Steam it was completely bandit in Vietnam for unspecified reasons. In reality, there are already some hypotheses in the field, but none have yet been confirmed. In particular Gameindustry.biz believes that the Vietnamese state was pushed by how Valve manages the platform.
Second Vietnam.net However, it is possible that the measure came after complaints from local developers regarding the size of the Steam catalog. Basically, Vietnamese developers cannot compete on an equal footing with others since they are subject togovernment approvalwhere the majority of games on Steam are published freely.
What is perceived as an injustice to local developers could lead to the closure of many studios if Steam is allowed to continue publishing games without government scrutiny as it does for Vietnamese games.
A solvable situation?
It is fair to reiterate that for now we are only in the field of hypothesis, given that the government of Vietnam has not yet expressed its opinion on the issue, nor has Steam. However, currently all internet service providers in Vietnam have blocked the Valve platform at all levels, therefore both on the client side and on the website side, with many complaining about the situation on the Steam forums. Note that no one seems to know the reason for the ban.
Of course, many have already found some side streets to overcome the block, but some solutions appear to be only temporary and do not completely compensate for the inability to access local internet networks.
It is not the first time that Steam has had problems with the global nature of the current market and the policies of different states. Just recently there was the issue PlayStation to hold court which, wanting to force the creation of PSN accounts on PC users, led Steam to remove Ghost of Tsushima from sale in territories where it is not possible to register one and to refund buyers automatically. Valve has always stated that it operates in accordance with local laws.
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