S3NS3 Jul 25, 2023 @ 1:24pm
Can steam add google play credit/google play cards as a payment method
I really wanna buy some games and it would be perfect because I have some leftovers on my google play credit, It would go like this: You buy a game with this google play credit on mobile, but since steam is a pc plattform, you just turn your pc on and start downloading the game that you bought, for free because you already have it bought on the mobile app.
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Cathulhu Jul 25, 2023 @ 1:25pm 
Add? Yes.
Will they? Very unlikely.

Valve tried mobile payments in the past and they actually lost money on it due to massive fees and chargebacks even months after the payment was made.
It was financially unsustainable.
nullable Jul 25, 2023 @ 2:31pm 
Wait, google play credit? As in google's app store "store credit"? As in money put on https://www.amazon.com/Google-Play-Gift-Code-mail/dp/B074T91QTZ/, and then eventually tied to a specific google play account?

Noooo. Forget it. It's not money. You paid to convert your money into google dollars, and Google isn't going to let you use their store credit on other services. And other services aren't going to accept Google's store credit either.

Just like you can't use left over Steam Wallet funds outside of Steam, regardless if it's tied to your account or just floating on an unused giftcard.

Gift cards of any type are not money, and are not transferable to other stores. Don't hold your breath on that changing. The reality is gift cards are in a lot of ways just free money for businesses. At this point Americans alone have spent billions on unused giftcard balances over the last few decades, that is money the business got and never had to redeem anything for. it. Free money, that consumers wasted on a stupid idea? Businesses are not going to do anything to upset that gravy train...

I personally avoid gift cards, it's always been an obvious hustle to me. Get a credit card and pay as you go. If you want to give someone money, just give them money, not a less useful facsimile tied to a specific store.
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Date Posted: Jul 25, 2023 @ 1:24pm
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