Steam disables payments in local Argentinian currency

One of the Steam marketplace’s most important features is its ability to accept local currencies from countries around the world. Valve has done a ton of leg work to make that happen, which opens up the potential for games to find new audiences. But dealing with multiple world currencies means that you sometimes have to deal with instability. And that’s what is happening in Argentina right now. In response, Valve is no longer accepting the local Argentinian peso.

Steam Database, a site that tracks changes to the game-distribution service, first noticed the change. If you attempt to purchase a game in Argentina, you should now see this message: