Valve Offering Refunds For Anyone Hit By The GTA V Windows Account Bug

Valve allowing for refunds and returns while Rockstar works on a fix.

Posted By | On 15th, Apr. 2015

steam-refund-gtav-673x1024

When a title as anticipated as Grand Theft Auto V finally launches on the world’s biggest gaming platform, there will always be problems. On the whole, the PC launch of GTA5 was smooth, but there were a fair few issues. most of these came from the fact that people with special characters in their Windows usernames, who were trying to download and run the game, ran into issues, due to a clash of supported text characters.

Rockstar already acknowledged the bug, and assured users that it was working to patch it out, but in the meanwhile, the usually notoriously-stingy-with-refunds Valve has decided to let the refund option for the game remain open. That’s right, if you have run into this issue, Valve will let you return the game, and get a full refund. If you just want to play the game, Valve has also suggested using a separate Windows account to play it until the fix gets sorted out.

On the whole, it looks like all parties involved are trying to get the issue sorted as soon as possible, so that is good to see for a change.


Amazing Articles You Might Want To Check Out!

Keep On Reading!

Kiln Open Beta is Now Available on Steam

Kiln Open Beta is Now Available on Steam

Pottery never looked this entertaining, and probably never had this much breakage with a chaotic gameplay loop...

Samson Roadmap Revealed, Next Update Focuses on Stability, Polish and Feedback

Samson Roadmap Revealed, Next Update Focuses on Stability, Polish and Feedback

It’s a busy month ahead in Tyndalston as the Samson team tries to claw its way back into its players’ good...

Code Vein 2’s Patch 1.0.7 Brings Performance Fixes, Balancing Changes, and More

Code Vein 2’s Patch 1.0.7 Brings Performance Fixes, Balancing Changes, and More

The new patch aims to improve performance and quality of life while making subsequent playthroughs feel more c...

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire Trailer Reveals Cast, Including Troy Baker as Jack Pepper

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire Trailer Reveals Cast, Including Troy Baker as Jack Pepper

He's joined Florian Clare, who plays journalist Wanda Fuller; Camryn Grimes, the voice of assistant Tammy Tumb...

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Producer/Director Fired, Studio Faces Layoffs – Rumor

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Producer/Director Fired, Studio Faces Layoffs – Rumor

It’s more saddening reports of layoffs, and Leenzee might just be taking a more brutal approach than most if...

New Metro Game Expected to be Announced Next Week – Rumor

New Metro Game Expected to be Announced Next Week – Rumor

4A Games could finally reveal more details about the franchise's next mainline title, which was confirmed to b...