Steam now requires Australian users to have a credit card to purchase R18+ games, and no, a simple bank debit card won't work

✍️ What we know so far

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Headed for PC (Steam). The report is PC Gamer's, on its own for now. They usually verify before posting.

Bottom line: The core of it should hold; if another outlet tells it differently, that shows up below.