Valve has announced that it will stop producing physical Steam gift cards. According to reports from Ars Technica and Engadget, the decision is a response to the ongoing issue of scammers using the gift card system.
The discontinuation of the retail program removes the physical cards from store shelves. Engadget stated that the "never-ending problem of scammers" led Valve to make the decision to cease production of these cards.
Ars Technica reported that this move also affects a market of legitimate users who utilize physical gift cards to add funds to their accounts using physical cash.
No right-leaning sources reported on this story.
The current status of the program is that Valve is ending the production of the physical retail cards to mitigate the impact of scamming activities.
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