A new section has been discovered in the YuMoney electronic payment service, offering cards for replenishing an account in the Steam digital game store for PC games, and in the PlayStation Store digital store for purchasing digital copies of projects on the PlayStation console. drew attention to this Telegram-channel “Vokrugtechno”.
The new method implies that users in Russia can purchase these cards directly through Steam by paying with non-working Russian debit cards. However, currently only one Turkish account can be used through the Steam purchase service.
You can shop up to 300 TL with a single card. Prices start from 229 rubles for 20 Turkish Liras (85 rubles at the current exchange rate). In the case of PlayStation Store, payment cards are offered in zloty for Polish accounts. For example, for a card for 36 zloty (690 rubles at the current exchange rate), it is recommended to pay 999 rubles.
Since 2022, Russian Steam and PlayStation Store users cannot officially use debit cards of Russian banks for purchases in digital stores. In this context, most of the time users create Turkish accounts due to the favorable price difference of the games in Turkish Lira.
By early 2023, publishers of popular PC games raised prices sharply In many projects on the Steam service, the purchase price for registered users in Turkey has increased by up to 300%.