Surprising Twist: Steam User Receives Startling Message While Accepting Battlefield 5 Gift
A Steam user receives a surprising and unusual message while attempting to accept the gift of Battlefield 5 from an online friend
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A Steam user encountered a positive "access denied" message when trying to accept a gift of Battlefield 5, sparking curiosity among fans.
The game gifting feature on Steam, although unchanged since 2017, may occasionally encounter issues like the one described here. Despite receiving an error message, the user was still able to successfully download Battlefield 5.
A Steam user recently shared a surprisingly positive experience regarding an "access is denied" message they received when trying to accept a gift of Battlefield 5 from a friend. Despite this strange Steam issue, it didn't hinder their enjoyment of the game and it piqued the curiosity of many fans. The ability to gift games on Steam has been around for quite some time. The current version of this feature was implemented in 2017, when Valve disabled the option to accumulate gifts in one's inventory. Instead, users are now required to immediately send gifts to their intended recipients after purchase. This change was made to combat gray markets that emerged as a result of varying regional game prices, which led to the practice of Steam region swapping.
Despite the lack of significant changes to the game gifting mechanism on the platform, occasional hiccups still occur, as recently experienced by Reddit user AbsolutelyRadikal. Upon accepting Battlefield 5 as a birthday gift from a friend, they received a peculiar "success" message notifying them that Valve's servers had refused to process their request. This unusual notification was shared on the r/Steam subreddit, amusing many users who described the error as a "task failed successfully" oxymoron.
Fortunately, the recipient of the gift did not encounter any Steam bugs preventing access to the game. They were able to proceed with downloading Battlefield 5 after closing the prompt. Some users speculated that AbsolutelyRadikal may have accidentally double-clicked the confirmation button while accepting the gift.
Expanding on that point, Reddit user VokN mentioned that this action can cause Valve's servers to process a particular request twice, resulting in a denial of access error on the second attempt. This occurs because Steam does not have any additional content to add to a user's library. Notably, the fact that AbsolutelyRadikal managed to successfully download Battlefield 5 despite receiving an unexpected message aligns with this theory.
As a result, the outcome of this unusual interaction exceeded expectations. It is important to note that Valve's ongoing efforts to combat gray game markets and bypass their regional pricing continue to cause difficulties for Steam users who wish to gift games to their friends.
