http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/1/5460556/steams-family-sharing-open-to-all
[quote]Last September Valve launched a small beta for Steam's new family sharing feature, and today it's finally available for everyone. The service lets Steam users share their entire game library with friends and family on up to 10 authorized devices. If you see a friend or family member playing a game you want to check out, you can send them a message requesting authorization. Game saves and achievements will remain separate, however, and the service doesn't work for every one of Steam's games — titles that require a subscription fee or third-party key, for instance, aren't accessible through family sharing. Your account can also only be accessed by one user at a time, so any time you're sharing a game, you won't be able to access it yourself. The feature is available now.[/quote]
This is what Microsoft was going to do with the Xbox One but well, they didn't. Only 1 person can be playing a game from your Steam account at any one time, so that's a bummer, but it's still a great way for your friends to play some of your games every once in a while.
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I was supporting Microsoft doing this from the start. I'm disappointed they removed it.
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Tops gimme gaems i got lik 90 gaems pls we frnds on staem
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OK, so apparently you have to TRUST that person. You need to allow them access to your computer or exchange passwords/login information to make thrm part of the family.
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So when Microsoft tried it they were horrible when steam try's it OMG PEESEA MUSTARD RICE PRAISE GABEN
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Microsoft should have been building something like this. I won't be giving them the steam of my piss.
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Angry butthurt from Xbox-one DRM fanboys incoming.
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but i have the same exact games as my friends and they have the same as me...
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Now watch. Millions will praise this as innovation.
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Aweshum!!!
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Meh, just another thing that could have been and worked amazing if people weren't stupid and actually thought about things. Cause I guarantee next gen will be all about stuff like this.
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It's like everyone is forgetting the retarded shit MS wanted to pull with their DRM scheme. You know, like 24 check ins and "get an xbox 360 if you don't have perfect internet"
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So we can share games? How does this work?
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Wait... If someone is playing my copy of Bioshock can I still play a different game on my account? Could I still play Metro last light for instance while they are playing my Bioshock
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[quote]Tops gimme gaems[/quote]
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Tops gimme gaems
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MS would have had that feature if people didn't bitch about it. Many of those bitchers were people on PCs. gg.
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Sweet. Now I just need Steam, and friends to mooch off of.
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My friend and I just did this, and we were able to play the same game together at the same time.
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-blam!-ing MS.
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Edited by Halo: 3/2/2014 10:49:09 PMThanks dumbass gamer majority preventing me from having this with my Xbox One. Traditionalist tards.
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Is Steam down? I can't connect to servers
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This is why I was excited for the original policies on the xbox one. That's awesome that you steam users get to enjoy it
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Give me your games.
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Edited by A Metroid: 3/2/2014 9:53:32 PMGood, can anyone lend me Metro 2033?
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Fantastic! I can't wait to try this out with a bud that just recently got a PC too.
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I wonder if gaming in offline mode would cause a loophole in this but none the less, great way to spread games around.