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Steam :: Introducing Steam Families (steamcommunity.com)
submitted 8 months ago by Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world
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Valve announced a replacement feature for both Family Sharing and Family View. Currently in beta.

Features:

  • up to 5 members
  • game sharing
  • parental controls
    • allow access to appropriate games
    • restrict access to the Steam Store, Community or Friends Chat
    • set playtime limits (hourly/daily)
    • view playtime reports
    • approve or deny requests from child accounts for additional playtime or feature access (temporary or permanent)
    • recover a child's account if they lost their password
  • child purchase requests
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[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

What happens when the leadership or ownership changes hands?

[–] Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

He's already said that he'd sink the company before he'd sell it. I believe him... it's not like he's not already rolling in money. What else do you offer him?

Edit: sink in this context being releasing all the drm.

[–] sdcSpade@lemmy.zip 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The man's not gonna live forever, ownership changing is a matter of time, not raw money. And I dread that time.

[–] Kedly@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

Well trashing steam wont fix that issue, thats an issue with all Steams competition being garbage

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago

The other part of the question remains however, what happens when leadership changes, even supposing no sale of the company?

[–] Kedly@lemm.ee 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

We go back to piracy. Easy enough

Edit: Wait. Do you guys think we use Steam because we HAVE to? GoG exists bros, we're using Steam because we prefer it. If Steam goes to shit we'll just stop using it

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Do you guys think we use Steam because we HAVE to? GoG exists bros, we’re using Steam because we prefer it.

Do you think many are aware of options like GOG? Every other time I've seen it mentioned/suggested, it's often accompanied by, "What's GOG?"

[–] Kedly@lemm.ee 0 points 8 months ago

Uh yes I do. Itch and GoG are pretty well known, specifically because they are competent competitors to Steam