piper Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 In all likelihood, most multiplayer games will not be supported as 3rd party accounts (Origin ID, RGSC Account, etc.) are required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IshmaelIsBack Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 very similar to the old PSN game sharing policies without the 5 user cap. nice move. and being able to play them simultaneously on 5 machines too , which is now 2 I believe ? Either way , this is good because it's a start. It's beta , so would be sensible to expect it to roll out during / the last day of the winter sale for everyone. I already hear SEGA , Capcom and most of all , Square crying so loud at valve. inb4 Square launches a new client Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HundredProofSam Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 I already hear SEGA , Capcom and most of all , Square crying so loud at valve. inb4 Square launches a new client Or they can simply opt out of Family Sharing. I doubt Valve can force anyone. This is a good way for more people to try out indie games though. The biggest downside is if the lender is playing any game on Steam, the borrowers can't access his library. So you both can't play at the same time, even if they're different games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 If simultaneous playing of different games is also not allowed, then as of today one might as well log in to same Steam account (email auth required) from ANY machine and play. Only downside is you don't have separate user id that gets achievements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadoken Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 The biggest downside is if the lender is playing any game on Steam, the borrowers can't access his library. So you both can't play at the same time, even if they're different games. Wait what? ok this is stupid. I can understand if we cant play the same game , but the whole library will be inaccessible? O-o. Is there any difference between this and just giving your login details to a friend? Does this support offline mode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven Angel Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Gotta wait for a week to know about offline mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindoctor Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Wait what? ok this is stupid. I can understand if we cant play the same game , but the whole library will be inaccessible? O-o. Is there any difference between this and just giving your login details to a friend? The difference is that your "friend" can't steal your account or commit fraud with your payment details or scam anyone in your name or otherwise do something to compromise your account. How stupid right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadoken Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 The differnce is that your "friend" can't steal your account or commit fraud with your payment details or scam anyone in your name or otherwise do something to compromise your account. How stupid right? He wouldn't be a much of a "Friend" if he did that now would he And I was just asking if there really were any differences like in offline mode etc , Its not like I was trying to down play this feature or anything. You dont have to get all butthurt sarcasm over it sheesh. Only one person getting to play is cool , that's how real lending works anyway. Otherwise it'd end up like psn with everyone making sharing groups. If only it was shared by game rather than by account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Hey nash, you have always been like family to me brah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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