Valve Acknowledges Steam P2P Latency Issues Affecting Israel and Middle East

Gamers in Israel and potentially across the Middle East and China are reporting severe latency spikes in Steam P2P multiplayer games like Street Fighter 6 and Deep Rock Galactic. The issue stems from Steam's SDR relays routing traffic instead of honoring direct P2P connections, even when players enable 'Share IP Address.' A Valve developer confirmed they are investigating with partners why direct P2P is being bypassed, while players have resorted to mods and DLL workarounds to restore playable latency.