friend unless he purchases something =>$5. I was thinking of buying Steam cards here (Canada) and sending the code/s to him or use PayPal (altho I don't know much about it). Worst case I actually send money, which is in bad taste.

Anyone know how things work, if I can actually send code/s to him, other ways to send the gift, etc. ? Thanks!

[FFL2and3rocks]

You can still add him as a friend. Limited accounts can't send friend invites, but they can receive them.

[CarolusMagnus]

Originally posted by FFL2and3rocks:

You can still add him as a friend. Limited accounts can't send friend invites, but they can receive them.

But can they receive gifts?

[BossGalaga]

Originally posted by GryphusOne:

Originally posted by FFL2and3rocks:

You can still add him as a friend. Limited accounts can't send friend invites, but they can receive them.

But can they receive gifts?

Yes.

[CarolusMagnus]

Originally posted by BossGalaga:

Originally posted by GryphusOne:

But can they receive gifts?

Yes.

I see. That is very good, saved me a lot of effort. Will confirm this with friend by sending him a gift, so the question will still be open for others, backup plans just in case. Many thanks!

[BossGalaga]

Originally posted by GryphusOne:

Originally posted by BossGalaga:

Yes.

I see. That is very good, saved me a lot of effort. Will confirm this with friend by sending him a gift, so the question will still be open for others, backup plans just in case. Many thanks!

However, there may be regional restrictions.

[CarolusMagnus]

Originally posted by BossGalaga:

Originally posted by GryphusOne:

I see. That is very good, saved me a lot of effort. Will confirm this with friend by sending him a gift, so the question will still be open for others, backup plans just in case. Many thanks!

However, there may be regional restrictions.

I've heard of this, but specifically what?

[BossGalaga]

Originally posted by GryphusOne:

Originally posted by BossGalaga:

However, there may be regional restrictions.

I've heard of this, but specifically what?

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1266-QFZC-2141

[CarolusMagnus]

Originally posted by BossGalaga:

Originally posted by GryphusOne:

I've heard of this, but specifically what?

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1266-QFZC-2141

I read up more on region-locking, so I'm not much sure, but I found something hopeful: http://kotaku.com/you-cant-gift-steam-games-wherever-you-want-anymore-1672525767

Does that mean I can gift a game from here(Canada) to my friend(Philippines)?

[BossGalaga]

Originally posted by GryphusOne:

Originally posted by BossGalaga:

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1266-QFZC-2141

I read up more on region-locking, so I'm not much sure, but I found something hopeful: http://kotaku.com/you-cant-gift-steam-games-wherever-you-want-anymore-1672525767

Does that mean I can gift a game from here(Canada) to my friend(Philippines)?

The title of that article is "You CAN'T gift steam games wherever you want anymore."

If you read the article, then it's dependent on the game and the regional restrictions set by the publisher.

[Astraea Kisaragi]

Generally there isn't any problem with those gifts, except the ones bought in the CIS region. The gift should be marked as "ROW" and can be activated without issue.

[CarolusMagnus]

Originally posted by BossGalaga:

Originally posted by GryphusOne:

I read up more on region-locking, so I'm not much sure, but I found something hopeful: http://kotaku.com/you-cant-gift-steam-games-wherever-you-want-anymore-1672525767

Does that mean I can gift a game from here(Canada) to my friend(Philippines)?

The title of that article is "You CAN'T gift steam games wherever you want anymore."

If you read the article, then it's dependent on the game and the regional restrictions set by the publisher.

I read and it said "Canadian Dollar No Restriction note." I'm just double-checking if it's the other way around (I can't buy a game in Canada and gift it to a PH dude).

Originally posted by Astraea Kisaragi:

Generally there isn't any problem with those gifts, except the ones bought in the CIS region. The gift should be marked as "ROW" and can be activated without issue.

So that really means I can buy a game here in Canada and gift it to my friend in the Philippines?
And to finally confirm: I can add a friend even though his accounts is limited, right? He's new to Steam.

[Cathulhu]

Yes, you as a Canadian can send gifts anyware.
Yes, a limited account can receive and accept friend requests, just not send them.

[Astraea Kisaragi]

Is this really a issue? I gifted games to my friends into USA, England, Tunisia or Chile several times and never had a problem.

[CarolusMagnus]

Originally posted by Astraea Kisaragi:

Is this really a issue? I gifted games to my friends into USA, England, Tunisia or Chile several times and never had a problem.

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

Yes, you as a Canadian can send gifts anyware.
Yes, a limited account can receive and accept friend requests, just not send them.

Originally posted by BossGalaga:

Originally posted by GryphusOne:

I read up more on region-locking, so I'm not much sure, but I found something hopeful: http://kotaku.com/you-cant-gift-steam-games-wherever-you-want-anymore-1672525767

Does that mean I can gift a game from here(Canada) to my friend(Philippines)?

The title of that article is "You CAN'T gift steam games wherever you want anymore."

If you read the article, then it's dependent on the game and the regional restrictions set by the publisher.

This thread was a real lifesaver. I'm kinda new to Steam myself, I've only ever gifted games to my brother, who is just a few feet away from me. Thanks guys!

[BossGalaga]

Well, I would add that some games are banned in certain countries. Mostly Germany is where that's a big issue though. I don't think there are any specific game bans in the Philippines, not that I know of anyway.