Have you been surprised by the very low prices of the games that are for sale on Steam Argentina? Well, it’s normal, in that region you can get video games at practically ridiculous prices if we compare them with those of other countries.
If a friend or person close to you has recommended that you create a Steam account in Argentina to take advantage of those discounts of more than 80% compared to the store in your country, we recommend that you reject that advice .
Is creating a Steam account from another country illegal?
At first we can say no, because there are many people who have created accounts from other countries and nothing has ever happened to them. The issue is that it all depends on the country from which the Steam account originates .
For example: if you live in Spain and create a North American Steam account , the platform will never penalize you, since the prices between both countries are relatively similar.
On the other hand, if you live in Spain and create a Steam Argentina account , the platform in question could ban you from one day to the next without any prior notice .
What’s more, it could also ban the Spanish account you have in your possession, why? Because Steam has the ability to cross data and check if you have more accounts related to you.
Why are games so cheap on Steam Argentina?
Steam is one of the few companies in the world of digital video game sales that thinks about its customers. It is for this reason that, in less developed countries , or with economic problems, it usually adjusts the prices of the games so that everyone can access them.
Argentina in recent years has suffered enormous economic problems, this made the residents of that country earn really low salaries if we compare them with first world countries.
If a game costs €60 or €70 in countries where the minimum wage is €1,800, it would be practically impossible for people earning less than €300 per month to buy a game at that price. It is for this reason that Steam regionalizes prices in countries with low purchasing power .
What can happen to you if you create an account on Steam Argentina from another country?
As we mentioned earlier, if Steam detects that you don’t live in Argentina , either because you downloaded Steam for Android and logged in without a VPN, it will block the account you created forever .
But that’s not all, if the platform crosses information and verifies that you have used the same credit card in your main account, it will also permanently ban it.
As if all this were not enough, Steam has the power to block your computer and IP address , which would mean that you can never access the store in question from the PC you have at home.
With nothing more to add in this regard, if you have already created one and want to get rid of it , we recommend you check how much your Steam account costs, you could sell it to an Argentine to avoid major problems.
