If someone sends me a Steam Gift via email, am I able to direct it to anyone else/my inventory or is my only option to place it in my Steam library?

The Steam gifting and trading rules changed recently so I am not sure what will happen. Just asking because I have a Steam gift sent to my email and I am not sure what my options will be.

6 years ago

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The change was some time ago, you can only add games to your library now. No more storing or re-directing.

6 years ago
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But I thought that old-style gifts (that were stored in inventory) still can be accepted to inventory. And if the question is

If someone sends me a Steam Gift via email

then it can only be old-style gift (new can't be sent to email). Or am I wrong and old gifts can be accepted only to library too?

6 years ago
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I have not used Gifts in a long time (3 years?), so I can't answer that sorry.
Might still be possible.

6 years ago
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This is correct. I just cautiously tested it and I have the option to keep it in my inventory. Yay!

6 years ago
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Well, I went ahead and clicked the link in the email. It looks like I can store it in my inventory after all!

Small snapshot of the message - http://puu.sh/B0sAS/1ac47b7a41.png

6 years ago
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Good to know. As said above, I have not use Gifts in quite some time.

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Seems I was right after all.

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you need to activate it in ur steam libraray

6 years ago
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I think the person isn't talking about the website SteamGifts but about Gifts on Steam

6 years ago
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old gifts still work that way, but there are only few ways to get new gifts in your inventory

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