That number is a fraction of the more than 110 thousand games that Steam Global owns. Fortnite data miner Ricky Owens, better known as iFireMonkey, first became aware of the ban. Through the screenshot, it is known that Steam is included in the list of blocked websites in China.
The Verge tried to confirm this with the Comparitech tool which can check for blocked sites. After entering “store.steampowered.com” into the site, the tool shows that Steam has been blocked in all parts of China. However, for the site “store.steamchina.com” Comparitech says the domain is still available.
Steam Global domain blocking makes gamer China only has access to Steam China which first launched in February this year. Steam China is known to have a smaller number of games with the main games being Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) and Dota 2.
In addition, Steam China also comes without any community features, including Steam Workshop, Community Market, discussion forums, and an activity section featuring the latest broadcasts from users on Steam, recent screenshots of games, community-made game guides, and more. .
Reported The Verge, Monday (12/27), China’s apparent ban on Steam Global was a crude way to end the year China has spent cracking down on games. In July, Tencent launched facial recognition technology that scans children’s faces to keep them in compliance with China’s curfew to prevent children from playing late-night games.
Just one month later, China implemented a new rule that limits minors from playing games to more than three hours each week. Then China banned the game Fortnite, even though Fortnite has been heavily modified to comply with China’s strict rules. Steam has yet to provide a response.
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