Steam now bans games that "violate the standards of banks and payment processors"

[Hiku]

shavenferret said:

Hiku said:

They've already done this to various media retailers in Japan, if even part of their catalogue includes adult content. Not even porn. Just sexy content is enough for them to have these discussions with various companies.
Although in those cases, they stopped working with Visa and Mastercard, rather than remove some of their products.

Pretty weird seeing them apply some morality to money that is not theirs.
I'd be sympathetic if it was illegal content, but this gives off the vibes of your local pastor making the transactions for you.

In Japan?  Where Christians aren't common?  Huh..... very surprising.  

The primary group affected by that are overseas customers, since Japan have many other commonly used payment options.

It's not common for overseas customers to have Japanese credit cards. Nor can they stroll down to a Lawson or Familymart convenience store and pay there. So removing Visa and Mastercard is essentially shutting down international purchases.

Also, you took my comment too literally. There are groups in Japan, including religious institutions, with the same kind of views on adult or sexy content as your local pastor. I just used an example that people would be familiar with.
But since Japanese payment options are still widely available, this is evidently a move by Visa & Mastercard's main branch, as they keep doing similar things to sites like Steam.

Last edited by Hiku - on 22 July 2025