Summary
- Steam Families are officially here, after previously undergoing a beta phase.
- The feature allows up to five family members to share games with each other, though there are some caveats.
- Steam's official FAQ page and blog post lists that publishers could potentially opt out of the feature, among other criteria that would prevent a game from being shared, such as third-party software.
After previously undergoing a beta test earlierౠ this year, . The program allows players and up to five family members to share games with each other, among other features, such as enhanced parꦿental controls.
Of course, the highlight is the aforementioned ability toꦡ share games with one another. Once you join a Steam Family, you automatically gain access to all shareable games that other members own, and, in turn, they'll be able to access the titles you own that are shareable.
On the surface, it's a great move, as it allows families to take advantage of existing purchases in an age where game prices continually to rise. However, much like Transformers, there is more than meets the eye. In other words, not everything is shareable.
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For starters, any type of game that requires add🍬itional third-party accounts, keys or subscriptions are ineligible from the rip. Additionally, DLC from free-to-play titles are also not eligible, meaning any skins or other bundles are not shareable.
Beyond that, though, is word that publishers can "opt-out later," when it comes to 🐈Steam Family. That would mean a publisher can, in theory, block a game from being part of the program.
, with Steam noting "A game's developer controls whether a game is eligible for sharing with Steam Families. All developer settings for the previous Steam Family Sharing feature are being brought forward to Steam Families. So, if a game is currently eligible for Family Sharing, it will remain so in the new system unless the developer chooses to opt-out later."
For now, . Presently, 68,881 games are marked as eligible, per the Steam criteria. That leaves 7,316 titles not eligible based off those sea🅷rch preferences.
Only time will tell if a publisher chooses to opt out of Family Sharing pre-or-post release, and the type of reaction that will ensue. For now, however, the feature is a nice benefit for those with children, siblings or other friends that they'd like to share with.
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