How is it different from the beta one that we already had? I looked today and I’m still in the beta one and there is no other option to the actual one!
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KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
It’s fantastic tbh. Less convenient for people who just abuse family share with random people, but for actual families or close groups of long-term friends it’s glorious.
penquin@lemm.ee 1 week ago
KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
This is the same as the beta version, but is distinctly different from what we used to have. Previously playing a shared game locked down the entire library, now it just locks the one copy of the game. Previously you had to sign in on the same device to make it happen, now you can invite into the family remotely. Previously you could switch people in and out easily, now there’s a six person limit on the family and a one year cooldown on both the slot and the member who chooses to leave a family.
Overall it’s better as long as you didn’t abuse the system before.
penquin@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Previously playing a shared game locked down the entire library, now it just locks the one copy of the game.
This is by far the best thing ever for me. My 10 year old son is always hogging the damn thing and I never get to play. 😂 Thank you valve for locking only the game. I’m so freaking happy, you have no idea. I still don’t understand the cooldown part, but meh, I got what I’ve always dreamed of, and that is what I care about.
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 week ago
This might be a dumb question, but can you share non steam games that are in your library?
KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
There’s no mechanism by which that could work.
SlippiHUD@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Depending on what you mean by non-steam games. Maybe.
Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
This implementation of steam families has been available in beta for several months. This is just the non-beta roll-out of the feature to everyone.
shneancy@lemmy.world 1 week ago
it’s absolutely fantastic, my friends and i joined a steam family and they finally have 0 excuses to not play the games i’ve been recommending them for year (and neither do i)