Dear Steam Development Team,

I hope this message finds you well. I would like to share a couple of suggestions that I believe could enhance the Steam experience for players globally:

1. **Regional Pricing for Unavailable Games**: Currently, some games are unavailable for purchase in certain regions due to the lack of regional pricing. As a result, players in those regions cannot buy those games. Would it be possible to implement a fallback mechanism, where if a game does not have regional pricing in a specific area, it automatically defaults to the U.S. pricing? This could allow more players to access and enjoy the games they want, regardless of their location.

2. **Cross-Region Gifting System**: Steam is a global platform that brings people together from all over the world, allowing them to make friends from different regions. However, the current gifting system restricts cross-region gifting, likely due to pricing differences across regions. I understand the need to prevent players from exploiting regional price differences to gift themselves cheaper games, but could we allow cross-region gifting by having the gift's price default to the higher value between the two regions? This would ensure fair pricing while also encouraging more cross-region friendships and interactions.

Thank you for considering these suggestions. I believe they could greatly benefit the Steam community and enhance the platform’s global appeal.

Best regards,