Re:Tencent is acquiring a majority stake in Klei Entertainment
by rfoo on Saturday January 23, 2021 @06:57AM
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> Steam is available in China, but it's a separate "instance"
Not yet. Despite various sources saying it is "near", the separate "instance" has not been up for now.
The main Steam store works in China for the past few years, and it's what everyone uses. Yes, I mean I can buy a copy of Devotion on Steam with Alipay (or Wechat Pay) + RMB, download and play it without messing with anything. I have no idea why it hasn't been banned though.
The Steam Community pages did get GFW-ed, just as every other sites hosting UGC without censorship[1].
[1]: If it is not, it's usually just a "Five demands not one less" away from being banned. Even scratch.mit.edu.
Not yet. Despite various sources saying it is "near", the separate "instance" has not been up for now.
The main Steam store works in China for the past few years, and it's what everyone uses. Yes, I mean I can buy a copy of Devotion on Steam with Alipay (or Wechat Pay) + RMB, download and play it without messing with anything. I have no idea why it hasn't been banned though.
The Steam Community pages did get GFW-ed, just as every other sites hosting UGC without censorship[1].
[1]: If it is not, it's usually just a "Five demands not one less" away from being banned. Even scratch.mit.edu.